John + Julie : Married

John and Julie are amazing. There is really no other way to describe them. I am proud to call them friends and was honored to experience their wedding. It was one of the most laid back and peaceful weddings I have ever been a part of. A true reflection of their personalities. The day was perfect from start to finish. The weather was beautiful, the ceremony was perfect, and the attitude of the day made me smile! I truly cannot wait to see what unfolds in the lives of these two. They have a life full of blessing ahead of them and I cannot wait to see what the future holds. Congrats John and Julie. We love you!





































This set pretty much shows the attitude of the day!

Julie Fay + One Beautiful Bride

Just a little pic from this weekend! Julie was quite the beauty on her wedding day!

Giada Michela Coldani + Born 1.22.09

Giada Michela was born earlier this year to two very special people to me, Mike and Julie Coldani. Julie and I met our very first day of college at Cal Poly. She came walking by my room, must have seen the name "Julie" posted on my door, then proceeded to come in my room and stick out her hand to introduce herself proclaiming "hey we have the same name". Her story is that I wasn't overly excited by her warm introduction, but I don't remember it that way :). Anyway, needless to say, I'm glad she did it because we have been friends ever since.

It has been fun to go through college, see each other graduate, get our first jobs, and get married. Julie is the first of our close college friends to have a child and it has been fun to see! I have to say that I was so excited to meet Giada, and when I was able to this past weekend, as an "auntie", I fell instantly in love. Giada is so precious and Julie is a natural amazing mom just as I thought she would be! Giada seemed to have a great weekend hanging with the girls and cruising all over LA. She hung in there pretty darn good and was a joy to be around!

I love her and hope you enjoy some shots I got of her throughout the weekend.

Bill + Kelly : Engaged

I had so much fun with Bill and Kelly a couple weeks ago running around Carlsbad and hitting up the beach for their shoot. They are full of life, tons of laughs, and so much fun to be around. I loved our time together and can't wait until their wedding in August!

Oh yeah, and for those of you who might have thought you were in the wrong place, well you're not! Thrive Photography is going through a much needed face lift! This has been in the works for a while I'm loving the change. Stay tuned however, because this is certainly not the end.

Enjoy!

Tara

I could probably write an entire book on how amazing and beautiful of a person Tara is, both inside and out, but perhaps I'll save that for another time. Tara truly has one of the kindest hearts of anybody I know and I am blessed to have her in my life. We went out earlier this week for a little portrait session that she will be using for some upcoming exciting adventures she is embarking on. We had so much fun, and hey, lets admit, the fact that she is absolutely gorgeous makes my job fun and perhaps just a bit easier! Enjoy, and thanks Tara for the fun times!

SD Views

I hope I never take for granted all of the amazingly breath taking views that we experience daily in San Diego. This particular view I get to see almost ever day on my drive home. Its different all the time, and that in itself never seizes to amaze me. It is a view of the ocean, which on this particular night was coated with a marine layer as the sun was going down. I often stop to admire and this time I had my camera.

Something Different

We have had some "weather" in San Diego over the past couple weeks, and certainly some great clouds in the sky...I just came across a couple of random shots that I have taken while I have been out and about.

Chris