Vintage "Travel" themed Engagement Shoot

 Can you guess what this couple likes to do?  Stefanie and Jimmy love to ride bikes, have picnics and travel together:)..hense the vintage maps.  Love this somwhat "Notebook" themed engagement shoot:)

 Whats special about the pict below?  The couple got engaged in 2010:)

Misti & Brians Engagements- 1940's Vintage Orchard shoot

I Love this shot above, I blew it up as a 20x30 float wrap for my display in a local gallery:)















I LOVE this shoot! Brian and Misti will be having their wedding at a winery, so what better of an engagement shoot then something involving wine! The main reason we did this shoot? Because they both love wine tasting and biking together, so why not do a "Picnic" in a vineyard? After LOTS of texted photos from the dressing room in the mall..we found this outfit and were able to pull off (I think very well) a somewhat 1940's meets modern vintage shoot:)

2010 Ari Photography Survey

Hello to all of my fabulous clients out there! Hopefully you all know that I love what I do and am always striving to be better. You as clients are a tremendous part of that! I have a few questions for you in the survey
link attached. I will
appreciate any feedback given. This info will be used to expand, and also improve my business. Would love it if you could take a moment....:) Thank you!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GYMGT3Z

Candace & Allen Freitas' Wedding Photography Teasers Mandalay Beach Resort CA

I traveled to Southern California to photograph this Edgy wedding. The wedding venue was at Mandalay Bay Beach Resort, Oxnard California. Such a gorgeous venue! There were waterfalls everywhere. I knew I was in for a treat when I spotted the waterfall coming down from upstairs in the center of the parking Garage!
What a fun night. This couple is actually the brother and sister in law of a unique wedding I shot about a year and a half back. So I was excited to see Lis and Adam there an even share a few moments with them!
I loved how kick back both Candace and Allen were on their wedding day. Sure it had its stressful moments (like having the wrong cake delivered to their ballroom et) but they kept their cool, just like them. A cool and down to earth couple. Just look at their shoes! I will post more teasers from this wedding shortly..:)

Stacey and Armando's Wedding Photography..

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting Stacey and Armando Medina's Wedding. What a special couple! I loved going through the photos and was amazed at how many photos had either one or the other laughing, especially when they were with one another! It truly was so much fun and talk about a sweet and beautiful bride!...













That reception was definitely bumpin'. I was so excited to have caught a few photos that showed the action and excitement that was all around us.

"Old Hollywood" Couture Boudoir Photography

This situation worked out perfectly. My adorable friend Kyle Lingg a Certified Neuro Reflex Therapist and I were talking the other day while she was giving me a wonderful massage. I told her how I was looking for a claw foot bathtub to do a shoot in as well as a few other secrets I have up my sleeve. She told me her great friend Nancy Pope owned The Whitmore Mansion (www.whitmoremansion.com) and that I just had to contact her! Being new to this area I only knew of the McHenry Mansion and had already learned that they have a great setting that I hope to soon get to work with, but not what I was looking for with these specific shoots I had lingering in my mind.

Walking through the mansion I couldn't help but to think that this would be an awesome place for a Boudior session (as well as the other sessions in mind)! Only days later that I received an email from a client with a love of antiques, she had hoped to do a boudoir session with me! PERFECT! Bam Bam we sorted it out and within 4 days came up with these beautiful shots of this beautiful woman with this beautiful hair in a beautiful location!:) Thank you so much Nancy and Jacque! you guys did an incredible job!

My client could not stop talking about how impressed she was with the mansion and how she envy's those who have their weddings and events there. Book it! Its beautiful! And when Nancy cooks man does it smell incredible!

There were many more photos however these were all I could/should post online. This stuff is between her and her husband!:)

Love the above..this shot is what made me think of the title "Old Hollywood".


The above leg/piano/Whitmore Mansion concept was originally seen (as far as I know) by Bella Boudoir. I had thought that by telling the client to pose in front of the piano we would for sure have a different image afterward, however after going through my photos it still bears resemblance. This was the pose that was natural to her:) Different effects and layout though:) I tried to put my own take and edge into the shot:)