Engagement Session in Downtown!

We had been dying to do an Engagement shoot in Downtown San Diego...and the day had finally come! Christy & Todd were up to the challenge and they simply did outstanding; their chemistry was more than we could ask for. We walked all over the gaslamp area of town and just kept finding one awesome spot after another; it was a creative high for all four of us because we all enjoyed the scenery and contributed to tons of different ideas as we went from place to place. Todd had the idea of checking out a new place that some friends of theirs were opening so made our way over but it was still under construction. But that was the good part! There was an ad on the front of the construction walls that not only had great impact but complete relevance because wouldn't you know Todd is pure Australian!
"Hey what do you guys think of the idea of getting in that fountain?" They were practically in there before I could finish the sentence! Here are some more shots from the session...Enjoy!

The Early Bird gets the worm

We always arrive early to the wedding.
Apparently while we wait we like to keep ourselves entertained with mirrors.

An entire set of proofs....

We think it is important for a couple to see an entire set of proofs that the photographers shoot. It is easy for a photographer to put together a nice album of shots, but proof is in the unprocessed proofs.

Here is a link to a recent wedding we did in Mexico. Jeremy and Heather's family and friends were so much fun. Check out the tequila shot gallery! Lol.

Go to www.collages.net

Username: Linane

Pass: 12181

(Click on "Best of the Day" to see a storybook of the day)

Ways to spend your credit

Weston and I just finished our new "favorite things" catalog.

Wanted to share them with all of you. Here are just

a few of all the things that we offer....

What is so fun about the credit is that you get to go shopping after the wedding day and it is all already paid for. A girl's dream!

The Knot Party

Weston and I went to theknot.com party. I just had to post our cell phone picture!

Wedding Guestbook at it's best

In order to buck the tradition of the somewhat drab guestbook, we have come up with an idea to create a 8x8 album that guests can sign, leaving a personal message to the couple. We have had couples tell us that this is an awesome album to have as piece on a coffee table or bookshelf because not only is it a unique photobook, but it signed by all the most important people in your life. Better yet it can always be left out, rather than the traditional guest book that usually finds its way into storage, or that don't even get signed at weddings because people tend to pass them by ;(

These are some examples of the layouts we have done in the past. The empty space is for guests to sign. The couple shown is Genenvieve and Greg, at the wedding their guests loved this book. They got endless compliments on it and so did we. We could tell that their guests felt honored to sign a preciaous memory of theirs.

Fun and Different

Weston and I were eager to do something fun and different for an engagement shoot. We were lucky enough to have sweet couple Susan and Brian agree to our seemingly silly idea. The shots below are taken in Ramona in a field right next to an emu farm! And just for the record no we don't personally live on a farm ;) We wanted to photograph something warm and cozy but in a beautiful setting. Let us know what you think...

Just Finished an Album

Weston and I just finished an album for Lynn and John. They were so excited to get the proof. Below is one excerpt from it. If you would like to see the whole thing you may go to www.collages.net and login under view event. Username: Dubenko Pass:12181

Be sure to view as a webshow.

Mock cover, they chose metallic w/ an infrared image

They were such a pleasure to photograph and we hope that they are as thrilled to share their album as we are.

Vic and Alyssa on The Knot

Every so often we send photos of all of our couples to our favorite publications. We always get lucky and a few of our couples are featured in them. Congrats Vic and Alyssa! You both look so happy and your wedding looks gorgeous on theknot.com. Thank you for letting us be a part of it.

To view Vic and Alyssa's slideshow as a "Knot pick" go to

http://weddings.theknot.com/odb/PhotoView1.aspx?id=5929&localkeyword=012,084,027,050,042