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Southern California & Destination Wedding Photographer bio picture

welcome.

One part artsy, two parts eclectic, a little bit of west coast, and all southern belle. That’s me.

I’m a photographer. There you have it. And I love what I do. That’s because, I believe that photography offers something else, something more, than just pictures. It is an art form that gives us an opportunity to see the beautiful reality of life in the moment - of life in the in between – and of the world all around us. After all, that’s where the living really happens.

I’m also addicted to blogging. Welcome to my addiction.

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AIMEE AND JOHN’S ENGAGEMENT - PART 1 {LOS ANGELES PHOTOGRAPHER}

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WOW!  Apparently it’s March.  Where is this year flying off too?

So, I am VERY excited about this Month - I have so many new projects and adventures.  Lately I’ve been swamped under album orders and deadlines, and preparing for WPPI, where I get to reconnect with my Alpha Kappa Camera Girls!  That’s right - we have a penthouse suite in Vegas…don’t worry, there will be plenty to share about that!

I thought y’all might want to have a look at Aimee and John’s Valentine’s Day Engagement Session here in Los Angeles.  I just love the light in these images - the West Coast isn’t bad on the eyes, and neither are these two.  I have the best story to share about Aimee and John, as well as the most fun part of the session, so it looks like this is going to roll on to the blog in installments..

For now, here’s a random peek into the day.

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Absolutely LOVING this one…

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I thought this turned out pretty interesting…

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Walking off into the sunset…

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YAY!  I can’t wait to share my favorites from the day - and I also have some pretty big 101 in 1001 items that are about to be checked off on the blog.  (As well as some that have been completed for a while!)  Give it up for MARCH…

Marcie Morris - I seriously think these are the BEST photos I've seen from you...I LOVE LOVE LOVE the one of the reflection of them kissing in the water. LA scenery does your photography good :)

mike steelman - ocean water = ooo lala! :) Good job Amelia!

Tamara Young - I am loving your style Miss Amelia! I love the way you infuse the West Coast with your Southern Charm. So glad to have some with that girlie! Rock on my Southern Sister and I'll see you in VEGAS BABY, YEAH!!!

Teresa Stacks - These are SO very beautiful!! I'd love to say hello in Vegas!

camille - the one you love... i love that one, too. maybe even more than you. these photos make me want to be engaged - wait! i don't have to be engaged to have photographs taken. i should come visit you.

Rob Ingram - Amelia + Aim = Absolutely amazing.

AIMEE AND JOHN ENGAGEMENT PEEK {LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

Here’s to amazing clients who get engaged in New York City, have their engagement session in Los Angeles, and tie the knot in Atlanta. Who doesn’t want to tag along for awhile with this couple?  I got to spend Valentine’s Day with Aimee and John and play around all over this city - which was fantastic.  Congratulations to you both - I will always treasure this time I got to spend with you, and I can’t wait for your wedding day!

And here’s to the sunset in Malibu…

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Mary Alice - Amelia, this is GORGEOUS!!!

graham - holy crap

Brooke - Love this picture, one of my favs for sure!!!

Marcie Morris - OMG.....love love it!

emily huensch - would it be weird if i had this framed on MY wall?

Aimee - Absolutely beautiful, Amelia!! You are so talented!!

Mary Elizabeth - new plan- one day I will come to YOU and let you take my engagement pictures. this is amazing!

Sara Litten - holy crap. that is seriously AMAZING!! i'm gonna pretend it's me.

Brooke Camp - Love this picture Amelia! Awesome work! You are pretty well the best photographer on the planet!

blake - most excellent!

EWood Rodgers - Beautiful!!!!

Jessica - So I need to know when you are coming back in town so that you and I may go to Sips-n-Strokes. That way I can help out with your 101 list, and you can see my creative genius!!!

NEW EXPERIENCES & FRIENDS {LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

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So here I am living the good life in Los Angeles. We have this wonderful place right on the beach in a fantastic community. The weather is incredible. (As I write this, it is currently 68 degrees and rising, while SNOWING and slushy in my hometown)! I am finally living on the same side of the country as my husband again. This city is a photographer’s dream come true. And yet, I find myself racked with homesickness.

For every beautiful moment here, I keep missing something I love back home. How do I start embracing this new life? I tried to just throw myself into everything I could find immediately, but being busy isn’t really the same as quality time is it? No matter how that time is spent.

