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February 12, 2011

Russell Peter




Lil Russell was such a good sport when it came time to posing him.  Almost too old to let us maneuver him how we wanted.  He was two and half weeks old at the time of the shoot.  His little owl beanie, made by Monkey Toe Designs, was the perfect accessory!

February 7, 2011

DIY wedding: Kayla and Estevan

 The secret to creating a beautiful, budget friendly wedding is family and friends that LOVE you.  Thank God for this! This wedding came together for less than $8000 and included all of this : ceremony and reception site, all food and beverages, favors, table decorations, cake, invitations, photography, the wedding dress, hotel rooms(for bridal party and helpers) and rentals.
Many of the ideas were found at oncewed.com.

The party favors were an assortment of green candy to keep with the green and coral them.  They were wrapped with little plastic bags.  A personalized stamp was used through out the wedding details.  A belt from JCREW was attached to the dress to add some colorful detail.  For an inexpensive way to do invitations find a friend that is computer savvy and print them on your home computer or on an online printing company.  To save on paper and postage, create an email account for guest to let you know whether they can attend or not.


The bridesmaids dresses were bought at the jcrew outlet and the wedding bouquet was put together using an artificial hydrangea and a few live roses and mums.


 Her dad etched their monogram into an old window that was given to them.  The bride collected many different kinds of glass bottles and cut manzanita branches off her dad's property to create her center pieces.  Friends came together to make these tissue paper flowers.  A 300 yard roll of Burlap was purchased to cover all of the tables.


Again her dad was able to create another creative solution for a cake stand out of wood stumps.  The cupcakes were made by a lady in Modesto (back to you on her name).  They were delicious!




The reception was held at the Sonora Opera Hall.   The bridal party stayed next door at the cute Gunn House Hotel.  



A guest sign in photo booth and a popcorn station was set up to entertain guest while the bridal party was shooting off location.  Friends were more than willing to operate each station.  


Friends came together to create a delicious menu and dinner for the 250 guests.  A handful of people made a variety of cookies to be enjoyed before dinner!  I LOVE dessert before dinner!





The happy couple!  
Mr. Estevan & Kayla Atkinson