Here’s a handful of some of my faves from the photobooth!

Regardless, we make a good team and I cannot WAIT to meet this little guy. Here’s some sneak peeks from today’s session at Adamson Estate. (Amanda was awesome, she is a stylist when she goes on shoots for work, so she definitely helped me out today!!)

A couple days after Mel + Tom’s wedding, we walked down to the beach during sunset, past the nude resort, and into some warm and wavy waters. It was my first trash the dress session, and none of us really knew what to expect. BUT it was amazing and a half to find out.

Love you Mel + Tom!!
xoxo

And it. was. amazing.

I went to university with Melissa + Tom, and after spending a week with them in Mexico, I wish we had hung out more. Those two are amazing together. And how shocked was I when Melissa talked about Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter characters?! Impressed.

Mel + Tom also met in University. As fate would have it, they were both late to their first ever University exam. Both stuck on the same bus in a traffic jam, Tom sat nervously, while Melissa made a call to the school and sorted things out. She turned to Tom, introduced herself and filled him in on the details.

After their chance encounter, Tom was in denial that a gorgeous girl would even go out of her way to talk to him, so they rarely talked. He was even in denial after they got talking again, and Melissa braved the elements to attend Tom’s Cyclocross races to cheer HIM on.

He eventually asked her out on a date. On Valentine’s Day. As…wait for it…FRIENDS.

Luckily Tom finally clued in.

Joining me on this amazing adventure-filled week at the Azul Sensatori is my pal and roomie Iffat, who also played the role as second photographer and ROCKED it (considering she had never shot a wedding before!)

I loved every single detail they put into this wedding. They designed their own website, created their own e-vites, kept their friends and family informed about their week away with an itinerary and created luggage tags for EVERYONE (definitely helpful when looking for luggage at the airport… or when the groom’s luggage was put onto the wrong bus, but then returned THANKFULLY!)

Melissa makes amazing little hand felted creatures. (Side note: I need to own her Yoda + Ewok. As well as her CHUBBY penguin Gus.) She also has a Facebook fan page for all this cuteness! Her lucky flower girl got one as a gift!

I’m glad these two opted for a first look. Because it’s ALL kinds of amazing.

We had a bit of time to get some portraits in before the ceremony.

Mel + Tom’s ceremony was on the sky deck of the resort…and of course it was the windiest day of the week! Intense. But still gorgeous.

You just gotta have a jumping shot on the beach.

Melissa made all the girl’s barefoot sandals.

Multi-purpose decorations = awesome! Do Melissa’s centerpieces look familiar? That’s because she used them during the ceremony for the chairs!

HECK ya there was a piñata!!

Each place setting had a maraca. In order to get the bride and groom to kiss, you had to SHAKE what your mama gave ya! Or…maraca in this case.

I apologize if this offends Scott (the best man, Tom’s brother) but I nicknamed him Hot Scott. Yes, I admit it. BEST. SPEECH. EVAR. Freakin’ hilarious! Why the get-up? Well, Tom is a hard-core cyclist. Why the apple sticker? Tom is a graphic designer / lover of Apple products. Why are you asking questions?? It’s just awesome and a half and everyone was laughing. I’m in love with Tom’s reaction too.

First dance. Surprise fireworks. I got the side, while Iffat captured the amazing one with the dip and fireworks in the background. Right?!

Seriously? Amazing.

What’s this, you may be asking? Why are you posting about a craft show? Why are you writing in a weird fourth person dialogue?

1. Because it’s an AMAZING craft show. With some crazy talented vendors. And I absolutely SWOON over anything DIY / hand-made / vintage.
2. Because you want to shop for some SWEET goodies for a gift, your own event, or hey, for yourself!
3. Because you need to come and get free awesome photos taken by ME with silly props and a super awesome backdrop by the talented Sam Dubeau from Have & Hold Design!

I’m super excited for this! Especially getting the chance to work alongside Sam. We both graduated from the same program and same school, and unknowingly both ventured into similar fields. Sam designs custom stationery and as you will see at the show, handmade photobooth props and backdrops!

Check out her photobooth from last years fall show, with photography by Scarlett O’Neil.

Hope to see you all there!
xox

I needed something that best represented ME. Who I am, what I’m like, and what I can bring to the table.

Words like: fun, quirky, playful were definitely in the top MadLibs adjectives describing me. With the awesome talents of Molly Jacques Illustration, my vision came to life!

Thanks so much Molly for being amazing and a half! Can’t wait to start branding and developing EVERYTHING else!

xox