JK Life Stories wins Wedding Photojournalism Award!

You can see the full post (and lots more) at my new blog:

http://www.jklifestories.com/blog/

Please change your bookmarks and meet me there!

Aimee and Justin's Wedding: Sneak Peek

That's a peek of Aimee from her wedding at Wente Vineyards. You can see the full post (and lots more) at my new blog:

http://www.jklifestories.com/blog/

Please change your bookmarks and meet me there!

Laura and Scott's Wedding: Sneak Peek

That's a peek of Laura and Scott from their wedding at Clos La Chance. You can see the full post (and lots more) at my new blog:

http://www.jklifestories.com/blog/

Please change your bookmarks and meet me there!

Adriana & Tim's Wedding

That's a peek of Adriana from her wedding at St. Dominic's Church. You can see the full post (and lots more) at my new blog:

http://www.jklifestories.com/blog/

Please change your bookmarks and meet me there!

Becky & Tosh's Wedding: Sneak Peek

That's Becky and Tosh, in a sneak preview. You can see the full post (and lots more) at my new blog:

http://www.jklifestories.com/blog/

See you there!

(By the way, if you're part of Julie's Inner Circle and want to receive updates from the new blog directly in your inbox, hang in there. I'll be making the switch soon. If you're not, but would like to receive these updates anyways, just drop me a line at julie@jklifestories.com)

New blog!

Please change your bookmarks and follow me here to my new blog:

http://www.jklifestories.com/blog/

A sneak peek:

Though I haven't had much time to post here over the last several months, life has been incredible. My little girl is blooming, my business is blooming, and - my blog is blooming.

And so, just as I do when my flowers outside outgrow their planters, I decided to give my blog a new home.

The photos above come from two of the many amazing weddings I've photographed over the last few months. Janey and Jason's wedding, photos from which are up on the new blog, was absolutely gorgeous.

Photographs from Becky and Tosh's wedding, Adriana and Tim's wedding, Laura and Scott's wedding, and Aimee and Justin's wedding will all be on the new blog in short order.

In the meantime, if you'd like to see me, swing by the Ritz-Carlton on Sunday!


Thanks for joining me here. I'll see you at the new blog!

Little Light

T, three months

Have a wonderful weekend!

Adriana and Tim Engaged

Adriana and Tim both come from places that begin with the letter "I" - she's from Indonesia; he's from Iowa. Despite growing up halfway around the world from one another, they fit together perfectly.



For their engagement photo session, we decided to head to the path along the coast where they had their first date.



Tim recalls that Adriana set such an ambitious pace that it was tough to keep up. He did his best to catch his breath to comment on the beautiful view. Adriana, however, got straight to the point, peppering Tim with intense questions throughout. As we took these photographs, Adriana and Tim laughed at the memory.

Adriana may have seemed intimidating, but as Tim later said, "I guess my answers were acceptable -just don't ask me exactly what I said - I was concentrating too much on the hike."


They must have been pretty good answers, actually, because look where Adriana and Tim are now! Nice work, Tim!

Thanks you two. I can't wait for your upcoming wedding!

Judy and John Engaged

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

which is

...wow.



When I met these two, I knew we were going to have an amazing session.



And when told me they were interested in doing their engagement photos in an industrial area, I knew just the place.



I could not be more pleased with what we created.



Congratulations Judy and John. Here's to a love beautiful and eternal.

JK Life Stories nominated for BayList Best!

Wow - it's been such an awesome year so far for JK Life Stories. As many of you know, in January, JK Life Stories received a Bride's Choice Award from WeddingWire. Now, I've been nominated as a contender for the best wedding photographer on the Best of the BayList!

If you think JK Life Stories deserves to be named the best wedding photography get-up in the Bay Area, please help me win!

Simply click on the banner above, or on this link:
http://baylist.sfgate.com/jk-life-stories/biz/141426
And click the vote button!

(They will ask you for your name and email, but it’s quick and easy!)

Thanks in advance for all of your support!

Kim and Carl's Wedding, Meadowood

Now that you've had a chance to hear Kim and Carl's amazing love story, I hope that you will appreciate these photos of their gorgeous wedding even more.

First, Kim, looking just as spectacular as she did in that magenta taffeta prom dress in 1982 (and, amazingly, hardly a day older!)

Kim taking one last moment to review the vows she wrote for Carl.

Kim's amazing bouquet of blue roses, created by Cristina Cejuda.

If you've ever spent time with Kim and Carl, you know that this is exactly the way they gaze into each other's eyes all the time.



Twenty-eight years (!!) after they fell in love and Kim predicted their marriage in her teenage diary, Kim and Carl finally tie the knot.

True romance.

Kim and Carl: meant to be.

Location: Meadowood

Flowers: Cristina Cejuda

DJ: Starsounds Productions

Do You Believe in True Love?

I promised you a great love story, and here it is. It debuted on the big screen at Kim and Carl's wedding two weeks ago.

To view, make sure the sound on your computer is on, then press the play button at lower left.



The direct link, if you have any trouble, is:
http://www.jklifestories.com/KCLoveStory/

Stay tuned for the teasers from their breathtaking wedding.

On the Homefront

Life is sweet :)

Janey and Jason Engaged

I first had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Janey when she was a bridesmaid in a beautiful wedding I photographed last fall.


When I found out she was planning her own wedding and wanted me to photograph it, I was delighted. Not only are Janey and her fiance Jason super photogenic, they are super nice.




The three of us spent a gorgeous afternoon in San Francisco recently and captured these and other amazing photographs.

This one holds particular significance, as Janey and Jason used to live on Lyon Street.

These bridge photos were based on an image Janey had long dreamed of, and that we set out to capture. We plan to do even more on the wedding day.



Their wedding, at the beautiful Golden Gate Club , is just around the corner so stay tuned for more amazing pix. Congratulations Janey and Jason - I am so excited!

One Amazing Love Story

Last year I got a call from Kim and Carl, an amazing couple with an amazing story.



They got engaged last year after a year of dizzying love set amongst sunlit vineyards and French chateaus.

But that's not even the half of it.

They had met before - 27 years earlier. In fact, they'd done more than just meet - at ages 15 and 17, while students at the same Maryland high school, they had fallen in love.

Their connection was so powerful that Kim had actually written in her diary:



Over the past months, I've spent time interviewing and photographing Kim and Carl and weaving together the keepsakes they've lovingly kept for decades into a mini-documentary film that will debut at their wine country wedding later this month.

I find their story so poignant and moving, that I haven't been able to work on it without grinning from ear to ear. I am so excited and honored to get to watch (and photograph) them walking down the aisle.

I'll be posting an excerpt from the documentary here next month, and promise you will be just as moved as I am.

Stay tuned for their story and their wedding photos, arriving on the blog sometime in April.

Bliss

Need I say more? :)



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Announcing

Teagan Pearl Kelly, born 2/10/10, 7 pounds 7 ounces, 19 3/4 inches

We've never been happier. Blessings from our family to yours.