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many years ago - 10 years to be exact - i encountered a beautiful korean girl named natalyn at an ol' bbq restaurant. (her first words to me were, "how many? ... okay that will be 30-45 minutes, here is your pager that will buzz when your table is ready"). hehe.
the next week, i decided to apply for my first job ever at this restaurant.
after being hired, i met this korean girl, got to know her, we became best friends, became attached at the hip, worked side by side for 3 years, were inseperable and laughed A TON!!! ... and the rest is history. :)
at the same time, i met a native boy named jared that also worked at this restaurant.
we too became friends, shared inside native jokes (such as shipkicker and playing with sticks in the dirt...) and had some fun & silly memories for my 3 years working with him.
a few years later, these two friends of mine got married! then moved to germany. then moved to hawaii. THEN had a kid!!!!
my life is so much sweeter with these two friends of mine in it.
i love that after all these years, we can still get together and laugh so much while making new memories and reminiscing the old ones.
jared serves in the army and i am so incredibly proud of him for the amazing father he is and for the service he does for our country.
natalyn is a wonderful mommy and i'm also proud of her hard work she puts into her education and motherhood. :)
last month, i had the WONDERFUL opportunity to vacation for 2 weeks and visit jared & nat at their current home in hawaii with their ridiculously and amazingly CUTE baby - annie.
of course i couldn't leave hawaii without snapping a few family photos of them. not only is hawaii and beautiful place to do photo shoots - my heart was bursting with happiness as i got to photograph my family/friends.
LOVE YOU so much my maria maheeah and shipkicker!
i look forward to a lifetime of friendship and more memories with you!
ps. the last image is my memory lane picture i just had to add. i believe we were all in high school!!! :)
enjoy!
the next week, i decided to apply for my first job ever at this restaurant.
after being hired, i met this korean girl, got to know her, we became best friends, became attached at the hip, worked side by side for 3 years, were inseperable and laughed A TON!!! ... and the rest is history. :)
at the same time, i met a native boy named jared that also worked at this restaurant.
we too became friends, shared inside native jokes (such as shipkicker and playing with sticks in the dirt...) and had some fun & silly memories for my 3 years working with him.
a few years later, these two friends of mine got married! then moved to germany. then moved to hawaii. THEN had a kid!!!!
my life is so much sweeter with these two friends of mine in it.
i love that after all these years, we can still get together and laugh so much while making new memories and reminiscing the old ones.
jared serves in the army and i am so incredibly proud of him for the amazing father he is and for the service he does for our country.
natalyn is a wonderful mommy and i'm also proud of her hard work she puts into her education and motherhood. :)
last month, i had the WONDERFUL opportunity to vacation for 2 weeks and visit jared & nat at their current home in hawaii with their ridiculously and amazingly CUTE baby - annie.
of course i couldn't leave hawaii without snapping a few family photos of them. not only is hawaii and beautiful place to do photo shoots - my heart was bursting with happiness as i got to photograph my family/friends.
LOVE YOU so much my maria maheeah and shipkicker!
i look forward to a lifetime of friendship and more memories with you!
ps. the last image is my memory lane picture i just had to add. i believe we were all in high school!!! :)
enjoy!
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once upon a time, a sweet friend of mine booked a shoot in march. after countless attempts, we finally were able to meet up in july. all were happy and merry. and they lived happily ever after. :)
no seriously. becca and i had to reschedule at least 4 times due to rain. it's as if is was meant just for july. but nevertheless, we connected, caught up on life, laughed and had ourselves a good time.
thank you becca for being so amazing, encouraging and letting me be a part of your/our "celebration" times. :)
love you dearly.
enjoy!
no seriously. becca and i had to reschedule at least 4 times due to rain. it's as if is was meant just for july. but nevertheless, we connected, caught up on life, laughed and had ourselves a good time.
thank you becca for being so amazing, encouraging and letting me be a part of your/our "celebration" times. :)
love you dearly.
enjoy!
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sweet, sweet becca.
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i've said it before. i'll say it again... :)
there are those families/people that we photographers develop a relationship with by years of photographs.
rob and joleen are those people for lyrics.
i was honored to photograph their engagement, wedding, bridals and now... 2 years later i'm photographing their first maternity pictures!
this has got to be one of the hottest maternity shoots i've done to date.
we battled the heat, mosquitos, wind & pre-storm weather... but they were troopers!
congratulations rob & jo!
you two hold a special place in my lyrical heart. :)
love you and wish you and your new family all the best!!!
enjoy!
ps. one of my many favorite pics from this set is the curfew picture. we all titled it, "kids! this is what happens if you stay out past curfew!" ;)
there are those families/people that we photographers develop a relationship with by years of photographs.
rob and joleen are those people for lyrics.
i was honored to photograph their engagement, wedding, bridals and now... 2 years later i'm photographing their first maternity pictures!
this has got to be one of the hottest maternity shoots i've done to date.
we battled the heat, mosquitos, wind & pre-storm weather... but they were troopers!
congratulations rob & jo!
you two hold a special place in my lyrical heart. :)
love you and wish you and your new family all the best!!!
enjoy!
ps. one of my many favorite pics from this set is the curfew picture. we all titled it, "kids! this is what happens if you stay out past curfew!" ;)
Jess:
Nicole...you just keep getting better! ;) The B&W pic in the road is possibly the most amazing photo ever....I love everything about it...and Jo...you are beautiful!! So excited for you guys...
(06.29.10)
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rob + joleen = baby brielle!
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time flies!!
it seems like yesterday i was just photographing newborn baby, reuben mac!
last week, the agimudie's and i had a fun time being together to celebrate reuben's, "i'm ONE handsome ONE year old" photoshoot.
we also snuck in a good amount of family time.
i look forward to a lifetime of friendship with nick & amy.
as well as more photo dates to celebrate more chapters of their lives.
they mean so much to me. :)
enjoy!
it seems like yesterday i was just photographing newborn baby, reuben mac!
last week, the agimudie's and i had a fun time being together to celebrate reuben's, "i'm ONE handsome ONE year old" photoshoot.
we also snuck in a good amount of family time.
i look forward to a lifetime of friendship with nick & amy.
as well as more photo dates to celebrate more chapters of their lives.
they mean so much to me. :)
enjoy!
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one year old reuben + nick + amy = photographyGoodness!
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there are those families that us photographers connect with and watch chapters of lives unfold.
the dempsey's are such a family for me.
remember their wedding?
and their maternity shoot?
now it's time to show the world their first family photos.
and it's been such an honor to see it all happen in their lives.
i look forward to many more times with this precious family.
enjoy!
the dempsey's are such a family for me.
remember their wedding?
and their maternity shoot?
now it's time to show the world their first family photos.
and it's been such an honor to see it all happen in their lives.
i look forward to many more times with this precious family.
enjoy!
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*drumroll* introducing the dempsey family!!
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Nicole Nicole Nicole....These pictures are wonderful. I really wish I was one of those lucky families that lived close to you and had your talent for every family shoot. Our friendship is proof that some people are just destined to be in each other's lives for eternity haha, we can lose touch, have completely different lives, and live in two different countries, but still somehow remain connected. I love you woman!!!! Never forget: "I'm sexy...you're sexy...." HAHAHAHAHAHA.
(08.23.10)