Chris & Jenn Blog

Engagement Session | Table Rock, Laguna Beach, CA

chris+jenn photos — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:23:36 +0000

Carving Pumpkins with Ava

chris+jenn photos — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:11:07 +0000

This is Ava. She’s obviously adorable. Gabe and Stephanie kindly let us stay at their house when we’re in Illinois and this last visit, I couldn’t help but follow Ava around a bit. Her pigtails are just awesome right now.

baby toms : )Gabe is super serious about carving pumpkins…

Patchwork Festival Photobooth!

chris+jenn photos — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:48:14 +0000

Last weekend we were at the Patchwork Festival in Santa Ana! IWe can’t wait to share wedding ideas that we got from some great vendors there. Below are a bunch of our favorite photos from our photobooth at the event. We met so many interesting families. But the best part was the kids. They always have the most awesome-est personalities to photograph!

If you took a photo in our photobooth, YOU ARE AWESOME! We enjoyed meeting every single one of you! To find your photo, click the links to Facebook below. There are two photobooth albums on facebook for you to find and tag yourself then share with your friends! If you’d like to download the photo from Facebook, when you’re viewing the individual photo in the album, there’s a link on the bottom left that says “Download” where you can click to save your own photo! (If you don’t have Facebook, don’t worry, you can still look through them and download your photo.)

~~(update! we’re sorry the following links are down for the next week as we work out some kinks with facebook! they will be up again very soon!!!)~~

Updated link–> Patchwork Photos Santa Ana 2011 Spring

Patchwork – Indie Arts and Crafts Festival

chris+jenn photos — Thu, 26 May 2011 19:51:35 +0000

This is where we’ll be this weekend, so come by and say hello!

Hitched!

chris+jenn photos — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:43:43 +0000

We got married! There hasn’t been an update for sometime since our 8 week engagement and whirlwind travel trips….but there will be more soon…very soon! In the meantime, feel free to click the photo below and browse a few shots from our wedding. Our photographer was Jonathan David from www.iamjonathandavid.com. We had a fabulous day…even though it rained!!

Think Outside the Aisle

chris+jenn photos — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:45:00 +0000

Last month was just the craziest month I’ve had all year. I shot this wedding in between trips to Chicago. I actually came back just to shoot the wedding. It was really my pleasure to make it back. Caity and Brody were the sweetest couple to work with. Their love and respect for one another was immense. It was obvious they both felt that they had won the ultimate prize by marring each other.

My only complaint about the day was the horrible lighting in the church. I’m a jpg. shooter but I switched to raw for the ceremony. The overhead lighting was pink and orange which is a photographers white balance nightmare! I also added a side light to give some separation and more light to the already harsh can lighting. At the last minute I was given the unexpected invisible boundary speech by the church staff and told if I crossed it they would stop the ceremony. Come to find out I was only allowed in the aisle which for me is not my favorite place to be. I made it work by going outside and grabbing a few shots through the window so the couple would have more than one view of their ceremony. Think outside the aisle is what I say!

Happy Holidays!

Adam & Faith + Four.

chris+jenn photos — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:14:00 +0000

I’ve been traveling a lot these days for shoots and have been longing to spend time in the O.C. with friends. I set up a meeting with Adam and his wife Faith because I’ve been wanting to get to know them and their family better. Adam is also a photographer so I couldn’t think of a better way to do it than through a photo shoot. They have four of the most adorable little girls on the planet and who doesn’t like to take pictures of cute kids. I had a lot of fun watching how Adam and Faith interacting with their girls. I can’t imagine having 4 girls before I’m 30 but they do it so well. You can find Adams Photography Here.

Caity + Brody {engaged!}

chris+jenn photos — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:27:00 +0000

Caity had more laughs and giggles than anyone I’ve ever shot. A true sweetheart! Brody was incredibly gentle and kind. Underneath though he is a tough guy that works with special opps in the military. A perfect match. Can’t wait to shoot the wedding!

Long Beach Vintage Record Store

chris+jenn photos — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:05:00 +0000

A few months ago I posted a blog about Sharreace. We decided to do a second shoot to show her in her element this time. We did the shoot at Dizzy On Vinyl a vintage record store in Long Beach. We had quite a few good laughs about some of the sweet tunes we used to listen too. I think my favorite is the “2 legit 2 quit” album she is holding in one of the images.

Runners Photo Group Zooey Deschanel Inspired.

chris+jenn photos — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:08:00 +0000

If you’ve ever seen the movie “Yes Man” you probably remember Zooey Deschanel had a runners photography group. On this last photo shoot I couldn’t help but think I was apart of her group while running and taking pictures. In my search I found an actual facebook group who has just such a group. Here’s the link. They’re based in Minneapolis so if anyone is ready to start an Orange county group let me know!

If you’re looking for a group that works out for more than just a good laugh I’d recommend Rough Fit. Rough Fit is who this shoot was actually for. They’re an Orange County based fitness group that focuses on getting in shape and developing healthy lifestyles even within our busy lives.

P.S. If you love indie music make sure you listen to Zooey Deschanel’s band She and Him.