DrewB Photography Blog, Orange County California

Happy 4th of July!

drewb — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:20:18 +0000

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Mr. & Mrs. Cahan - Sneak Peek

drewb — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:43:25 +0000

More to come from this fabulous wedding soon!

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Janelle and David

drewb — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:07:58 +0000

Janelle and David win the prize for most creative engagement session location! Since these two met in high school, they decided they wanted to do their e session there. And their high school, Villa Park, happens to be my high schools rival. School is out for the summer so we had the whole place to ourselves. After we were done we went down to Laguna for a few more pictures.

These two were so easy to shoot. David is a natural since he was an Abercrombie model! Well, kind of. He was approached at the gym by a model scout and did a test shoot with them! And he thinks he’s not photogenic! I think Janelle looks like a young Christie Brinkley. They are going to have gorgeous kids!

Janelle and David are getting married in August at his parents home in Monarch Beach. There’s nothing like a wedding on the sand! I can’t wait! For now, here are some of my favorites from our shoot and the slide show!

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Happy

drewb — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:25:08 +0000

I took these yesterday while getting set up for Baby Cameron’s newborn pictures and they make me happy. I hope they put a smile on your face too! Happy Saturday!

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Mr. & Mrs. Murray

drewb — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:24:59 +0000

Boise is photographer heaven. It’s an absolutely beautiful city full of cool alleys and old brick buildings. As we flew over the city there were so many barns I lost count. Unfortunately, the weather was not on my side. If only it had been 20 degrees cooler we would have been able to take advantage of the awesome sites of Boise.

Matt and Rachel were married this past Saturday and it was hot. Very hot. I was keeping my fingers crossed for cooler weather because Rachel had told me that if it was hot she didn’t want to spend much time outside. It had even snowed in the mountains above Boise the week before. However, we had no such luck. It was over 103 degrees. Luckily the hotel we were staying in, Hotel 43, had a gorgeous lobby and the hotel employees didn’t mind if we moved the furniture around (well, I didn’t really ask, but they didn’t stop me!) and the boys didn’t mind braving the heat for some pictures. After the ceremony we decided to let it cool off for a bit before we did Matt and Rachel’s pictures and wouldn’t you know that a storm rolled in. We don’t get storms like this in California. You could literally see it rolling in. Since it stays light in Boise until 10pm (crazy!) we were able to get outside for a few shots, but it was very windy! Like I said, the weather was not on our side.

Besides the intense heat and unpredictable storms it was a beautiful day. Rachel looked stunning in her gown and you could just see the excitement on Matt’s face. It was a lot of fun to shoot a wedding somewhere new and different. Thank you to both families for making Chuck and I feel so welcome! And a very special thank you to Tawnya Hood for flying in all the way from Arizona to shoot with me! Below are my favorite pictures and the slide show! Congrats Matt and Rachel!

Rachel looked absolutely stunning

I loved Hotel 43. Such a great place to shoot!

I love antique cars!

Don’t the guys look like a boy band? I love it.

Two things I really loved from this wedding:

1) The ties the groomsmen wore

2) The junior bridesmaid’s bouquet

The church was gorgeous!

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I know…

drewb — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:12:53 +0000

I know. I know. I’ve been a total blog slacker this week. I don’t know if it’s the heat or if I’m just catching up on the time I lost being away this past weekend. But, I will be blogging my awesome Idaho wedding and an awesome e session soon! I promise! For now, here’s a picture of one of the reasons I’ve gotten no work done this week. Brayden has decided he doesn’t need his afternoon nap anymore. I disagree.

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I-DA-HO!

drewb — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:29:00 +0000

I will be out of the office shooting Matt and Rachel’s wedding in Boise this weekend. I’ll return all phone calls and emails on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

DrewB

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The Yeh Family

drewb — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:09:30 +0000

I can’t think of a bigger compliment then when a client books another session with me. One of my biggest goals with my business is to not just be someone’s wedding photographer or to not just be their family photographer once. I want to be the photographer that they go to year after year and to feel like a part of their family. I want to watch the kids grow up and to maybe photograph their weddings someday!

I first shot the Yeh family in November of 2006. They live in Maryland, but both of their parents live in Southern California. I was so excited when Van called and told me they would be out here to visit and wanted to schedule another session! Their youngest son, Joshua, was just a baby the last time we shot. I was really looking forward to seeing how much they had grown! Well, Noah, their oldest son, was not so excited to see me! Ha! It took him a bit to warm up, but after we had hunted for some dinosaur eggs and played with some big cars I finally got him to give me a few smiles. Once we got out to the beach he had a ton of fun and loved it!

Thanks so much Van and Justin for asking me to shoot your family session. Your support means so much to me! Hopefully you will be able to move back to California soon and we can do these shoots more often! Below are some of my favorites and here is the slide show!

Cute, little Joshua isn’t so little anymore! But, he’s still a cutie!

There’s Noah’s smile!

And my favorite shot of the day!

