{Andy & Rachael | Rancho Cucamonga, California Wedding}
This image of Rachael takes my breath away. It captures every bit of her as I observed on her wedding day. So much joy. Complete surety that the day was perfect; that it had arrived full of promise and sweet innocence of everything waited for, hope for, prepared for...Rachael, you were a stunning bride! | lkm
Curtis & Jenna | Stillwell House | Tucson Wedding Photography
{Curtis & Jenna | Stillwell House , Tucson AZ | August 2012}
Curtis & Jenna's wedding day was full of joy and fresh, simple beautiful friendship frosted with super sweet anticipation. I loved being there. I loved laughing with you girls; i loved waiting for those moments when Curtis would sneak the HUGEST grin; I loved the details. and the food. and the music. friends dancing with friends. the ice cream sandwiches. the sheer weight of commitment and faithfulness and perspective. Curtis & Jenna, hearing you guys tell story and watching you two shift gears and serve alongside each other this last year of marriage has been pretty awesome too! | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! | LKM
P.S. If you didn't see Curtis & Jenna's engagement session from last summer, their cuteness is worth revisiting HERE. :D
the many faces of Jenna :D
and this last, final image is probably one of my top very favorite images ever taken at a wedding. knowing their story. knowing his love for dancing (grin). knowing her gentle affection...it's just one of my favorites. and i found out a few months ago...that it's CURTIS' #1 favorite too! same page. :)
Raising Daughters | personal
{THROW BACK THURSDAY GUYS :D | December 2011}
This blog has been saved in my drafts and was never posted. Who woulda guessed that 2.5 years later...the bonding between she and I would jump into a whole new chapter. Since Judah has started kindergarden, I get undivided (sorta. Jericho is still present. but he's just a stinkin' happy baby that he's not much trouble most of the time :D. knock on wood...) attentioned with my little girl. She loves doing nails, going shopping, trying on every dress in her closet at least once a day, brushing my hair, watching ballerinas, drawing/painting...she's her own little person. One that I have done very little to shape in these little details. (i mean, if i had had my way, she'd already have kleets on and be throwin' down some rugby moves). Nevertheless, the weight of speaking truth, grace, beauty on the inside, joy in other people, guarding her heart...is HUGE. Overwhelming. And i relish the moments that I can have conversations. Isolated and focused. Slow down to hear her thoughts...and actually care.
AARON | Cal Poly Pomona | Senior Portraits
{Aaron | Cal Poly Pomona State University | 2013}
And as a celebratory fist pump to the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, here is a pretty suave young man struttin' his senior self. Graduated with a degree in Aarospace engineering, Aaron spent gobs of hours finishing out his 2013 senior year. He wanted to make sure the session was on the campus that held so many memories...both academically and personally... Click here to see highlights from Aaron's session
The chinese pond area on campus was one of his first dates with Aaron's fiance--whom he married 6 days after this shoot. So much milestone celebration crammed into one intense summer!
Aaron, thank you for letting capture this incredible milestone for you! Blessings on this new chapter! | Joy, LKM
INSTAGRAM blast // personal
{Instagram Recap | Summer 2013}
So July is over and I've recuperated from the intense month of June. I have loved taking a sabbatical from the camera, slowing down a little bit, recharging, engaging with my kids, falling in love with my husband again, running more, surprise visits with friends, zoo trips and making a home. Ground breaking news :: I'm on INSTAGRAM finally. Here are a few snapshots from my summer thus far.You can follow me here: instagram.com/laurakmoorephotography. I quote: "this is my 'behind the scenes'; the life behind the lens. it is not always glamorous, but definitely FULL. super stoked to be alive."
Kristen J. Dalton | Celebrity Wedding Photography | Beverly Hills Bridal & Boudoir Portraits
{ Kristen J. Dalton | Celebrity Wedding Photography | Miss USA 2009 | SLS Beverly Hills | Bridal /Boudoir Portrait Session}
This girl couldn't have made my job much easier. :) The ease and finesse of posing and experience as a model made shooting a dream. Kristen is a sweetheart and when she called to set up details for a bridal/boudoir portrait session a week before her wedding, I jumped into high-gear to make sure pieces fell into place and we'd get the images ready in time for her wedding day! We weren't sure where to do the shoot...and then Kristen's text early Monday morning went like this..."WE GOT IT! THE SLS IS AVAILABLE! WERE IN!" This creme dela creme of a hotel is JAW-DROPPING. My public repertoire is a bit limited for this shoot, (I don't often make boudoir images public. Those are for "his eyes only" if you catch my drift) but here are a few highlights from Kristen's Bridal / Boudoir session ... :) | lkm
After spending time in the unbelievable 'bazaar' of the SLS, we were led to the black and white VIP suites where we spent a good 2 hours nailing a pretty incredible BOUDOIR experience. I can only give you a few discreet 'peeks'...(note the HUGE CROWN CHANDELIER hanging in the background)...fave.