I was very fortunate to quickly find a church I love, and join a small group. Through a crazy small world circumstance, I made a friend in my community who is one of my client’s best friends from college. I also had a couple of good solid friendships I knew I wanted to really invest in before I ever even got here permanently, so I definitely have that to be grateful for.

But how to meet people? This was my biggest hurdle. Last week, I found I was almost drowning in this feeling of loneliness - I just felt so adrift and without direction. Okay, maybe I’m still struggling with that…but the point is that last week, this became a catalyst for me to go out and do something about it! I needed to get out of my edit-and-album-design-at-home-alone mode, and go have some fun! Make some friends in my industry! (This being another thing I really miss about Birmingham). I was invited to a lunch with Heather, Regis, Victor and others - which was super fun - but I definitely felt like I was the girl going “let’s hang out just a LITTLE bit longer..”.  I’m already bribing them to hang out with me again!

So, also last week, I saw a link on twitter to a photography shootout.  Having no clue what this was, clearly my next thought was, “I should totally sign up!”…because that’s completely logical I’m sure.  I think I just wanted to do anything and everything to meet new people!  So, I sign up for this seemingly random event, and yesterday I headed up to Pasadena for the entire day.  And it was awesome!

I can’t believe all the time and effort that went into making the day possible.  Basically, I was put in a group with about 10 other photographers, and we just shot all day.  But it was so much more than that to me.  I met people.  I made friends.  I enjoyed myself.  I got to play and have a good time, and for just a little while, I wasn’t homesick…

A huge thank you to Hanssie and Matt for putting the day together, and to the amazing Mary Lallande and Amanda Auer for really making it what it was!

I’ll definitely be posting about the day, my new friends, and some cool behind the scenes images of what exactly a shootout is!  If you have a chance to go to one, you should.  I’m so thankful I got to have a fun and new experience with such great people.  My group rocked by the way - the best…without a doubt.  I’ll also post some images from the day…very different than anything I’m used to.  It was great to shoot with other photographers and be challenged.  I can’t wait to get my film back and share some of the images!  For now, I’m just posting a couple digital scenes I grabbed along the way.

Here’s to a great weekend!  Hoping I can live in the moment and to the fullest - no matter where I am..

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Mary Beth - Aw, it sounds like you had fun! I'm so proud of you!

Fan - I love these images, and is that a tatoo on his neck?!

Candice Benjamin - I'm so glad I met you yesterday. Your a sweetheart and great photographer to boot! That and you make me want to start saying Y'all... ;) We need to meet up with Tamara for lunch/dinner soon...

Matthew Saville - Gorgeous shots! Can't wait to see what you got on film... :-) Thanks for coming out and having a good time! =Matt=

Melissa - Amazing, Amelia! I have no doubt you will make lots of friends. You will always be missed here for sure, though. What church are you going to?

Hanssie Trainor - Love the images and LOVE you! You rock and I'm glad you were able to come yesterday. We need to hang out girly!

Lisa - Nice to meet you yesterday Amelia. These are gorgeous! Can't wait to see the rest!

Murray - Hey chick! I was just looking through this and wanted to say hi!! I love all of your work, and that video was such a perfect representation of you! Hope you are doing well! Gonna have to head out there and visit you soon!

Thina Doukas - Like to say your images are beautiful and so natural. Great to see fantastic work! Awesome use of creative framing Amelia!

camille - well, we are amelia-sick here in alabama. great work AGAIN, although i am not surprised. i miss you BIG time!!!

Carmen - I love the idea of a shoot out! Sounds like so much fun. I look at your blog almost everyday and this is my first comment. I actually saw you shooting one day at botanical gardens (bham) and stared a little too long. I couldn't conjure up the courage to come speak. Needless to say-love your work!

THE QUIET STRENGTH OF A MELANIE

I was a blessed child. I grew up in a loving home, in a beautiful neighborhood, with a close-knit family. Southern roots ran deep.

I had the great privilege to grow up with three of my grandparents living. I never really understood how precious this was until I lost my Grandfather when I was 20 years old. January 19th of that year kicked off one of the hardest years of my life. He was the first person I was very close to that passed away. Unfortunately, the year brought tragedy after tragedy, and I came to know death well.