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Mr. & Mrs. McLandrich

drewb — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:18:20 +0000

I don’t even know where to begin with this wedding. I leave every wedding thinking how lucky I am that I do what I do. But, there are some weddings where I cry during the ceremony, laugh during the toasts, and really feel like part of the family. It helps when I’ve known the bride and most of her bridesmaids since junior high school or longer and the Maid of Honor is one of my closest friends.

I’ve been looking forward to Jackie and Stephen’s wedding since last summer when Jackie and her mom, Susan, came to book me. I don’t think I had seen Jackie in close to 9 years. She had gone away to school in Michigan where she met Stephen. You could tell by the way she talked about him how in love she was. I didn’t get a chance to meet Stephen before the wedding, but once I met him I totally knew why Jackie loved him so much. When I asked Jackie’s Maid of Honor, Liza, about Stephen she described him as “laid back”. And laid back he was! My favorite type of groom

Everything about Jackie and Stephen’s wedding was perfect (well, besides Jackie getting a little stomach bug, but we won’t talk about that!). The weather was gorgeous and the venue was absolutely stunning! I was so happy to be a part of such an amazing day! Thank you to everyone for making us feel so welcome! It was so great to see ALL of you! And to Jackie and Stephen, congratulations! You two are perfect for each other! Enjoy your wild adventures in Costa Rica! Below are some of my favorite pictures and a slideshow!

The beautiful flowers by my favorite florist, Jenny B!

I’m just in love with Jackie’s dress and this brooch. It was perfect for the dress!

5 of Jackie’s 7 bridesmaids are her best friends from high school. I was always so envious of the relationship these girls had. They had none (or very little) of that high school drama that most groups of girls have. And even though I was a year older than them they let me hang out with them my senior year. It says a lot that even though these girls all live in different places and went to different colleges they are still this close 9 years after graduating from high school. Very cool.

And my favorite bridesmaid of all is the Maid of Honor, Liza. Liza is one of my oldest friends and was a bridesmaid in my wedding. She is one of my most favorite people and anyone that is lucky enough to call her a friend is a better person for it.

I had never met Stephen before, but he was such an awesome guy. Totally laid back and excited to get married. And he has two things going for him. He’s from Ohio. I love people from Ohio. And his Dad’s name is Drew. That makes him a cool guy in my book!

The first look!

Arroyo Trabuco is my new favorite venue in Orange County. Not only is it absolutely breathtaking, but they have an amazing coordinator. I was so impressed with Alyson. She kept everything on schedule and organized and did it with a smile the whole time. You can read more about Arroyo Trabuco on our J’adore Details blog!

It was an emotional ceremony to say the least!

My first Hora!

The best YMCA I’ve ever seen!

I was very excited to see these two at the wedding! My life was changed when I went to Maui in the summer of 1997 with Sandey, Ron, and their daughter Meredith. It was with Meredith in Maui that I met Chuck. If they wouldn’t have invited me to go on that trip when I was 16 years old who knows where I would be now. And yes, I am still VERY sorry that I lost the rental car keys

Congratulations Jackie and Stephen!

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Happy Father’s Day!

drewb — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:39:36 +0000

This is a little late, but one of my gifts to my husband yesterday was to stay off of my computer

I wanted to wish a very happy Father’s Day to my AMAZING husband! I knew he was going to be a great dad, but there’s no way I ever could have imagined that he would be this dedicated and in love with his baby boy. The way that these two look at each other and the fun that they have together is so incredible to watch. Brayden loves his Daddy. His eyes light up when Chuck walks in the room. I always thought I wanted a girl, because I wanted a little mini me, but having a little mini Chuck is so much better.

Chuck promised me that if I carried Brayden for 9 months that he would do all the work once he was out and he has totally held up his end of the bargain. He changes diapers, does the late night feedings, gets him out of the house when I’ve had a long day with him, and he still manages to find time for me. Chuck knows that while I love Brayden, I love photography too and that it’s what make me feel like me. And he’s doing everything he can to give me the time I need to continue my career and to grow as a photographer.

Chuck, thank you for being such an amazing dad to our son. That little guy already loves you more than you could ever imagine. For someone who didn’t even know how to put on a diaper 4 months ago you have really come a long way. Thank you for allowing me to continue my dream and for giving me “Drew time” when I need it. I didn’t know I could love you more than I already did, but seeing you with our son has made my love for you grow. 143, Tuck.

And also happy Father’s Day to my Dad as well! This is the man who I got my love of photography from. It was his camera that I stole for my high school photography class. He was the one who would look at my blog long before I had any other readers. He has been my number one fan from the beginning. I get a lot of my good (and some of my not so good) qualities from my Dad. I got my determination from him as well as my stubborness (which I think is a good quality, but my Mom and husband would probably disagree!). And it was probably because we are so alike that caused a lot of conflict during my teenage years, but I couldn’t be happier to be like him now. He does SO much for our family and makes sure we are all taken care of. He’s been through a lot the last couple of years and doesn’t get told thank you very often. So, I would like to say thank you to my Dad for all the little and big things he does for our family and for being the best Papa G to Brayden and Hauggy. No matter how old I get I will always need my Dad. I love you, Daddy!

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