luka bella photography (real families, real life)

Wedding pictures take two.....

Yes, I know I said I would post more on Saturday and it is now Wednesday, but that is just how the story goes.  Here they are again......

 

 

 

 

 

You all know how I feel about jumping pictures.

 

And climbing into the church fountain in your wedding dress. SSHHHH.... don't tell anyone we did that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have so many more but typepad is having a hard time uploading any more. Stay tuned for round three......

I shot them

I went to a wedding and I shot them...

This was a wedding of great emotion. I have never actually cried during a wedding that I was photographing but I really could not keep myself together during this one. Tears and snot running down my face as I tried to photograph this special couple that is so near and dear to my heart.

 

Look at him looking at her

 

and look at him looking at her....

 

 

 

20 attendants and around 600 people in attendance, this was a big one!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stay tuned for more of this couple tomorrow. I think typepad is about ready to have a heartattack over all my pictures uploading .......

Make it a good day

I feel like my week is getting away from me. Other people's needs are stealing my precious time and I am feeling the stress. So I am trying to breath, breath, I tell you! However, look at this fabulous treat that I am sharing with no one I tell you, no one!!!!

 

It is from this famous place www.magnoliacupcakes.com/

Thank you Laurel, for thinking of me. I am off to make the rest of this day a good one.

Summer in full swing

It is finally a sunny day here in So Cal. We have had weird cloudy overcast weeks. I love it, but it sure did not feel like summer. Anyway  I have been a bad blogger. Too much going on. We celebrated this sweet things b-day.

 Starting with breakfast in bed.

 

 

Look at that precious face....

 

All my bff's for a girl party

 

 

To celebrate her. Love u! You don't look a day over 25.

Our summer bible study has started. 140 women showed up!We were smashed together like sardines, it was fabulous. I have been consumed with the desire to study His word and to fellowship with other women. He invigorates my soul....He colors everything I touch, He lights me up.

Ok off to work I go. I will be proofing my heart out.

Weddings, weddings and more weddings

This is what I have been up to.......

 

She was one of the mose relaxed, happiest brides I have ever photographed. Isn't she lovely.

 

 

Mother and daughter (above). They were really sweet together.

 

 

 

 

And yes there is a groom. Look at how he is looking at her. It looks like he wants to take a bite right out of her neck.

 

And it looks like she wants to take a bite right out of his derriere.I think she is holding on for dear life!

 

 

 

What a beautiful couple. Congratulations Shannon and Chris.

He is enough

I have been a bad blogger. I have bitten off more than I can chew lately and seem to always be catching up. I have been feeling very domestic and enjoying the beautiful overcast weather. I love overcast! I am not being sarcastic I really do. This is what I have been domestically up to

 

a batch of oatmeal choc. chip

 

I love the look on the kids face when they come home to a batch of fresh cookies. Note to self do this more often.

 

Look at these beauties. Nothing says Spring/Summer like a bowl of ripe berries.

 

I bought these for myself today.

I am feeling  grateful today. Grateful for my friends whom love me and build me up even when mistakes are made. Who know my faults and love me anyway.  Who continue to walk along side me and offer forgiveness and grace on a continual basis. For showing me that even with all our differences God made us that way, that we can take what makes us different and use that to grow each other for the sole purpose of bringing glory to God's kingdom.

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up...." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

I have learned something lately, that I may not have great wealth or success.  But what I do have is Jesus Christ and He is enough!

Long weekend

What a crazy long weekend that was. I need a weekend just to recover from that weekend. On Saturday I went to this sweet friends bridal shower

 

It was so simple and beautiful.

 

 

watching a mom praying over her daughter as she begins a new chapter in Gods beautiful story

When I was looking at these pictures this one made me cry. What a stunning, beautiful woman she has become. After the shower we drove to the meet the family at the beach

  

She surfed!! She has been talking about doing this for a long time but has never gotten out on the board. Today she had the courage to give it a try and she loved it.

 

And this one, no surfing yet but she screamed and stuck her thumbs up every time a wave crashed by. Like always she is playing with the boys.

Then on Sunday we woke up very early to head on over to Disneyland.

 

This picture almost made me pee my pants from laughing so hard. We really had to talk LuLu into going on this ride and by the look on her face (she is sitting in front of me) you can tell how much she enjoyed it (not)!!!  She was a trooper, went on almost all the roller coasters this time. My oldest daughter did them all even Tower of Terror.

After a very long day and night at the happiest place on earth we woke up to more fun.

 

swimming and food and the men trying to kill each other in a game of pool volleyball and Tom breaking anything that was glass.

 

Good times, good food, good people. Today is a work day for me. Sunburn and all.

a little break

AHHH!!! Back from a fun weekend in Palm Springs with my BFF's and our husband's. It was HOT! I am now trying to play catch up. If you are waiting for your proofs hang in there I am currently slaving away. Here are a few picks from the weekend

 

Me attacking my friend.

 

You have no idea how many takes this took. We jumped over and over and over and this is the best we got. Thanks Bill, you tried. We all needed a nap after this one. Two of my BFF's are missing from this shot. Kerry never made it out of bed on day two and Cherya was wrangling her hotel bill.

I have never seen such a thing... not so sure about that.

 

This shot cracks me up, I thought I was going to die a slow death holding my camera up to get us all in, but the guy in the back seat was a pleasant surprise. The only picture I have of all us girls together is in our bathing suits and I am not sure how well that one would go over posted on my blog. So forgive me Kerry and Cherya for not having any shots with you in them.

 

After we got home we did a little bouncing. Or should I say they did a little bouncing.

Back to work I go.....

a little something

Been busy. I shot a beautiful wedding over the weekend, this couple's love was so evident you could almost see it.  So much going on and little time to do it all. Here is a little something I finally finished.

I love this girl

I have been busy, Oh so busy. Here are a few from a senior session a few weeks ago. This girl loves the Lord in a way I do not know how to describe. If you see her worship you know exactly what I am talking about.

 

I think I use to have a body like that! LOL!!!!