This is my first personal post on my blog and I plan on doing more of these because I want my readers (that’s you!) to get to know not only me as a photographer, but me as a person! 🙂

I spent this past weekend in beautiful Temecula California with 6 gorgeous ladies celebrating our friend Julie’s last hoorah as a single lady. We had so much fun dressing up in themes like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in black dresses, red lips, and pearls and “Sex in the City” in pink tulle skirts and white tops. From wine tasting and blue berry picking to searching for a pool to lay out in and late night Cards Against Humanity, we had an absolute blast just being together and celebrating not only Julie, but friendship as well. I’ve made two new friends (Hi Tam and Kindra!) and got to know one better (my music, hair, and shoe SOLE-mate Judith) and will cherish these memories forever! Here are some shots I was able to get with my camera and a remote trigger and some other very cute photos we all captured on our iPhones.

We stayed at the beautiful Ponte Vineyard Inn

The girls did an amazing job with these fresh strawberries and custom wine and water bottle labels!

Our “Dinner at Tiffany’s” night!

Just us being silly 😉

We all do that sorority pose lol

The guest of honor!

…and her lovely bridesmaids

Our Sex in the City theme = Tulle Skirts! So fun!

“Okay, Charlie’s Angels everyone!”

“…and now yoga poses!” This is what happens when you put a bunch of girls in front of a camera 🙂

This shot took us about 30 tries… “I said jump after 3!”

And here are some of my favorite iPhone shots:

 

But in the end, what matters is the time spent with good friends and I’m so thankful for the friendship of these beautiful ladies.

“Good friends will make your weakness strong, your joy multiply, your fears retreat, your laughter flow, your love expand, your worry light, and your best self, better” – Patti Tucker