Kristen, thank you for being wonderful. flexible. gracious. And Claire, partner-in-awesomeness, I'm so glad Kristen asked you to come be there for this shoot. You were the best production assistant ever. You helped put her at ease and I'm pretty sure I'm going to hire you for my future LA sessions as comedic relief and lamp holder. Who else would be cozy enough to grab onto my arse as i'm precariously perched above bride...Just saying. | LKM
Kristen J. Dalton | Los Angelas Wedding Photography | Beverly Hills Bridal Portraits | teaser
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{Los Angelas Bridal Portrait Session | Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton | Summer 2013} I'm absolutely falling in love with bridal portrait sessions; a session within weeks of the wedding where the bride and I get to bond, get beautiful, get crazy, get comfortable, do a few trial runs, practice working with the body, the dress, the shoes, the hair...it's like an epic dress rehearsal that delivers epic images that may or may not be POSSIBLE on a wedding day. While it started in the south, west coast is picking up on the trend to have a few of these images shared at the wedding itself. Fun stuff. Love love loved my time with Kristen a week before her wedding. More sparkly goodness coming soon :) | lkm
i'm alive :)
My dear friends. Blog followers. Creepy stalkers whom i don't even know. I've been dormant for a while. Or so you might think from my blog activity these past couple months. (chuckle)...don't be deceived. This July I have blocked off the entire month to simply...be alive; recuperate from my intense month of June shooting in California. I actually get a birthday. Tomorrow I get to kiss my husband's face off--6 years worth. Woah. (Love that man.:) I am reorienting my family into a routine. My kids are loving me for it. Figuring out what normal is harder that it seems. Kindergarden starts in 2 weeks and i don't even WANT to go there right now. (double woah) and I have enough editing to last me till the fall (which it won't. because that' be rude and excruciating for my clients...*facepalm*...i just won't sleep. ever. that's all) I just wanted to say hi. hello. I blog to prove that i'm actually doing work. I blog also to tell the stories behind my pictures which are apparently a pretty cool thing and makes a whole mess of people want to continue looking at pretty pictures of strangers. Like it's an experience or something. I also blog so google analytics like me cuz, ya know, I kinda run a business. I also blog to give a peak into my life too. Sometimes even the gnitty gritty. Haven't done much of that recently. But i'm looking forward to more of that in the near future...though, currently it's trumped by twiterpated newlyweds and sparkly wedding days, handsome seniors, and beautiful families. While I need to get back to editing, here are three of my most favorite faces in the whole world. they are my heart. my world. and possibly (very very likely) the cause for my plummeting blogging track record. Alas, everybody and THEIR mommy remind me it's worth it. So I guess I'll keep em. ;) | night. | lkm
p.s. if you want to keep up with my life and pictures in better 'real time' status, you can follow me on facebook: (1) BUSINESS: https://www.facebook.com/LauraKMoorePhotography (2) PERSONAL: www.facebook.com/belovedvagabond (3) INSTAGRAM: laurakmoorephotography (4) twitter: laurakmoore | see ya on the flip side
Arizona Wedding Photography | Catalina Foothills Private Estate | Inspiration: Hippies, Biceps and Burlap | Part Two
{Arizona Wedding Photography | Catalina Foothills Private Estate | Inspiration: Hippies, Biceps and Burlap | Part Two }
If you didn't catch Part One go HERE! Brent & Erica's wedding continued on.
okay.... i asked Erica to just run into Brent's arms like she did when she saw him the very first time. And unfortunately i didn't catch it, but she totally jumped nearly over him. He barely caught her and this is them laughing so hard about it...
but then we did finally nail it...
and then this pretty little girl came to give them a few gifts...
something about an inside joke and using random pieces of nature to mean something special....they just giggled a bit about it. i took pictures. and i'll never know the rest of the story.
and then it was cake time :)
i love succulents. I'm convinced God had fun when he was making the whole breed of succulents. they are hardy. unique. and beautiful when displayed appropriately
spun around to catch this little tike enjoying his first lime...:)
the wedding was at this awesome private estate that used to be a "Bed-N-Breakfast" in the Catalina Foothills. They kept things casual and low key by having the dance party in the drive way...
love this last one. it's just an amazing picture of surrender...:)
Thank you so much for letting me be part of your wedding day Brent & Erica. Seriously can't stop grinning about the laughs and funny moments. I totally felt at home with you and your family! | joy, LKM
Arizona Wedding Photography | Catalina Foothills Private Estate | Inspiration: Hippies, Biceps and Burlap | Part One
{Arizona Wedding Photography | Catalina Foothills Private Estate | Inspiration: Hippies, Biceps and Burlap}
Brent & Erica are beasts. They love the outdoors, thrive in physical activity, boast of outdoing eachother's push-up count--the first conversation I had with them immediately turned to Erica's emphatic insistence that humans have simply forgotten that were were designed to run and 50 miles is no biggee. riiiiight... They are a hoot. And madly in love. Since they actually had a destination wedding in Tucson and had to plan their wedding long-distance from Colorado, Erica's mom and aunt were the wedding planners. I met with them first and legitimately choked on coffee the entire time because I was laughing so hard. Laughter just runs in the veins of these people. It's incredible. I was STOKED to be able to capture the laughter on such a special day...They warned me prior to meeting Erica...'she's no frills. totally relaxed. no crazy demands. pretty hippie'...and when I met the bride-to-be--ms. blue eyes and blonde dreads she simply said..."Just do your thing. I'm not even sure what I want...except that people are happy; that we look happy--stay happy." And to quote one of my movies: "Their happy was so very LOUD." | lkm
Erica had these awesome uber-hippie sandals made from scratch. real leather. tanned and stained just for her.
she also wore her grandma's pearls and kept an heirloom of a hankerchief with her throughout the day
the prelude to the whole shibang was awesome. so chill. sisters hanging out with cousins. it was great!
Erica was such a fun bride!
Lori, mom, is an amazing mom. She pretty much made me cry just watching her get weepy throughout the day. 
And then they had a first look moment...so tender and special. They couldn't WAIT to be together that morning. And as soon as she, literally, flew up into his arms, it was like a very definitive "start" switch was flipped. like the day had officially started and they were going to be side by side the whole way through.
biggest. bouquet. ever.
they totally insisted on this pose...boys, boys, boys. (props to my 2nd shooter Tony Bernardo for snatching this shot below)
(check back for PART TWO tomorrow!)
