miss natalie, part II.

i'm currently in my second home in st. louis, mo. i've missed it so much here. it's gorgeous outside with a misty rain and we're looking at some snow tomorrow. on Christmas day. how perfect is that? on the plane ride over here, i couldn't hold off much longer, i'm just too proud of how this shoot went with natalie. i was an editing mad man. so, i've decided to spill the beans and show you more.

 enjoy!

miss natalie. {santiago canyon, ca}

today's shoot was perfect! 

i had the afternoon off, and the pleasure to shoot miss natalie. not only is she absolutely beautiful on the outside, but the inside reflects it as well. i love having photogenic friends, she's absolutely a natural in front of the camera. 

(also, loving the christmas weather here in southern california aren't you? hahaha i hate it and i love it all at the same time)

anyways, here's a teaser of this lovely girl:

the kirchner-wheaton-fraley's. {balboa island, ca}

my husband, my brother, my sister, my brother-in-law and myself thought it would be a marvelous idea to take some updated photos of everyone together and collage them in a frame for my parents as a combined christmas gift. this photo shoot has been delayed because of weather, but thank god we live in southern california to where we can expect to have wondrous 80 degree weather not even a week away from christmas. 

so, today, we took it upon ourselves to be silly and not capture the boring, cock your head to the side and smile "sears" photos. we were ourselves, and lemme tell ya..it shows.

seriously, take a look at some of the photos that brought christmas cheer into my parents hearts this year.

and to top it off..

god, i love my family.

new and improved!

i've been up since 7:30am this morning, on my day off, working on our website. it needed a make-over. i figured i'd start from scratch, and it took awhile, but i am proud of it none the less. although i don't have the funds to provide the mac-daddy suite of a website, from what i created today, with my limited resources, i am pleased with the outcome. it screams justin & i perfectly and it gives out pretty much everything you need to know about what we do. :)

www.michelleeliz.com

please give it a whirl and let me know what you think.

constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. :)

have a good one!

black & white comedy night.

Black and white comedy night last night; justin and i took it by storm. I seriously haven't laughed that hard in quite some time. 

Here's a little taste:

wedding recap of 2009.

As some of you may know, I lived in Illinois/St Louis for most of 2009 with my now, husband. I shot a hand full of weddings out there, and so I thought I'd share my favorites with you guys. Despite the large amounts of humidity that went on during more than half of these weddings, I loved doing it. Met a lot of great people and learned a whole lot while I was out there. I wouldn't have changed a thing. :) I also threw in a California wedding at the bottom, just because I loved it so much. haha, enjoy!

this is happening.

I think I've started a million of these blogs but never REALLY started them. If that makes sense..

 

I'm gonna do it this time, and I'm gonna stick to it! So from now on, you can see my most recent shoots and blog postings up here. Count on it. 

I'm excited, let's get started!