I was left with two incredible grandmothers. Strong southern women who were as different as they come but inspirational beyond imagination. During my engagement to my husband, I again realized the blessing of generational relationships - he had lost ALL of his grandparents before he was ever born. Also, during our engagement, my Paternal Grandmother passed away. The circle of life was all around me, and I marveled at my Lord’s sovereignty. My Maternal Grandmother made the trek over from Charleston, South Carolina to Birmingham, Alabama to be at my wedding. She was 92 years old and frail, and she loved us, and I was honored that she came, and it was one of the highlights of my wedding day. She was there for the ceremony alone. Our only grandparent. It meant the world to me.

Fast forward a few years. My Grandma Josie was now the only surviving member of a generation I revered and loved with all my heart. I started asking more and more questions; I wanted to hear all of her stories. I wanted her memories to live on with me. I wanted her to live on in me. I spent more and more time in Charleston with my Mother. Eventually, Grandma Josie moved out of her house. Things were changing and it was heartbreaking. I didn’t have the fortune of growing up in the same city she lived in - this was the city of my Mother’s childhood, not mine. But it was a city that held my heart, and the magic was diminishing. It seemed cloudier, darker, and started to become a glimmer of what it once was to me.

December 5, 2009 - I move to Los Angeles. December 10, 2009 - I take a red-eye flight to Charleston. I helplessly watch a woman I love start to wither away. I watch a woman by her side walk through utter despair as she sits beside her Mother and prays with her. I cry. Here before me are two women who I long to be like, yearn to support and care for and comfort, want to make proud - and I can do nothing. I spend time with my cousins. I look to my Aunt and Uncle for the ways to love my family as we walk through this together. I’m devastated. Life was rapidly marching forth, and I felt alone and adrift and angry.

December 24, 2009. Christmas Eve. My Grandma Josie passes away. It wasn’t a peaceful death. My heart breaks. For me, for my Mother, for my family.

Her funeral was on December 27th. I drove back out to California on January 1, 2010. The state comes with me - our team is headed to the National Championship in Pasadena. We move into a new place on the beach. I don’t have time to think. Everyone goes home. I work hard, learn to live with my husband again, and start to reach out to my new community. I fly back East for four jobs, come back to California again. Start going to a church. Join a small group. Pray for friends. Start focusing on where my business is headed. I avoid the emotional tides under the surface.

My talks with my Mother are to check in, let her know I love her and am praying for her, let her know I haven’t forgotten what she’s going through. I finally start acknowledging what I’m going through. Last week, I realize there is a specific phrase resonating with me, and I’m repeating it in my mind. Something my Uncle Charles said at her funeral - “the quiet strength of a Melanie”…

To paraphrase, as he talked about my Grandmother’s life, he mentioned Gone With The Wind; “Why is it such a masterpiece? Why do we watch this movie countless times? What draws people in to the story? It isn’t the antics of Scarlett…it is the quiet strength of Melanie. I submit to you that this woman was a Melanie. A dignified woman with strength and grace and peace…”

There are so many things I want to share about my Grandmother, but I don’t know how yet. Every time I write on this blog, I feel like a liar denying the things that are going on behind the scenes. So I may as well start with the basics of my heart…

My Grandma Josie passed away on Christmas Eve, her wedding anniversary. She and my Grandfather were married for 69 years at the time of his death. They were the greatest love story I’ve ever heard. I intend to share their story someday when I’m emotionally ready to do so. They were the epitome of what a marriage could be, and my Grandmother is the greatest inspiration I’ve known. She is the woman I want to be.

I often find myself wrapped up in the daily antics of a Scarlett. I live in a world of ambition, selfishness, self-centeredness, and social over-stimulation. I can be silly, loud, and quick to speak. And although there are aspects of my personality that definitely make me who I am - there are others that I find myself convicted of. Are my antics biblical? Not in the least. Is this who I was made to be? I know that it is not. I was made to be less like Scarlett, and more like Melanie. And that is my prayer, that I too would have the quiet strength of a Melanie…

Allison - Amelia thank you for sharing such an honest raw real post! It is so refreshing to read something that lets you see a little of who some one really is! Takes guts to put it up there! Beautiful post.

makenzie cafaro - Amazing post. And amelia, you have more quiet strength than you realize. You have inspired me so many times from across the city, across the state and across the country. We haven't stayed in touch over our adult lives but I HAVE watched you, read about you, listened to you AND BEEN INSPIRED by you. You may not be quiet, but your spirit speaks over you.

