Thursday, June 19, 2008

Tonya & Matt - malibu, ca

what a down right sweet bride and groom! we enjoy weddings so much because of couples like this.you could not help but to feel the love that surrounded them on their wedding day. the air was calm and peaceful. we didn’t witness any of the pre-wedding jitters… in fact it was with such anticipation… the attitude was more like "let’s do this!" tonya and matt would much rather hang out with us than be photographed. tonya is such a caring and compassionate person that she even went out of her way to “table touch” us during the dinner break to make sure we were okay and fed, to thank us for being a special part of their wedding day. she did that with all of her vendors. hugs, gratitude and gratefulness were bestowed on to us all. what more can you ask for? did we mention the home baked cookies? don't get us started! it is the unspoken trust between client... friend... photographer... artist that is given to you in those moments… even the verbal “i trust you” that allows us the creative freedom to do what we do. -karen






























what a gift. tonya and matt are treasured, viva salute’.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Sara and Chris

sara and chris, what a sweet couple and "who knew" that they would be traveling with such a fun and lovely entourage. wow!


sara and christopher on-line proofing website
sara and christopher on-line wedding album

the couple wanted us to capture moments that were unique


and stylish "signature "joey carman".




poolside portrait of the groomsmen definetly exceeded our cool factor.


we were so flattered to have been chosen to do a destination wedding in the reverse, sara and chris live in florida and have family that live locally...so the destination was theirs, locally, at calamigos ranch!




they showed us a deeper meaning of commitment.


they invited us into their lives to experience their dynamic relationship that make them who they truly are. we were inspired by the interaction between sara and her mother and between chris and his dad.


we remember the heightened energy between the guys out by the pool and also taking images of the newly married couple that brought us all back to 40’s era.


we've always said that our work is fueled by the emotion of a moment and through our lens moments are captured and preserved into timeless pieces of art.


the day was filled with so many of those moments.


we really appreciate sara and chris for allowing us into their world for just a little while to experience such a wonderful time with them.




-karen & joey


Monday, June 02, 2008

Quote of the Month

i pay no attention to anyone’s praise or blame; I simply do what comes from my heart.”

-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart