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Under the Boardwalk

Sometimes, when you least expect it, you are reminded that life is short. And while you’re living it you should enjoy it as much as you can. To hug the ones you love, to spend your time doing what you love, to smile and laugh and to eat ice cream.

On Sunday we did just that. We spent the day by the beach with family, we ate too much, we fell asleep under the sun, we ate some more, we watched kites fly, we laughed, we breathed in and we enjoyed life.

Have a wonderful Tuesday friends.

Nancy Strick -

These are beautiful!

Father’s Day

Make sure to always give your dads extra hugs, give him lots of kisses, dance with him, make him smile and tell him he’s amazing.

Wishing all the fathers out there a wonderful weekend!

Let’s Be Tourists

There’s something about traveling that just rejuvenates us. We love getting lost in new places, having to look at maps and being unfamiliar.

The day after our Big Bear Wedding, we drove around in the morning looking for a local breakfast place to eat at. When we spotted a little open patio and saw a sign that read “All you can eat pancakes” we pulled over. With big hair and floral pants we instantly got stares and were asked where we were from. We were okay with that, we like being tourists.

Megan Welker -

you guys are adorable. Kathrina, I can’t get over how beautiful you look with your new haircut! And Joe, how does your hair get so big SO fast?

Joe Merrill -

Thanks @[1252198249:2048:Megan]! It’s a gift I guess, it looks totally different when I actually “do it” versus just let it fro out. It’s usually the tame version so I don’t scare anyone. I get a lot of looks.

Michelle Aenlle Ford -

you guys are so friggin cute! fro, flowers n all.

Lauren Bauer -

Looks like fun! And holy FRO Joe!! LOL it’s huge and awesome all at the same time. #thatswhatshesaid

Martha Olivares -

1st peek at the “new” Kathrina- thumbs waaay up! Of course, it goes without saying (though I am saying) Joe’s hair remains AWESOME. Going to need a convertible soon…..

Joe+Kathrina -

Haha love you Michelle!

15 Minutes

Our stomachs were hungry but our hearts were telling us something else.

We couldn’t sit down. We felt it in our gut, we needed to do it.

So when the time was right we asked for 5 minutes. 5 minutes during dinner for a few more photos.

Instead they gave us 15 minutes and we were so thankful that Steve+Sarah allowed us to do our job. We listened to our hearts and were happy they listened to us as photographers.

We cannot wait to share more photos from their wedding. It was a good day to get married.

Erin Mischak -

These are stunning! What a beautiful couple. Well done, you two!

Joe+Kathrina -

You are so on top of our blog, we love it! You’re the best. Thank you, this wedding was so gorgeous. 5 more months until yours!! :)

Sabrina Streavel Fox -

Gorgeous!

Paula Akkari -

Lovely! I’m so excited to see all of the pictures!

Sarah Akkari -

Joe & Katrina you have such an amazing talent! You will go so so far in the photography biz because you are able to create such beautiful moments on camera & we have so much fun with you! These photos really tell the story of our the feeling of our hearts on our wedding day. We are so blessed because we had two of the most creative photographers in the world capture our wedding. These are photos really are some of the most important photos we will ever have in our lives.Thank you for making them wonderful!

Melissa Huddleson -

amazing first looks of the beautiful couple! I know my friends are stunning in person, but these photos promise so much more to come when we see the rest! They are the real Prince and Princess!

Joe+Kathrina -

Thank you so much Melissa! Steve+Sarah are pretty amazing! It was wonderful to be a part of and so great to meet you! We’ll be waiting for that call when the time comes for you ;)

Joe+Kathrina -

Thank you Sabrina! :)

Joe+Kathrina -

And we can’t thank you enough for letting us be a part of this! You two are truly such amazing people and that was clear throughout the day being surrounded by your friends and family. We can’t wait to share even more photos with you, you guys did a beautiful job putting everything together. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!

Hey, June

We have been looking forward to the month of June since, well, June 2012. Last year our June month was pretty quiet. But this time around our weekends are filled with weddings and we couldn’t be more excited! We have two amazing weddings coming up that we’ve been counting down with our couples and every other weekend we are second shooting with some pretty awesome photographer friends of ours. This past weekend we already shot two weddings AND one of us got the fever. Hey, June didn’t we just say how excited we are to see you? Treat us nice will you.

 

Knowing how our month ahead was going to be, on the last day of May we grabbed a blanket, lots of food and enjoyed a movie at the park. We watched Singing in the Rain for the first time and we left whistling all the way home. Nothing beats old movies and cuddles on a damp blanket…yes, a damp blanket, enter Fever!

The photo above was taken with our iPhone…self photo attempt #184.