Heidi R. - Well, I'm sitting here wiping away tears. That was beautiful, Amelia, and hits home with me especially since I just lost my grandfather two days ago. He was so precious to me and he and my grandmother were married 65 years. It's hard enough to lose someone you love so much, but watching your loved ones who are just as dear to you go through the loss of their soulmate is gut-wrenching. Hugs to you.

Dad - Well said sweetie. May God bless you, your work, your relationships and your marriage. Thank you for sharing and giving voice to our feelings. Dad

Donna Hicks - As you know I NEVER post on anything; but I felt compelled to do do this time My, dear, dear cousin - what a beautiful tribute our grandmother. We went through it together in 2001 and in 2009; we will always be there for each other. Cousin D.

grahamyelton - honesty is so refreshing these days. thanks for being real and sharing your hurts. We don't have a chance of survival in this life unless we share the burdens with one another. I know we haven't known each other long, but i can definitely see a quiet strength within you. I have no doubt that you will honor the life of your grandparents by being the Amelia you are now and the Amelia you are becoming. I am blessed to call you a friend!

Bennie McCoy - Thank you, Amelia. What lovely thoughts about Aunt Josie, but more about the lovely young woman you are becoming. I love you, Aunt Bennie.

Cristi - I'm tempted to drive to California tomorrow to give you a hug. Please know I'm always here for you, friend! When you come to visit in March we should have "grandmother day". We can swap stories and share photos. What do you say?

Samantha Warren - Thank you. You've spoken so well here, that it's left my mouth silent, but my soul loud with promise.

Cousin Karen - Amelia, I read the blog to learn more about your Grandmother.....And, indeed I did. She sounds like a beautiful "Steel Magnolia", with both strength and southern charm. But even more, I learned about you. You are a beautiful soul with many gifts to share. I wish you well in all you endeavor. My best to you and Jason, (Cousin) Karen

Mary Beth - Grandma Josie is beautiful inside and out....love the few minutes I spent around her while we grew up together. Love even more that you love her like you do. You express your feelings for her intimately and with such respect. I know she loves you too.

taylor haynie - Beautifully written...thank you for sharing!

erin - its 3am. i was thinking about you and catching up on all your latest, and now i have tears in my eyes. this is beautiful. thanks for you honesty, thanks for sharing. i relate to so many things you said. i, too, am silly, loud, and quick to speak. Oh how I long for the quiet strength of Melanie - and how i hope to hear some of Grandma Josie's stories from you one day. So glad to know whats really been going on with you :)

EWood Rodgers - I am thinking of you Amelia! I have a feeling my grandmothers have found yours and they are all best friends in heaven.

ASHLEY & OWEN - A FAVE NIGHT SHOT {LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

I cannot WAIT to share the images from Ashley and Owen’s incredible wedding. For the meantime, I’ve been culling down through their digital images - and I have been just blown away by the intimacy in our night series…

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So, this wedding was absolutely gorgeous, and I’m so excited to share it on the blog! Check back soon for a full post once I have the film images. These two amaze me in so many ways - and it was an honor to photograph their wedding day!

Corinna Hoffman - Awww--what a sweet image :)

camille - OMG. love this shot.

EWood Rodgers - They are an amazing couple and it was a WONDERFUL weekend-these are incredible, Amelia! Look how beautiful they are!!

Lucy - Beautiful picture! We're peeking in on a sweet romantic moment. :)

Lydia - I LOVE this one!! Cannot wait to see all of them!!

ERIN & ADAM’S ENGAGEMENT SESSION - SOME DIGITAL FAVES {LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER}

Okay, so I shot the vast majority of this session on film, which I’m still waiting to get back - but in the meantime, I intend to make Erin happy and give her something of a sneak peek on the blog!  What does that mean?  You will see this session posted roughly three times on this blog!  Which is fantastic, because how can you NOT just love these two, and also, this will force me to blog more…

I’ll give all the behind the scenes details and location and image information in the next post - so definitely check back for that.  Erin and Adam are a delight!  We had a great time, and really explored some interesting ideas together.  Most of all, I just had a great time with them!  Can you tell?

One from probably my favorite series of the entire day:

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I find this series pretty and interesting…it just feels raw…

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LOVE this one..

