Last night, Doug and I joined the lovely Becker, Jessica Claire, Jasmine Star and her husband, JD, and the Humphreys for some good old fashion fun at the OC fair.  Our times were filled with over-priced-impossible-to-win games and lots and lots of fried food on a stick.  Of course, Doug had to try the Deep Fried Coca-Cola (which was actually quite delicious!), Jasmine and JD had an egg-roll on a stick,  Jessica had pizza on a stick and I had to have my yearly deep-fried Oreo fix.  But, by far, the most disturbing item on this year’s Fair Menu was the Krispy Kreme Raspberry-Filled Chicken Sandwich (you didn’t read it wrong.)  I knew you all wouldn’t believe that such a culinary delight exists, so I came armed with photos -
A nice close-up of our fried-food smorgasbord (fried twinkies, fried oreos and the chicken sandwich) -

And an even closer-up of the sandwich (for those wondering, it is a raspberry-filled Krispy Kreme donut with a piece of greasy chicken inside.  To add insult to injury, they serve it with a side of honey!) -

And proof that Doug ate some (I also took a bite, which resulted in one of those awful split-second decisions to either swallow it or spit it into my napkin.) -

And proof that we lived to tell the tale -

Delightfully Yours,
Chenin

Last Saturday, Gloria and Gabe tied the knot at Lake Hills Community Church in Laguna Niguel, followed by a reception at my favorite place – Seven Degrees! I’ve been looking forward to this wedding for a while, because Gabe and Gloria were so easy-going during their engagement session and so much fun to shoot! I started the day with Gloria while she got ready -

Some details -


The lovely Gloria -

Then it was off the the church for a sweet ceremony that incorporated a little of Gabe’s heritage -



I love to shoot the couple coming back down the aisle! -

A couple of portraits at the church -


This is my favorite kind of light! I love to play with transition between light and dark to make an otherwise uninteresting setting cool -

Then it was off to the reception, where I pulled Gabe and Gloria away for just a couple more portraits around Laguna -


A couple of reception details -

Their first dance -

And a ring shot -

To Gabe and Gloria: Thanks for sharing such a beautiful day with me! Enjoy Maui!
Delightfully Yours,
Chenin

Last Tuesday, I met Veronica and Sean for a little pre-wedding portrait session.  They are having a very intimate wedding later this Summer in June Lake for a date I’m already booked for, so we decided to do a portrait session instead.  Despite the fact that the weather didn’t cooperate, we got some great shots of this lovely couple! -






To Veronica and Sean:  Thanks for the delicious cookies!  I hope you have a beautiful wedding!
delightfully yours,
Chenin