julie weaver’s blog

Since wedding season hasn’t officially started for me yet, I have been having a blast photographing more portraits. This particular photo shoot was such an eye opening experience for me. I haven’t done a lot of senior portraits in my career, but I have to tell you…it rocked my world and I LOVED it!

After I was done with this shoot and spent some serious time editing, I pulled up all of my favorite images and couldn’t believe that Jenna was not a little girl anymore! She is graduating from high school and going away to college…all on her own!

Immediately, thoughts just started racing through my head. That is someone’s little girl who’s all grown up and moving on to a brand new chapter in her life. Her parents must be so overwhelmed with joy and so proud of her. But at the same time I bet those parents have a tiny little part of them that tears at their heart whenever they think about her leaving. Do you ever feel your heart get so heavy that you just want to burst out in tears? Well, that is how I felt after thinking about this!!! And not in a sad way…in a “proud mom moment” kind of way….I just documented a very important part of someone’s life and It completely rocked my world!

I don’t think I would ever have had that insight if it wasn’t for me having children of my own and witnessing how incredibly fast they grow up. Every single day I look at my kids and cherish the moment I’m in with them (yes, even the not-so-fun moment). Before I know it, they are going to be off to college and then getting married.

Then it occurred to me that I feel that same exact way when I photograph a wedding. Another huge milestone in someone’s life… and I am the one documenting it.

I say this all the time, but I LOVE my job. Whether I am photographing a newborn, toddler, high school senior or a beautiful wedding, I am documenting that moment in time for a family. There is no better compliment than to hear someone tell you that they love their pictures!

O.k…enough rambling! Here are some of my favorite images of Jenna. You can also check out the slideshow if you want to see more!

My “Kid’s Only” sessions are underway and I am having so much fun!  I chose to do my spring sessions in San Dimas because the setting is so pretty this time of year, and it just screams spring!

J and S (sorry, I want to protect these sweet kiddo’s as much as I can!) are longtime clients of mine.  I have been shooting them since they have been newborns and it has been so much fun watching them grow and being able to document that with my photography!

Here are a few of my favorite images of the session:

Aron and I had such a blast in Vegas at WPPI. We were exhausted from absorbing so much information, but the networking and friends that we made along the way was absolutely priceless. I love this time of year when we get to go. It always brings new inspiration to carry throughout the year as I photograph amazing weddings and fun new children’s shoots!

I kinda blew it with taking pictures along the way….but only have a few to share! More next year!

My darling husband, Aron!

My friends, Lauren Hillary and Sara France. By the way, their Super Swanky Soiree was sooo much fun! Thanks, girls!

One thing to remember in Vegas: don’t get hypnotized! I thought it would be fun at the time, however, when I “woke up” I was exhausted and had to leave the BLU domain party because all I wanted to do was sleep!

I guess I was flexing my muscles in this shot….yes, I am a little embarrassed!!!

At [b]ecker’s par-tay…always so much fun and fun to catch up!

Can’t wait until next year! Good times!

The day before leaving for WPPI, I had the pleasure of photographing my first wedding of ‘08. Although we were on “severe weather alert” with all of the torrential rains and hail storms, it did not seem to put a damper on Maria or David’s spirits one bit…after all, they were marrying each other. The day that they have been waiting for. Nothing could wipe the beautiful smiles off of their faces!

When a day such as this day goes so smoothly and without ANYTHING going wrong, and once you see these detail pictures, it will be evident that there was a wedding coordinator involved with this event! And not just ANY coordinator…..I always love working with Kary Heimbach of kary h events. She is so easy to work with and everyone loves her! She puts 150% of her heart and soul into her job, and it shows!

It cannot go without mentioning the great group of vendors who also made this event so beautiful:

Video- Jennifer Anne Video
Florist- Sonny Alexander Flowers
DJ/lighting- Pro Audio DJ & Lighting
Make-up- Coutney Corvan
Hair- Hair Comes the Bride
Transportation- Global Limousines
Linens- Elegant Designs Specialty Linens
Stationary- Cloud Nine Paper
Lounge Furniture- Classic Party Rentals

I love this shot. Maria was enjoying having her make-up done while her sisters were stirring about in the background getting dressed!

This little guy had a big role…and he knew it!

the happy couple!

Here is the beautiful room at Alta Dena Town and Country Club. It’s got such great ambiance.

There is something so serene and beautiful about this moment. This happened right after Kary brought them into the reception room to take a sneak peek at how beautiful everything looked. They were so overjoyed with the decor, i think David was actually pinching Maria in this shot!!!

The little details that mean so much:

I am so excited to announce a very special promotion this month called “for kids only…” I am running this shoot for 5 days only: March 21, 22 and March 28, 29 & 30. Spots are limited and the location I have is awesome…

I want this shoot to be all about who your little one is…bring fun toys, props, dress up clothes, rain boots/umbrella…anything that will initiate FUN! I want this shoot to be as fun for your kids as it will be for me to photograph them! I want to bring out their personality!

Think JCrew kids-Anthropologie- funky fun!

Priceless….
How do you want to remember your kids?

Here’s the scoop:

$85.00

1 hour photo session

2 outfit changes

online slideshow (like you see below)

There will be a post session consultation about 10 days after your shoot to answer any questions you may have about the ordering process. It is here that we can go over possible design options that would best suit displaying your beautiful images in your home!

This past weekend, I made a trip down to San Diego to meet my clients, Ryan and Ginni, to do their engagement pictures.  They are getting married this summer up in Sacramento in the area that Ginni grew up in.  Ginni’s family owns apple orchards up there and their theme for the wedding kind of centers around this…think BRIGHT colors and having fun in apple orchards with old machinery…Stay tuned!  It’s going to be AWESOME!!!

Until then, I hope you enjoy the great shots we got. I had so much fun with them, and I can’t wait until their wedding!

Then off to the beach….

Thanks, Ryan and Ginni!  It was so much fun hanging out with you guys!

I am so excited to be a part of Bloomingdale’s  “Pre-Wedding”  Wedding Party that will be held at South Coast Plaza on April 3rd.  Come out and get some fabulous ideas and even meet Monique Lhuillier!

Hope to see you there!

O.k…so here is sweet Olivia’s sister, Isabelle. She would much rather be hiking trails and hunting lizards than playing barbies…don’t you just LOVE that about her? Her eyes are soulful and her sweet demeanor made my shoot go seamless. We had so much fun!

Check out the amazing Isabelle!

here is Isabelle playing with her sister, Olivia

Her favorite movie is The Little Mermaid…favorite color is pink….she loves to play dress up, and this little girl loves splashing in the water and throwing rocks! She even casted a spell on me with her magic star wand….I hope it was a nice spell!
We had such a great time together! Here are my favorite, but it really was hard to choose!

Stay tuned for her sister, Isabelle’s debut!