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Cristi - this makes me miss beautiful birmingham! awesome images, friend :)

grahamyelton - The blog is looking fan-freaking-tastic. I love the 2 images of them standing. really beautiful. And the last one is perfection.

Marcie Morris - HUGE fan of the 2nd one and the last one. LOVE LOVE LOVE the last one!!

Blaine - He looks like an adult version of Vance...ha ha ha.

ERIN & ADAM’S ENGAGEMENT SESSION - JUST A PEEK

So, while I’m waiting to get back into production mode, I thought I’d put up a couple images from Sunday’s engagement session with Erin and Adam. (Before you get confused - we are working with TWO couples this year named Erin and Adam…I know, what are the odds?)  We did a very themed shoot - which was a lot of fun and a different approach for me.  The original plan was to style outside, but the weather pushed us indoors - so we styled a winter white studio session for the first part of their shoot.  THEN we headed outside when the rain cleared and set up our on location theme and just had a lot of fun with it!

Erin and Adam, you are so much fun, I truly had a blast hanging out with you two!  I am so excited about your wedding and getting to work with you this year.

I’m pretty pumped to share the images from this session on the blog - as soon as they are edited, I’ll have them posted here!

Save The Date…

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A peek at the studio session… A little Anthro inspired perhaps?

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So many gems and awesomeness to come!  So, get stoked for Erin and Adam!  Congratulations to you both…

Erin - Yayyy thanks for posting! You KNOW I've been checking your blog incessantly waiting for a sneak peak. LOVE them! So excited to see the rest! You rock.

Katie - LOVE IT!!!

Mary Alice - Aaaa! LOVE!

Kristen - So fun and so cute...and SO excited to see the rest!! Super cute outfits on both :) LOVE!

Sarah Dudley - HOT MOMMA! That Erin Mosley is one photogenic girl...can't wait to see more!!!

Hillary - So great! Love the styling. I have 2 couples in my life that are Erin and Adam. Strange!

BeckyAbernathy - A friend just directed me to your blog! LOVE your work! Wish I knew you when you were still in Bham! Awesome studio setup. Can you PLS share where you got those branch pillows? Must have. thanks! you do awesome work

ASHLEY & OWEN GOT MARRIED - SOOC FAVE

Yesterday, I had the honor of photographing Ashley and Owen’s incredible wedding. What a blast and what a bash!  There are so many amazing moments to share - but I was so excited about our night shots that I couldn’t wait to throw one up on the blog.  Maybe I’ll add a few others in the next couple days!  So here’s an insta-fave straight out of camera.  I love so many elements of this image, and I certainly love the new Mr. and Mrs. Peak!  Congratulations y’all!

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Spec Info: Shot with Video light, ISO 2000, 85mm, 1.4, 1/40, WB - Tungsten

And yes, it’s raining in this shot - you can see the drizzle more in some of the others - I’ll get them up soon.

Heather Kincaid - Super beautiful! Love the feel and their expressions.

Marcie Morris - Love it!!!! Can't wait to see the rest. And I just LOVE your video too! Such a great idea!

erin - oh my freaking gosh - this is unreal. they are ridiculous.

Mary Brantley - I LOVE this! They are so beautiful, and you are sooo amazing!!!

EWood Rodgers - Beautiful. Classic. Warms my heart!

Whitney Nall - Absolutely LOVE it!

Erin - Ummm... GORGEOUS!

Kristi - I love it! I cannot wait to see the rest. What a beautiful couple!

AMELIA IN ACTION {NEW PROJECT LAUNCHED}

I’m excited to finally share this new project on the blog!

A few months ago I started talking with my buddy Seth Newell about doing a video project for the studio that would show a behind-the-scenes view of a real shoot with real clients. It was important to me to give people visiting my website a taste of a real relationship instead of using models for the shoot. We started brainstorming different concepts, and then just got to work on making it happen. Due to the crazy weather we had been having in Alabama (where we shot the video), we had to really work around a lot of schedules and weather constraints. And then, finally, it just all came together at the right time with the right clients!

