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I know some of you are waiting patiently for your imagea and I I just wanted to post to let everyone that during this time of year I appreciate your patience! Every year my business grows in leaps and bounds. This year, has been no exception. Fall is the craziest time of year for me and my business. I’m finishing wedding season, shooting commercial client’s harvest & bottle shots, shooting some amazing Napa Valley events and I am trying to whip out all the summer weddings edits. It is also a busy time with Holiday portraits, album designs & holiday cards being ordered. In addition, the annual auction design & photography business has begun! Hmmm…do I sound a bit buried?
I am so amazed and thankful about the love, support and excitement my clients, friends & family have for my work. I value my work and quality more than you may know, so it is hugely important to me that my clients receive my best quality, and sadly, that just takes time. So…once again…thank you and please… know that your work will arrive soon and with my personal stamp of approval…I promise!
In addition, I may be slower than normal during this time of year returning emails and phone calls, but I assure you all, I am working my bootie off to get all caught up!
Currently, I am (almost) booked through November and have a few spaces in December, so if you still want to book a holiday portrait…please contact me asap!
I do appreciate all your love, patience and kindness!
Spending time with these girls is always a delight…can they get any cuter?!?!
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After the recent fun of the celebrity People magazine spread, I thought I’d share some more images from our photoshoot. Enjoy the outakes & visit www.burefamilywines.com to enjoy the vino! 
What a delightful family! We have the pleasure of wandering the grounds of Meadowood & Napa Valley Reserve enjoying the fruits of Napa Valley. Finally we headed out to a golden meadow to catch the last of the gorgeous light on a particularly beautiful Napa Valley evening. Images like these just make me smile…I hope you do too!
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a week full of small quiet moments. huge first moments (riding waves & no training wheels!) and plenty of wonderful moments of discovery…I invite you to enjoy the images…a chance for you too to enjoy some ocean breezes. Can you feel them?
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it was also a special time for me to photograph my children & play with light & joy! ( last photo was taken by Brian…I was playing with handstands and a flock flew by at that exact moment…wow! )
brandon & trevor were lucky enough to enjoy with their cousins…also shown in some of these photos
{Happiness is a warm puppy. – Charles M. Schulz}
Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Jodi & Michaels’ beautiful family! The heat was…well…hot, but we found a delightful patch of shade and cool green grass and simply enjoyed each other.The girls took great delight in making Julian smile and I couldn’t help but share in that delight as well!
I recently had a wonderful chat with a bride’s mom that I wanted to share. It went something like this.
Mom: I can tell you really love your work! It really shows in all of the love you put into your photos.
Me: *blushing* Yes…it is joyful work and although I work hard…I love what I do!
Mom: Hmmm…and what a joy it must be…your life’s work is too make people smile.
Me: *smiling* yes…and that’s what its all about!
She summed it up perfectly. My ‘work’ is to document joy. Capture smiles. & return those stolen moments to bring yet another smile. love it!
Oh…and did you meet my new assistant? He’s still learning how to properly expose in difficult backlite situations…but heh…he’s only 3! Trevor ( my youngest)
And Brandon ( age 6 .) has a new trademark…just like his mama…freckles! So adorable on him! Here he is being shy about a new tooth coming in!
I love hearing personal stories of significant anniversaries, amazing birthday surprises & travels to amazing locations…or maybe it’s not an exotic locale but a story of love that is worth it’s weight in gold.
Maybe it’s just the romantic in me coming out. Brian and my anniversary is just next week and we were just reminiscing some of our celebrations. Leave a comment . Tell me your story . Inspire us!
Meanwhile…you may want to check out Tami’s new designs. A wonderful way to treat someone on their celebration. I love seeing my images sealed with the perfect silver art. Check it out & contact me if you would like our work on Tami’s art!
It has been a joy for me to watch Ella grow. My first shoot, early in my career was when she was just an infant. We shared an afternoon playing in the tall grass, finding catepillars, wagon riding & tree climbing. With beautiful afternoon light gracing these images…I tried to capture this quiet afternoon and this little girls’ wonder.
Thank you Andrea & Ross for sharing you joy with me!
Clinica Verde breaks ground! Congratulations to all of you who have donated time & money to this amazing cause. What a journey…what a story! Meanwhile, last week I turned in my final application for the Getty’s Grants for Good to continue my photojounalism work in Nicaragua . Send me some positive thoughts, prayers, keep your fingers crossed, get out that rabbit foot…whatever works for you; I’ll appreciate your thougths.
Tall Grasses, Warm Breezes & Joyful Smiles; celebrating the return of Spring!
(All photos taken out the back door of my studio…gotta love that backdrop! )
Happy Monday…Bring on the Love!
As many of you know it has been a rough couple of weeks while we travel through the mourning of the loss of our dear friends. Their death has rocked this small valley and sent our entire community into a tail spin of grief . At Saturday’s memorial, there was a resounding message from all of their friends who credited them with taking life head on, embracing the good & letting the positive motivate everyone who was touched by them. Today, I am trying to take the warm sun, bright blue skies and this powerful message to heart. Whenever there is a tramatic event in one’s life, it puts many things in perspective. So, that is the challenge…to navigate loss, keep on with the necessary mundane and then rise to the challenge that they have given us. To live our lives a bit more like they did…taking the time to be there for people…really be there, appreciate the little things and get out there and enjoy this amazing world around us.
So today, back to work…how do I apply that to photography??? I read a great post from Project Wedding that puts Love back into the equation of wedding planning. Wow! That’s a concept! (Project Wedding is a fantastic resource for all of the myriad of details that go into planning your day…I highely recommend its goodness. ) But this morning, for 5 minutes…take a break from the details and go give your love a hug.
Read this post & appreciate…appreaciate it all. Life is good. Love is amazing. 
Toby & Dawn have welcomed a beautiful little baby girl into their lives…congratulations!
But first…let us rewind a bit…
Dawn was a the epitomy of the radiating pregnant woman…she looked georgeous! I am always honored when a woman wants me to photograph this amazing time in her life .
and then there were three… welcome to the world baby Lexi
“It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” ~Mark Twain
What do YOU want this spring? Leave me a comment on the thing that is making your heart ache ?
Is it the first day in flip flops…the touch of a loved one that sends shivers…watching chilren romp in the grass…the smell of a new baby…the first bite of home cooked meal?
* View Slideshow * You can’t help but smile when you look at this little guy’s face. It was such a pleasure to spend an afternoon with a boy like Will…eager to explore, imagine & quick to laughter. You see…you could say photography is just a good excuse to hang out with cool cats like Will! Photography is also a good excuse for me to romp in the vineyards, play with light & color & look at the world through a little ones eyse. Not too shabby!
Oh…and have I mentioned how much I love this time of year? Daylight savings has brought that beautiful light a little farther into the evening and the colors…wow…don’t take my word for it…take a peak at the slideshow to see some amazing mustard color. Enjoy! 
