Okay, okay, I know it’s been awhile since my last blog post. I’ll give myself a little slap on the wrist. *slap* There, all better, right?

This past weekend I had a really really awesome engagement session with on of my June couples, Trevor and Darcy. (Pictures coming soon!)

Darcy mentioned this fabulous site, missnowmrs.com and I knew I just had to pass it along because it looks so helpful. Having never been married myself, I can only guess at the huge amount of paperwork changing your name can amass, and Miss Now Mrs. is all about helping you out with that. You fill in all your information once, and it auto fills in all the forms you need in whichever state you’re in, PLUS gives you instructions and addresses for each form. You can even order gift certificates if you know someone getting married that could use this service. (It’s $29.95) According to the site, it saves the average bride over 13 hours of research and form filling. Pretty good deal, right?

Just thought I’d pass along a helpful tip.

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week! I had a totally fantastic time in Vegas catching up with friends, learning and getting inspired!

I think that hanging out and networking is almost, or just as, important as the things I learned while in Vegas. In the spirit of networking, here are some pictures from some of the parties and places I went to during WPPI.

Me and my SD photog buddy Melissa McClure

Me and my buddy Tim who technically lives in Orlando but shoots so many cool places he really doesn’t stay there much. I’m jealous. lol

Okay funny story here…Mark Eric and I have been working together on various iterations of cool senior photography sites for quite some time, and have been trying to meet each other for like 2 years. Last year at WPPI we were both there and it just didn’t work out. Also, he was here in San Diego last year and I had to work so again, it didn’t work out. But finally! This year in Vegas, we caught up with each other (twice, even). Hooray!

Gretchen and I are meant to be bffs, I think. We’re so similar, it’s craaaaaazy. I think she should seriously reconsider living in AZ and come back to San Diego!

Can you believe it’s that time again? That’s right, I’m headed off to Vegas on Sunday for this year’s WPPI conference in Las Vegas!

If you remember from last year, WPPI is the one time of year us wedding and portrait photographers from around the world meet up in Las Vegas for a week of learning, shooting and partying it up with each other.

I’ll be gone from Sunday through Thursday, so I’ll have limited email time, but I will be checking in for anything pressing. And I’ll probably blog some stuff too.

I hope everyone has a fabulous week, and if you’re at WPPI and see me, please come say hello! I just dyed my hair red last night so I’m easy to spot! See?

Hey everyone! Just wanted to throw it out there that my email is back online, and I can now receive messages again. If you emailed me in the last 3 or 4 days, please note that I have not received it, and send another email if you’d be so kind.

And thank you to everyone for your kind comments on the new website! If you haven’t checked it out, please do so at www.hybrid-photography.com

It’s video time!

I’m back from my Things I Love Thursdays hiatus. I don’t really have a good excuse, so “I’m sorry” will have to do! Next Thursday might or might not have a post, since it IS Thanksgiving and all…we will see how things go.

Here are this week’s things I love!

- Draw My Thing

I know, I know, it sounds really nasty, but I promise it’s not. It’s really quite fun and addicting! It’s basically an online version of Pictionary that you can play with either strangers or set up a private room and play with friends. A few nights ago I was playing with a bunch of fellow photographer friends and I honestly can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard. For the most part I think photographers are not the greatest drawers (is that a word?) so some things were rather ambiguous to say the least. Try it! It’s fun!

- Charger game on Sunday!

No, I’m not loving the Chargers’ most recent performance (grrrrrr!!!!) BUT I am going to the game this Sunday night against the Colts! Hooray! The last time I went to a game I was in 4th grade I think and it was a pre-season one at that. So I’ve never been to a real, regular season game before and I am excited! It’s the Sunday Night Football game this week so look for me in the stands…I’ll be sitting to the left of the jumbotron as you face it, about mid-way down, decked out in my Philip Rivers jersey. GO CHARGERS!!

- True Bride Confessions

I totally can’t remember where I saw this site but now that I’ve found it, I admit that I’m hooked! I check it every day to see things that real brides are saying when they say it anonymously. Some make me sad, some make me laugh, but they are always entertaining.

So I kind of have a personal love for really old cemeteries. I just think they’re awesome and tell some really neat stories. A couple weeks ago, my mom and I went to go visit her grandparents’ graves at Holy Cross Cemetery and we wandered over to the really old section from when it first opened and I took some pretty neat images.

Also we went up to Julian and randomly came across the cemetery up there and there were some really old graves! Some were so old they were only marked with cement blocks with a last name and a death date etched into it.

Here are some images from both places.