We shot video of me on seamless paper run sideways - which I thought was brilliant - and Seth and Sean had me just run around and be. I was pretty nervous about their plan to interview me off-the-cuff, but in the end the guys were right - the monologues are unscripted and from the heart, and I think it lends even more authenticity to the final product.  Following that portion of the day, we met up with Ashley and Owen for their actual engagement session and got behind-the-scenes footage of our afternoon shooting together in rural Alabama.  It was kind of wild driving around with an entourage, but it was a ton of fun!  Unfortunately, we had to wait a couple months to launch the whole thing due to a death in my family and a move to the West Coast. Now, the day has arrived…

A huge thanks to Ashley and Owen for being willing participants in this experiment! Y’all are amazing and I am so thankful to be your photographer. I can’t wait to see you two tie the knot next weekend back in Alabama!

And a HUGE thank you to Seth and Sean of Green Block Productions for your creativity, patience, hard work, talent, laughter, and friendship!

And Graham, yet again - what would I do without you?! Thank you for integrating the website and being so awesome. And for the chapstick and coffee…

Yay for fun projects to kick off the new year! Is it wrong to say that I’m looking forward to tackling 2010 Elin Woods’ style? Yes, I’m sure it probably is…but I just did.

Thanks for checking out our new video!

Bryan Johnson - This is awesome! Great work! Bj

taylorhaynie - Amelia! That is awesome! Your clients are going to love it!

Amanda - Amelia! - This is amazing. Congratulations on such a great piece.

Samantha Warren - This made me miss you terribly. You look, sound and are beautiful! So fun. So true. So you!

Natalie Adkinson - I am truly amazed by your talent! The images and the video are both ASTOUNDINGLY PERFECT!

camille - you make me want to have pictures taken. i'm way impressed. love you.

Jamie Burnett - I am so impressed, I didn't know you could riverdance! LOL!

Kelly Dorough - So awesome! You are so cute! and talented! Wish so bad I could go back and have you as my wedding photographer!

Lisette Price - Look at you Amelia! I love it! :)

Rita and Jason - Totally amazed at your talent, so proud to be your other mom. Roll Tide!

Emily Coe - I love watching you laugh. Your smile is infectious!

Heidi R. - Very cute video! You are spunky, girl! Love it. And I can't hate on your music taste, either. :)

Sara Litten - I absolutely love the video!!!! miss you!

Mary Beth - Looove the video!!! So excited it's up! You are too cute. Matt and I loved the places you took this couple....gorgeous!

Susan - I know that I will be saying, "I knew her when...!"

Mary Elizabeth - uh that is freaking AWESOME.

Erin - What a lovely project - and by the way, this video captures YOU perfectly!

SOME FAVE WEDDING IMAGES FROM DECEMBER {SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER}

In no particular order, and for no particular reason, here is a smorgasbord of yummy awesomeness from the last month! I’m not going to lie here - I have no clue how to kick off this blog with a bang in 2010 - and this just seemed like a completely nonsensical and yet legit way to do it.

Every image included in this post is one that just kind of grabbed me for some reason or another - a little bit of film, a little bit of digital, and a whole lot of diversity.  The hope here is that I may actually be motivated by this post to blog the overwhelming amount of work and sessions from 2009.  And right now I am!  I have loved looking through the last month and grabbing images that jumped out at me.  It will be so much fun to share the stories behind these, and the many others that are backed up a bit more…

So, here’s to 2010, Los Angeles, new endeavors, and the wonderful encouragement that I was unexpectedly given today…(more on that later).  Enjoy - critique - be confused - embrace the randomness - and leave some love!

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Jessica Otwell - Amelia, you are an ARTIST! I love those green bridesmaid dresses btw... best of luck to you in sunny so. cal!

Cristi - i love the south. i love these images. i love you. matt and emily are the cutest. i miss the south. i miss you. lucky for the bride with the ring on the bullets i wasn't there that day or i might have stolen it. beijos!

Heather Kincaid - Love the randomness! :) I especially love that photo of the couple in the field. xo

Brooke Reid - Loved the pics! My favs: The little boy with his leg crossed was so precious! I also loved that amazing centerpiece and the couple in the field, the sky was amazing!!! Beautiful work, that touches u in a way, so u feel all the emotion of that moment.

robin cornett - Wow, just WOW. So many beautiful images here--you have gorgeous brides and they are lucky to have you! Not sure how to pick a favorite, but the bride on the reflective table (like #3) really stood out to me.

Blake B - awesomeness...my fav is the 7th picture down, very cool. looking forward to 2010 from you!

Mindy Sherk - Your site & photos are just amazing.