brett + eliza (are awesome)

today was great. i was awakened by a text message from hannah asking if I could sit for zoe while she worked today. of COURSE, because zoe just happens to be the cutest little baby in the world. then i saw spiderwick chronicles with gracie julie and jade which was a little weird (i overdosed on slimey frog-beast-like-creatures) but mostly good. so anyways, lets rewind. yesterday was amazing. first i got to babysit two of my favorite kids michaela (3) and malachi (2) [photo shoot of them in the near future!] for most of the day. i had so much fun taking care of them, and feeding them, coloring with them, throwing them in the air, jumping on the bed with them, and well, just loving on them! i was exhausted to the core by the end of it; but in a good way : ) ! then it was off to meet with my engagement shoot couple for the day in oxnard. we met at the coffee bean in the new shopping center, and right away (my first time meeting them) I knew they were awesome. smiling right off the bat, they had a nervous excitement that i was stoked about. i LOVE when my clients really get into my work and my ideas, and then totally trust me during my time with them. they were the the second out of two free engagement sessions that I gave out coupons for at the bridal fair in january, and i am oh-so-glad they won! they are getting married in pennsylvania this october and already have a local photog doing the job there. we started out taking photos around the shopping center.. (i'm not kidding, it was really pretty!) and then headed down to a nice little part of the beach around oxnard shores. they were so sweet together, and so confident and comfortable in their love, that there was just a big giant bubble of peace around the whole shoot. every move and motion radiated a deep sense of connection between them, even when they wouldn't say a word. sounds cheesy, i know, but love doesn't have to look a certain way or even make sense to be true, we all know that. anyway, blah blah blah lets get to the photos- heres a few that i like the most!





























congratulations to you two, i hope your wedding is all you dream of and more!

*random note to self for a tuesday*
if you pray for something, expect to get it. if you pray for patience, you get opportunities to be patient. if you pray for wisdom, you get opportunities to use wisdom. if you pray for a servants heart, you're gonna get opportunities that stretch you to be a servant. i think the Lord does this so that we truly come to the end of ourselves, and must rely on him (which is a fantastic place to be). ask and you shall recieve! how awesome is that! : )

<3annajoy