Drew B Photograhy

My little B is 18 months old today! That’s a year and a half old! At 3:31pm he will officially be closer to two years old than one and that freaks me out! It’s amazing how fast time flies and how much a little human being grows in just 18 months.

Brayden is my little buddy. He’s my sidekick. He’s my bug. We make each other laugh and giggle. When we see each other first thing in the morning we do this thing where we scream at each other in a high pitched scream. Like what girlfriends do when they haven’t seen each other in a long time. We take afternoon naps together. I teach him new tricks and that’s fun. Nothing too naughty, yet. I could tickle him for hours just to hear his giggle.  And I love how when I’m done tickling him he says, “More?”.  I’ve never been so tired in my life (both emotionally and physically), but I’ve never been happier either.

Happy half Birthday, Brayden Bittel! I LOVE you!

Then you’ll go here and vote for me

Both DrewB and Mom*tog are under the “Eye Candy” category on the left.  Voting closes on Thursday!  Thanks a bunch!

And here’s a little sneeky peaky from my fabulous wedding on Saturday!!!  Can’t wait for you to see the whole thing!

Yep.  That’s a ferris wheel!  I wasn’t GIDDY or anything when I saw it

I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason.  About a year ago I was contacted by a potential bride.  We had a great phone consultation and I got an email soon after letting me know the contract was on the way.  Well, a couple of weeks went by and I hadn’t received the contract.  I got an email from another bride inquiring about the same date.  Told my bride (who was a friend of a friend) and she once again said the contract was on it’s way.  Got another inquiry and told the bride I had to have the contract now or else I was giving up her date.  Got an email from her mom asking if she could give me their credit card number.  And two days later (and a month and a half of stringing me along) I got an email from the bride telling me that because of the economy they had to postpone their wedding.  While I was sad for her, I was a annoyed because I had turned away two great potential brides (lesson to all photogs out there, don’t hold dates without a contract and retainer!).

Months go by and not a single inquiry for that date.  And then April and Patrick came along.  April and Patrick are a referral from the amazing Michelle at Details Details.  We had such a great initial consultation I was keeping my fingers crossed that they would book me.  And they did!  See, everything happens for a reason!  Now I get to work with this amazing couple.

When I pulled up to the Mission on the day of their shoot my cars thermometer said 99 degrees!  99 degrees in San Juan Capistrano?  I thought there was supposed to be some sort of ocean breeze!  Both April and Patrick were great sports even though poor Patrick was in a long shirt and pants.  We had to take a water break in between locations because we were all dying of thirst!  Water and a coke never tasted so good!

I’m super excited for their October wedding at the St. Regis!  If they both looked this amazing at their engagement session in 99 degree heat, I can’t even imagine how fantastic they are going to look on their wedding day!  Can’t wait!  For now, here’s the slideshow!