Lisa & Mike are Mr. & Mrs!

Well, despite the yucky weather we've been having lately, the sun came out just for Lisa & Mike's beautiful garden wedding in the Wilhelmina Gardens in Golden Gate park. Wow! The scenery is awesome and the whole area is shaded by an enourmous old-fashioned dutch windmill. It was a beautiful & intimate wedding and reception, attended by close family and friends, some of the nicest people I have ever met!

Check out the fun slideshow!

she's just gorgeous:




























near the end of the ceremony, they jumped the gun and went in for a kiss!













after the ceremony, a friend sang their song for them:




























her grandmother's ring:




























Congratulations & Best Wishes in your new life!

James & Bonnie E - Session

I don't normally shoot Monday nights, but I just couldn't say no to Bonnie when she called! I'm so glad I didn't, I met her and James in Half Moon Bay and we took a little drive to the beach where we caught a really gorgeous sunset.

James and Bonnie will be getting married in Florida, which is a bummer cause I won't be shooting their beautiful beach wedding. Whoever the lucky photographer is, you're going to have an awesome time!

check out the slideshow here!

Wild In Downtown!

Saturday evening I headed back to my favorite shooting ground to meet up with Erikka, an awesome young comedian in the bay area. She wanted photos that were different. :)

I can do different! I knew we were going to try some neat and comical outfits...but a cat suit? I seriously had my doubts but she ROCKED it! seriously.....a CAT suit!

some things you just gotta see for yourself:

SLIDESHOW MANIA

Tim & Michelle, E-Session

Sunday night I hopped in the car with Tim and Michelle and we went on a little photo-adventure! We headed to a pumpkin patch, a park, a cool spot in downtown Mountain View, and a super fun playground with a swingset. I normally stick to the downtown scene cause I'm really an urban-girl....but I LOVE stretching myself to do something different.

Michelle has such an incredible smile! Of course, it helps that she has such a great guy to smile about. ;) Tim is currently working with me to design a brand new...super awesome...Jillian Kay Photography website. I am soooo excited!

In fact, I almost didn't quite know whether to be more excited about the new website, or Tim & Michelle's wedding next month. After chatting about the details in the car...I'm definitely more excited about the wedding. :)

Here's the fun fun slideshow!

Corinne & Tanya Hit the City Streets

i'm not quite yet rich and famous, so currently I rent a room in a house with 3 other roommies. now the house itself is old, 70's funk, and a little yucky. our landlord and the leasing company are in some sort of dispute, so the place hasn't had new paint or carpet in forever! BUT...I love my roommates, and the place has a built in bar for parties, so it's worth putting up with a few stains. :)

A week and a half ago, I had the pleasure of taking one of my roommies Corinne & friend Tanya out for a photo shoot! It was a BLAST. The abosolute funniest moment happened when Corinne put on the marilyn monroe dress...and it actually flew up over her head. I have a picture....but I'm not going to put it on the internet!!

Anyway, thanks gals for coming out with me, and for taking me to dinner afterwards! It was awesome to have a night out with the girls for once. :)

Here is your AWESOME SLIDESHOW, and a handful of my fav's:

Sandra & George - Engagement Session

Monday night I headed into San Francisco for a super fun engagement shoot with gorgeous a couple! Since they live in Texas, I haven't seen Sandra and George since we met at a Sonoma winery earlier this year. I sent her a link to the photos of my trip....and the rest is history. I'll be shooting their amazing Somona wedding in October and I can't wait!

Check out the slideshow to see how much fun we had!

Oh, and I'm excited to get to use a new song from a very talented musician, Jake Bouma! I expect that we'll be hearing his songs on the radio in the future, but for now you'll have to settle for hearing "Stuck" on my slideshow! It's been stuck in my head for days. :)

Mr & Mrs Kendall!!

Sunday afternoon Bridgit and Chris took the big plunge! I was so excited to get to know both of them along with their friends and family. This was one fun group! But you can find that out for yourself with the slideshow!!

The church had a great big sanctuary with tall windows along the aisles. At the very front of the church was a huge, beautifully lit cross, which shown more brightly and clearly than anything else. During the special music in the ceremony I could just barely make out Bridgit mouthing the words "stop that!" and trying not to giggle....turns out Chris was dancing for his bride. :)

At the reception, they had an adorable orange & white cake with a bow and beadings around the edge...but each table had it's very own super cute cake with an edible bow on top! Each one had a unique flavor and style...what a cool table center-piece! Our table had carrot cake with cream cheese icing and a yellow bow...sooooooo delicious.

Chris and Bridgit Wedding Slideshow

Jason's Photoshoot

Hey everyone! I've been a little blog-MIA lately....but not because I haven't been busy! My computer decided to...um...have a little down time. :) With the help of my awesome friend, James, the computer is running again and better than ever! And I'm not allowed to try to change partition allocations on my own again, lol.

In the meantime, I've had the awesome opportunity to work with and assist two awesome photographers the past two weekends. Those weddings were a blast, and when I have a little catch-up time (hopefully!) I'll post some images.

But last night I had so much fun running around downtown shooting Jason! He's an awesome guy and a cool local radio personality. He, Sandy, and I laughed non-stop...I was afraid I wouldn't get any shots from laughing too much!! Luckily Jason's a natural at this, so even a barrell full of monkeys couldn't stand in the way of awesome photos!

Check out the full sneak-peak slideshow here!

jilliankay.com 1.1

I spent the last few weeks updating my website behind the scenes. It needed just a slightly slicker look, and the addition of my new logo. :) I'm excited to say it's done and I've made the switch over. Of course, I'm sure there will be little snags to work out here and there, so if you notice one, just let me know!

Speaking of letting me know...check out the contact page! There are several new ways to contact me, so I'd love to hear from you!

Carlos and Alicia Got Married!

Saturday afternoon, Carlos and Alicia became Mr & Mrs! I had the emense pleasure of photographing the event. The wedding was held at a beautiful mansion on Mare Island, in a beautiful yard overlooking this pretty garden.

Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your day, everything was just beautiful and wish you all the happiness in the world!

Edit: Oh! I forgot the best part....the slideshow!!

Chris & Bridgit E-Session

E-sessions are so much fun! Engagement sessions are a great chance for me to meet with a bride and groom before the wedding so that we can get to know each other! I get a feel for their style, their comfort level, their personalities....all of which make the wedding day go much much smoother.

Oh...and as an awesome side effect, the couple gets some really sweet photos that show off how in love they are! Bridgit and Chris were no exception...these two are a lot of fun and they both have great smiles!!

Additionally, I just got this new software, called Show-It Web, that allows me to make fun slideshows of the photos! Check out the slideshow here.

Monika

Last Saturday night I got to photograph an awesome model, Monika, in downtown Mountain View with a wonderful photographer named Juliet (http://blog.julietnicole.com/). Monika has these electric blue eyes that are just captivating!! My favorites are below.

In other news, I am on a 3 week school break! Thats great, because the next few weeks are going to be very exciting and busy for Jillian Kay Photography....so no school means I actually get to sleep! :) I'll keep you updated, of course.