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We saved the best blog entry for last from our Mexico destination wedding: Rimma and Mark were all up for a Trash the Dress session after the wedding! We love having the opportunity to get really creative and we couldn’t have been more happy to hear it.

Some people take the name of these sessions a bit too literally and think that the purpose of a “Trash the Dress” (TTD) shoot is to actually ruin a perfectly good, innocent gown. We’ve even seen shots where a bride was splashing paint on her dress! Well, the original idea behind these shoots was about being free to see how creative you can get without worrying about getting the dress dirty. After all, dry cleaning after the shoot should take care of it and still let you store the dress spotless.

With Rimma and Mark we spent half a day roaming through Mexican ruins, a jungle, and cenotes while stopping here and there for photos on our way to the beach. Here are some favorites:

We found a beautiful underground cenote where we had a lot of fun shooting and swimming:

If any of our past or current brides are considering such a photo session, we’ll be excited to shoot it for you. It can simply be about roaming the city or countryside while taking some amazing shots with you fully dressed in your wedding clothes. Let us know if this sounds appealing.

We shot a gorgeous wedding at Santana Row’s Valencia Hotel this Sunday and we can’t wait to share these photos with you next. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Natasha

We recently had a chance to photograph an amazing birthday party at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco. The dazzling details at this evening event left us speechless. The jungle theme included wild animal tapestries, centerpieces with parrots, giraffes on the placement cards table, and much more. It was a thrill to take photos of this amazing celebration.

Here are some of the stunning details:

The decorations and coordination of this event was done by one of our favorite wedding and event coordinators, Nelya of Amazing Flowers and Events.

Mike

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We are currently away traveling in Southeast Asia. Natasha and I will be back in the Bay Area on January 25th.

These blog posts were pre-written and set to publish throughout our time away. We will also do our best to write periodic updates of our travels on the road. Enjoy these posts and let us know what you think in the comments below!

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It became a tradition for me to take pictures of my friend’s son Vadim just before the holidays. After last year’s session I remember being pretty exhausted as it can be really hard to take pictures of toddlers. Little did I know!

As challenging as it is to take pictures of a 1.5 year-old, it’s close to impossible to take pictures of 2.5 year-olds! Vadim was extremely interested in my camera and wanted nothing to do with all the toys his mom was offering to him as distractions. He wanted to have my camera!! I had to hide it behind my back in between the shots, but every time I’d get it out he would run towards me trying to grab a hold of it :)

Here are a few fun favorites:

And here’s last years session. I’m hoping next year will be easier! :)

Natasha