Engaged :: Lyndsey & Bryan

Its about time I post this wedding but first we need to see where it started.  Lyndsey is my cousin who from whenever I can remember we always had the same things.  Our grandma probably always wished she had twins in the family because although I'm 3 years older, she ALWAYS bought us the same things:  Clothes, toys, hair accessories, cakes...well we always had to share birthdays because we are three days apart.  So we were bitter toward each other but luckily with age, you learn to let things go and now are great friends!

When she asked me to shoot her wedding I was stoked.  I love having people who are completely comfortable with me making them do anything crazy just to get the reaction of love in each of their eyes.  Bryan has the most amazing smile and never lets it down and Lyndsey is a beautiful, strong women.  I know they bring out the best in each other!

Although it was raining the entire time you would never know!  We kept sitting on towels, fixing them so you couldn't see them and then hurry and shoot!  You guys were amazing and so much fun!  Thanks again :)

Announcing :: Mr. & Mrs. Rogriguez

Welcome to the wedding day of Ezekiel and Lacy!  It was a beautiful spring day that we so lucked out on!  It started getting hair and make-up done down in Olympia. Then we headed to her grandparents house where Lacy got dressed.  Everything about this day was intimate, from the time she got ready to their reception at Mercado.  Everything went perfectly and I know they look back and truly feel it was an amazing day, just how they like it....laid back and full of love.

    

Thanks Ezekiel and Lacy for letting me be with you on all of your most important days so far.  I am so lucky to have people like you as such great friends and I love capturing it all on camera.

If you look at older posts, this was obviously first, but their baby Emily Ana came just a month after their wedding day...talk about a busy month!  And doesn't Lacy look FABULOUS for being 9 months pregnant?!

Contest :: FREE Wedding Package

Hello Friends!

I have decided to hold a contest resulting in one lucky couple to receive a FREE* wedding photography package by yours truly! I will choose the winners on Friday, Jan. 15th and post them on here and on my Facebook.

How it works: Please submit your Name, Photo of the two of you, Phone Number, Email Address, and how you met your loved one and maybe any other tid-bits about your relationship that you think I should know. Also, if you do not know me personally, please give me the name of the person of who referred me to you!

Who ever wins not only wins a free wedding package, but the person who referred them receives a free session of choice excluding weddings. We will be able to schedule it any time in 2010...what a great way to start out your year :)

The wedding package will include:

Full Day of photography (aprox. 8 hrs)

All high resolution portraits on a DVD given to you with partial rights.

*I am requiring an engagement session which is not included in package but will be $150.

The Engagement session will help us get to know each other and how I work, and make you feel more at ease on your wedding day! It will include any location and time of choice, and however long it will take us to get the high quality images you are looking for!

Please submit all entries to CarlyJakubowski@gmail.com

Good Luck!

Jeff & Tina: Maternity

Meet Jeff & Tina...and baby Isabella on the way! This day was the beginning to hopefully a beautiful spring and summer we will have up in the Northwest! It was about 80 degree and this park, although it may not look like it...was packed!!!

I wanted to think of some things I could bring to the shoot that would represent a new life in the perfect way. I went up and down the baby isle and I found this "Baby on Board" sign! Aha! Perfect!!
But the real thing I was excited about is this sign that hangs in my front door way. It is the reason Jordan and I have a life together, and the exact reason a new baby comes into this world...Jeff and Tina were perfect to work with. They warned me ahead of time that they are not creative and have nothing in mind that they want...but I got about 50 shots of them being comfortable and in love before they said "what do you want us to do?!"...Nothing...just be in love and it will surely shine through! Not hard for them!!
They are so comfortable with each other and as Tina would close her eyes and lean back into Jeff, he would pay every attention to her and you could tell they were completely and utterly in love, and felt safe with one another...Just what a baby needs!
It was a great day and a perfect first maternity session for me! Thanks to you both, and I can't wait to see little Isabella Grace and hopefully do some more pictures of the whole family! Enjoy :)