where to begin… this year has been the most amazing year ever, packed with insane life experiences, awesome weddings and fantastic surprises. when Anna and I started doing wedding photography, there is just NO way I could have imagined the life we now lead. i am overwhelmed. we shot weddings all over the earth and yet instead of feeling tired or run down.. we feel hungry for more.
this year we will shoot more weddings then ever in amazing places we have never been for a whole new set of couples we will learn amazing things from. i have said it before but it is how I see it.. we live this crazy life where we get to meet the absolute greatest people in the world and document the love the have so they themselves can document that moment in their lives where they were just become.. in love. how is that not the greatest job in the world? anna and I are so very lucky. to this day we still get so excited on client meetings, i get nervous and i fiddle… i think to myself “man.. i really hope they pick us!”.. those same butterflies that i get everytime in that moment when you can just feel the connection someone has and something clicks inside you and you know you want to document it.

As I have said over and over again, one amazing thing that i didn’t expect when we started this business was that we would learn so much from our couples about love and relationships and life in general. the whole experience of getting to know these couples, shooting engagements, weddings…then watching families erupt… its crazy..crazy stuff. you can’t NOT (i know double negative) learn from those experiences and come away with something.
they move me..our clients, they make me love anna more because of what I see in everyone else…
i am so appreciative of that.
WE are appreciative of that.
i can honestly say we are ecstatic to know them and really really hope they stay in touch when this epic wedding goes down… because they are amazing people.

this year I am going to try and write more… to document more of the experience and to share those words with the experiences.
we plan to add more posts of travel, even personal related posts. it is the intimacy in what we do that i want to bring to here. hopefully you all are ok with that.

although we are sad to say goodbye to you 2011.. we are excited for 2012.

thank you to people who inspired us this year, exciting exchanges we had with people on our travels and most of all to our clients. you make the world go round. i have always said good people know good people, and all of you are proof positive to that. our business is 100 percent this blog and word of mouth.. and word of mouth is treating us amazing.. so seriously thank you all.

now for 2011 thank yous!
the rachael earl <3
steoffrey! staci and geoff everything they do is cute and their blog is still where I go when I want to be happy or need a laugh http://underagedandengaged.blogspot.com/
our friends at shade tree films http://www.shadetreefilms.com/ we love you guys!
my vagabond posse! http://www.vagabondbond.com/ so glad to know you, so inspiring... carl, amy, josh, kristy, etc
the solars! http://www.thehappyfamilymovement.com/ these two and there loving family emit nothing but good vibes.. you cant help but love em..
amy seely her music is amazing and much of my editing life is devoted to it http://www.amyseely.com/
the boys at Iris and Light, my iceland brothers from another mother http://Irisandlight.net/
lovespun films
allison @ engaged and inspired http://www.engagedandinspired.com/
yasmin @ floral theory http://www.floraltheory.com/
aaron kimberlin you are like our manager and partner in crime.. thanks for all you do

thank you so much to everyone who reads this blog and looks at our pictures.. you do not even know how happy that makes us.

<3 j+a

some photos from 2011..

Venue – The Clayton on the Park http://theclaytononthepark.com
Coordinator – Carrie Bayless @ Clayton
Make up – Andrea Hill makeupbyandreahill (at) gmail.com
Church – Old Adobe Mission http://www.olphaz.com/old_adobe_mission.htm
Flowers – Enchanted Florist http://www.enchantedfloristaz.com
Cake – Let Them Eat Cake http://letthemeatcakeaz.com
Bride – Destinys Bride – Tara Keely
Bridesmaids – Priscilla of Boston http://www.priscillaofboston.com/index.html
Groom Tux – Hugo Boss
Groomsman – Mens warehouse
Dog – Joeseph Henry Aberer Birnbaum

Venue: Montelucia Resort and Spa http://www.montelucia.com/
DJ: Jimmy Davenport @ Citron Sound http://www.citronsound.com/
Hair: Jody Sharp
Makeup: Arielle Rondeau
Florals: Design by Design
Cake: Julia Baker
Chair & Linen Rentals: Classic Party Rentals
Coordinating: A Day to Cherish http://www.adaytocherishweddings.com/

Some images and special thanks to Rachael Earl.

Some images AND special thanks to Rachael Earl. Always a pleasure having you roll with us…

Images AND special thanks to Rachael Earl. Always a pleasure having you roll with us…