Archive for June, 2009

Rebekah & Michael

I just photographed Rebekah and Michael’s wedding today (I guess technically it was yesterday) and I really wanted to give them a blog preview before I leave on my vacation.

I still need to go pack and my flight leaves in 5 hours!
The preparation part of the day is my favorite:
Michael and his guys were soooo great! I really enjoyed photographing them. Guys, if any of you read this, here’s a BIG thank you for being awesome!
One of my favorite groomsmen images ever:
Love this one too! 
Can’t you just tell how great they are?!

Hot bridal party:

I love it when I have something in mind and then it comes out just like I had envisioned it. And this next image is it for me. Now only if I could have the same happen when I cook.



Michael and Rebekah, congratulations!!

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    1. Jamie Burnett

      Beautiful shots! Love the shots with the sunflare!

      06-22-2009 7:23 am

    2. Mara (The Wedding Cabaret)

      Stunning!

      06-22-2009 7:49 pm

    3. molliejanephotography

      Love them! Have fun on your vacation.

      06-24-2009 2:13 pm

    4. Curtis Copeland

      Nice wedding photography. Thanks for sharing!

      07-07-2009 8:19 am

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Mary’s 90th Birthday Bash!

Last Sunday before I left for Montana I had the absolute pleasure of documenting Mary’s 90th birthday celebration.
I felt honored the moment Melanie, her granddaughter, called me and asked me to be there. However, the significance of how important these memories are became even more clear that day. Right as I was getting ready to leave for the party, my sister called me to let me know my 98 year-old grandfather had passed away that morning. I was sad, but as I documented this day for them, I felt so blessed to be there and to be able to give them all these wonderful memories.
This is such a great family! They are so much fun and it’s so easy to see their love for each other.
The “big bash” was at The Castle at Ashley Manor and Jessica made sure all the details were flawless:
Eli waiting for the guests to arrive:

Remember these beautiful girls? I first met this gorgeous family last November and I swear they are even more beautiful now. Here’s Abbey, Annabella, Hayden, and Emily:

Noah is still the troublemaker but I love it how the other kids just totally go with it and are back there waiting for him to decide it’s picture time:

With a little help from his brothers we got a nice one :)

The beautiful birthday girl:They had a really fun slideshow and it was fun to watch Mary’s reactions:

There were lots of great toasts:

Melanie is gorgeous and the light here was just perfect!

This is Mary’s best friend. They have been friends since they were 19 years old!

Her toast had Mary a little teary-eyed but mostly laughing:

Yep, this is when I cried. Such beautiful words:

All the great grandkids together:

Time to party:

Look who joined in:

And just a few more of the kids:

It was so great to see you all again. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of such an amazing celebration. I felt truly honored to be there.

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    1. molliejanephotography

      I loved that post. So fun and great pics.

      06-21-2009 12:52 am

    2. Anonymous

      Love this post too. Mary looks awesome, never would have guessed she was 90. I just saw the movie UP this weekend, if you haven't seen it go – it's for all ages. These photos reminded me of some of the moment in that movie.

      Keep up the awesome work Cristi!!

      Amy

      06-22-2009 8:42 am

    3. Katina

      wow, Mary is STUNNING at her age! Hopefully we can be as lucky! Great job Cristi:)

      06-22-2009 5:52 pm

    4. Rachelle Corbisier

      Just looking at these photos made me a little teary eyed. I really enjoyed looking at them Cristi!

      06-22-2009 6:26 pm

    5. Lilith Silvermane

      What a wonderful post! I hope to one day have such a blessed day with my whole family!

      06-24-2009 1:05 pm

    6. Stephanie

      Beautiful. Just beautiful.

      I hope I'm that classy and lovely when I'm 90.

      06-30-2009 12:39 am

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Just a few more

I know that I just posted some pictures of my gorgeous niece, Keira yesterday but I just can’t help it! She’s just so darn cute. Plus I think she helped increase my blog ratings too :)
We were hoping for a photo shoot yesterday and the weather was actually really beautiful but a few other appointments got in the way.
I still got some photos of her while we were just playing at the house and I know my sister-in-law really wanted to see them. So, here they are…

Matt and Melissa, we love you guys! Happy Anniversary today :)

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    1. Stephanie

      She is seriously so cute! Flawless.

      P.S. She's super lucky to have you as an Aunt. She'll look back and have incredible pictures from Day One. :)

      06-23-2009 9:12 pm

    2. Stephanie

      Oh, one more thing: where did they get that onesie? I want one! :)

      06-23-2009 9:13 pm

    3. Cristi

      hey stephanie, thanks! i think shes pretty cute myself :) i bought that onesie for her before she was even born. it was at target or walmart, i cant remember :)

      06-26-2009 1:41 pm

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Happy Baby

I’ve been in Montana this week and there’s just something about being here that always makes me so happy and relaxed. I love it here. Today I snapped a few photos of my niece Keira who made her first blog appearance back in March.

She’s such a happy baby and I’ve been having so much fun with her!
We are going to try to do a photo shoot tomorrow before I leave so we are hoping that the weather will cooperate. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Love you, baby Keira Bella!

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    1. Erin

      Adorable!!!

      06-18-2009 2:23 pm

    2. Keri

      She is so darn cute!!

      06-18-2009 2:31 pm

    3. maggie

      beautiful images of a beautiful baby! :)

      06-18-2009 2:55 pm

    4. Vivi DiLopes Adams

      Cris … ela e' LINDA LINDA LINDA!!! :)
      E vc, como sempre, tirando BEAUTIFUL PICS!

      06-18-2009 4:38 pm

    5. Stephanie

      She's BEAUTIFUL. And such long lashes!

      How old is she in these photos?

      06-23-2009 9:09 pm

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Dana & Jeremy – Just for Fun

I was so excited to meet up with Dana and Jeremy for their session. They called me last week while I was in California and just a week later here we are! Dana and Jeremy are from Texas and moved here for Dana’s P.A. school.

They scheduled their session just for fun and we certainly had a lot of fun!

My favorites:

Showing off their Texas roots:





I LOVED spending time with you two. Thank you!

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    1. Live.Love. Photography

      I love the ones of her in a dress and boots and the murals! So cute!

      06-12-2009 3:54 pm

    2. Anonymous

      Where are the farm murals located? Those photos are so much fun!!

      Amy

      06-12-2009 4:23 pm

    3. weldon

      VERY appropriate settings for Dana and Jeremy. Great shots.

      06-12-2009 6:34 pm

    4. Tami Proffitt

      oh…these are so fun! i just fell in love with the cuteness of these.

      06-12-2009 11:52 pm

    5. molliejanephotography

      Awesome! I love them!

      06-14-2009 12:20 am

    6. Anonymous

      What great pictures! Ditto on the comments about the murals and boots. You can't take the Texas out of a Texan just by taking them out of Texas. Hook'em Horns!
      Hurry HOME!

      06-14-2009 10:22 am

    7. Stephanie

      I love her jeans…and her boots! I want a pair! :)

      06-16-2009 2:23 pm

    8. JMarie

      Awww, so cute!

      06-18-2009 11:14 am

    9. Lydia

      Cristi, I love this shoot! Every couple needs to get out and get pictures of them just for fun!

      06-27-2009 4:32 pm

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