Kiss the Camera

Dana & Craig’s Engagement Session

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:04:43 +0000

Dana is a high school friend, so when she hired me to photograph her upcoming August wedding, I was very excited. They decided to do their engagement session in Santa Barbara because that’s where they met.

Though rain threatened our plans, we were fortunate to have a beautiful sunny day! With many different locations, outfit changes and laughs along the way, Dana and Craig’s engagement session was truly wonderful.

We started our session where they met. Dana & Craig lived a few doors down from each other.

In front of Dana’s old room.

Onto UCSB’s campus for some shots by the lagoon.

UCSB’s Tower. Had to get a few shots with it.

While shooting in front the of tower, we were invited to go to the top of it! Dana & Craig had never had the chance to go up the tower, so we jumped on the opportunity.

A music professor was giving a student a performance lesson with the bells. I love how the teacher and student are also in this photo and they have no idea!

Onto the beach.

Onto State Street for some nighttime street shots.

The final shot. Dana & Craig, I can’t wait to photograph you as husband and wife.

Inspirador’s Open House

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:52:31 +0000

Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of being the featured photographer at an Open House for Inspirador in Chandler, a venue where I’m a preferred wedding photographer. It features a variety of ceremony and reception rooms all with a very clean and modern feel. It is truly one of the most unique venues in Arizona! If you haven’t found your ceremony/reception location for your wedding yet, I encourage you to take a look at Inspirador.

The view of the entrance. And added bonus: being so close to downtown Chandler to take some fun street shots.

One of the reception rooms.

One of the ceremony locations.

Another reception room option.

The bride’s “getting ready” room.

Lindsey & Jake’s Wedding

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:44:00 +0000

Lindsey and Jake had a beautiful December wedding. I loved all the little details Lindsey had at her wedding. It really made it unique. They were so wonderful to work with!

Check back again soon to see Lindsey & Jake’s Day After Session at the Arizona Biltmore Resort.

Thanks for this wonderful testimonial Lindsey: Christine from Kiss the Camera was great to work with. She responded quickly to any questions and concerns we had by both phone and email, which was important since I wasn’t always able to plan by phone. She was very helpful with planning suggestions, and accomodating to our desires as well. She made everyone feel very comfortable during the planned shots – even my fiance who does NOT like to pose for pictures! She faded into the background during the ceremony and event, to where you forgot she was there, but documented every detail along the way. We would recommend her to anyone!

Ashley & Justin

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:17:58 +0000

Everyone knows planning a wedding can be crazy and at sometimes stressful. Christine made our time together easy, fun, and memorable. We enjoyed sharing such an amazing time in our lives with someone we could trust. She was very experienced and professional. We are very happy with our gorgeous wedding albums and look forward to sharing them with our family. I would definitely refer Christine to family and friends in a heartbeat! Thank you so much for making our wedding day last forever!

Winner of the Bride’s Choice Award from WeddingWire!

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:52:26 +0000

I am very excited to find out that I am one of the winners of the Bride’s Choice Award from Wedding Wire! This award recognizes the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service and professionalism. Even better, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds!

I’d like to thank all of my clients for voting for me and writing such wonderful reviews! I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to photograph one of the most important days of your lives. It was a joy to work with all of you and I hope to see you soon!

Ashley & Justin’s Engagement Session

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:53:22 +0000

Since the Phoenix Art Museum was their first date, Ashley and Justin could think of no better place to take their engagement photos. We had a great time shooting both inside and outside. Thanks Ashley & Justin for a wonderful session!

My favorite. She looks so beautiful & happy.

My second favorite

Ashley & Justin’s Wedding

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:20:55 +0000

Ashley & Justin’s Wedding was one of my favorite events of the year. They were such wonderful people and it was a joy to capture so many wonderful moments & memories for them to enjoy forever.

Location: Aldea at Tlaquepaque

Florist: Petals & Lucy

DJ: Push Play Entertainment

Wedding Cake: Fleur De Lis

Wedding Cake Toppers: The Wedding Accessory Store

PhotoBooth: A2Z PhotoBooths

Here shoes were amazing!

Arizona’s Bridal Show in Downtown Phoenix

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:41 +0000

Thanks so much for stopping by my booth this weekend. I really enjoyed talking with all of you and hearing about the wonderful weddings you are planning!

I thought that it would be helpful if I posted some images of my booth and products since there were so many photographers at the show.

I would love to meet with all of you and discuss your wedding in detail. Please call or email me and we can set up a convenient time to meet.

The 20×8 Specialty Album w/ Glass Cover. The images inside (one shown above) are 16×20.

My 10×10 Flush Mount Album w/a Photo on the Cover

My 12×12 Leather Flush Mount Album. Available in a variety of colors.

Thanks again! I look forward to talking with you soon! Happy Planning

Seth & Megan’s Engagement Session

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:13:05 +0000

Seth & Megan were a lot of fun to work with! I had a wonderful time photographing them as they prepare for their wedding this September. I really love this first shot of then strolling together in downtown Scottsdale.

Amanda & Chris’s Wedding

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:35:24 +0000

Amanda & Chris had a beautiful Fall wedding. It was such a pleasure photographing and being a part of their special day. We had a lot of fun taking photos together. They were such good sports and because of this we got some great photos.

My favorite shot of the day. She is so happy.

Thanks Amanda for this testimonial:

Christine was absolutely wonderful to work with. She really listens to what specific pictures we wanted and she is is very clever in creating original and interesting pictures. She really made taking photos more fun which makes it much easier to take a better and not forced picture. I would recommend her to anyone. She also will return calls and emails quickly which is imporant when dealing with the stress of a wedding. She did a great job with our wedding and I am very happy she was able to be a part of it!