Happy New Year! Scott and I spent a quiet NYE this year at home, with a few of our closest friends over. We all counted down and while I was still in the midst of the countdown high, Scott suddenly reappeared with a candle-bedazzled cake in hand. My birthday was not for another 24 hours, so there were a few minutes of me frantically babbling “what? what?” but he explained that he wanted to do a quick celebration while all our friends were around. 5 minutes into 2010 and it was already looking to be a fabulous year – starting off with a huge smile for me and 150000 boyfriend points for Scott :)

My actual birthday was spent doing one of my most favorite things – documenting a fantastic couple in love :) We photographed a lovely wedding at Inn of the Seventh Ray, the most dreamy and ethereal venue and one of my new favorites. I have a few full weddings to blog soon, but I wanted to leave you with a quick sneak peek from Saturday. An amazing first wedding of the year – so excited to see what the rest of 2010 holds!

Where did this year go? It flew by in a flash and yet somehow was filled with so many fantastic moments. 2009 was our first full year of business and I cannot believe how it panned out. At this time last year, I had 2 weddings booked for 2009 and you can probably imagine the lament-fest I was going through daily (“What if these are the only 2 weddings I have for the whole year? What if these are the only 2 weddings I have EVER AGAIN???”)

But January came and so did the emails. And in February came more. And now at the end of the year I can hardly believe how fortunate we have been to meet and work with so many amazing people. Clients who are now friends, who are supporters, who are some of the most warm and loving people I have come to know in this life. Photographers who are not competition, but comrades, who will give you advice late at night, who are happy to see you succeed, and other amazing vendors who offer both encouragement and inspiration. I want everyone to know that this year was shaped by you (yes, YOU!) and it is because of your support that 2009 has been so fantastic.

I am planning to release a post early next year with The Story, of how I got from being an utterly confused post-grad on the brink of applying to law school, to waking up every day to a job I love. I have been meaning to do such a post for a long time and have been piecing it together little by little. It may be a tad long, but I definitely want to document it here so I can come back to it every year and remember how it all started.

But for now, please enjoy the year in photos, some of my favorite moments from 2009. Happy new year and see you in 2010!

It feels just like Thailand. Nestled discreetly in the middle of the city, a lush tropical haven, covered in temples and tiny buildings, flanked by tall wispy trees. The absolute serene quiet is only broken with the random rooster crow or two. It was in a large gold-studded hall where Clair & Paul held their Thai wedding ceremony, one of the most beautiful and vibrant ceremonies I’ve witnessed. Afterwards we were so lucky as to wander the temple grounds – I seriously could have taken photos in those dreamy surroundings, of Clair & Paul in their beautiful ornate outfits, all.day.long!

But this is just the beginning of the fun – their wedding at the Cicada followed a week later, and I am beyond excited to share the images of their vintage/glam-inspired affair! For now, enjoy a sneak peek into their beautiful Sunday morning Thai ceremony…