Rebecca & Juan- Wedding 01.30.10

Meeting Rebecca and Juan was like being with one of my closest friends. They are such an amazing couple, so warm and beautiful! Their big day started in Temcula and what a perfect gorgeous day! The location was awesome and the lighting was perfect (Thanks Juan!!) I found myself having a great time...laughing with the bride, her MOH and her make up artist! It was just effortless to capture the moments and their beauty! She looked gorgeous!!! When all was said and done, she had this very retro hollywood 1920's beauty about her...which inspired a vintage image! And the RED VELVET COUCH!!....perfect! Her Maid of Honor was the best! Just constantly making goofy faces and creating a wonderful and stress free environment for Rebecca!! Their centerpieces were old vintage records which I could not pick one to post so I posted two!! The Ceremony was beautiful and so charming! Their Pastor got a bit choked up and I found myself with a few tears in my eyes. The love they have for each other is so wonderful and for them to let me be the one to capture that is so honoring!! Thank you Rebecca and Juan you guys were gorgeous, fun and great! Congratulations! I cannot wait to see what this year brings you.....Congrats again and enjoy!

Brooklyn D.

So,this is kind of a Part II to the previous Post. Des has four beautiful children... 4, Myles (who is all boy and no pictures lol) 3, Jordan, 2, Kayla and 4 months, Brooklyn.......We captured Kayla and Jordan and Brooklyn fed and took a nap or two hehe...So, once we finished with the big sisters, we striped Brook down to her diapies and started snapping away. She gave some great shots and she was so fun!...UNTIL...Until mommy put her clothes back on she just started crying lol...Baby loves the Nakedness. Lol, dont we all! Thanks Des again for your beautiful Girls!!!!!

Pink Tutus and Tiaras!......Kayla & Jordan

Well, Well, Well,
Today I met up with Des and her girls! Dressed them in their tutus and their tiaras!! Too adorable! Everytime I snapped a pic, they came running over ot see "Me See, Me see!!"...we made a game and when we were done and finished taking pictures THEN we can see them! We started off in the living room which gave off gorgeous light! Then headed outside to battle with a bee, dirty feet and blueberries. It was such a great time, the girls were so cute...Thanks Des, had a great time...Kayla, Jordan...You Were FANTASTIC!

Design Your Own!...The Madeline Collection

Well,
Since Les's Baby Shower, people asking when "we" (me and Vic) are going to have babies, and my mother, in-laws and grandma nudging their elbows to us...Ive been in baby mode. Not to HAVE babies lol; but designing and photography! Ive decided to start off announcement and invitation collections!! Starting with the lovely Madeline! It was her that inspired the Brown and Pink idea being that her room is nothing but Brown, Pink, Shoes and CLOTHES!!! So, being that I love designing and we all love getting things in the mail, we are now offering Announcements, Invitations and specialty cards in an arrangement of sizes and dimensions! Im excited about this.....So everyone, we are offering to name our collections after your BABIES!!! Contact us today! We are looking to get your ideas of what you would like in your announcement and invitations and we need......YOUR BABY's PICTURES!!! The following will put you in the lead to have our Collections named after your child!

1. Book a Baby Portrait Session!
2. Multiple outfits!
3. Comment, Email or Message your thoughts and requests for Announcements and or Invitations!

Lesley's Baby Shower!

Welcome Baby Samantha!!!
Lesley, the "mommy-to-be" who happens to be my cousin and very dear to my heart, I was in her wedding and she in mine and Saturday was her baby shower. Everytime we are together its laughs and smiles and food!!! I had such a wonderful time and I could not resist taking pictures. I found myself "working" and enjoying the celebration of the new life! They had goodies and wraps and CREAM PUFFS!! It was so wonderful! I am so happy for my Les, she deserves the very best and I am so blessed and honored to have her in my life!!! With the help of all us girls and of corse the NEW BIG BROTHER TO BE....Lesley was sure to not even raise a finger, let alone walk on her beautiful 9 inch heels (ok ok exaggerating!!). Loads of family and friends arrived to play games, win prizes and celebrate. Aunty Karen, Laura and Maggie planned this beautiful Shower and it was so perfectly P I N K......... Lesley, love you and Welcome to the World Baby Samantha, we cannot wait to meet you!!!!



love you Les!

Meeting with Rebecca and Juan......

Well!!
Today we meet up with Rebecca and Juan. Their wedding is in just a few days, me and Vic meet up with them at the Mission Viejo Mall to talk "legistics" and wedding details! AS me and Vic drove up, it was do or die to find a parking spot the very first spot we saw we passed by thinking we can obtain an other "closer" one. (isnt that the way it always is) well, didnt work out to our dismay; we drove in one complete circle to only race an other car for the very first SAME parking we past. We finally got out of the car and meet up with Rebecca and Juan, we went to a little Cafe and the cutie engaged couple treated me and Vic to a wonderful cup of "tropical Tea". We talked about details, the wedding and what they wanted on the day of. We settled everything and plan to have an additional day for just Bride and Groom Portraits ONLY! Cant wait for that!

As we wrapped up the conversation, we said our good-byes and confirmed for the BIG DAY. Vic and I headed back to the car, made a few window shopping stops and as we got out to the parking lot Vic said I had the keys. To my memory, he never gave me the keys and I was digging in the "not so clean" purse. Comes to find out, the car door was UNLOCKED!...annnnd....the KEYS were STILL in the IGNITION! lol, He had left the dang keys in the car and to top it off....he left the RADIO ON! lol, our battery was dead and we had to get Security to give us a JOLT. Ahhhh...what a day lol. I couldnt be mad at him, this just goes in the file of all the many other times he has lost, missed place or "put" my car keys!

1. Left the keys in the Fridge
2. Left the keys in the Mail Box
3. Left the Keys in the Front Door
* I thought they were left on the counter above the trashcan, thinking that they were slid off into the trash can, I literally went into the Big DUMPSTER with a stick digging through the trash to search for my little keys!

Oh how he brings color to my world and adventure to my life.......now if we can just find where he put his wedding ring, we'd be all set! lol....Love you babe!

Vintage Picture Designs......

Hello everyone,
Well, one of my resolutions for this year is to post much more then last year. So, Ive decided anything that I come across I'll start posting....Anywho...Last year we did an amazing Senior Portrait Session that was total FAB FASHION! Mariah was gorgeous and so easy to direct! lately I had been playing around with some designs for pictures to look a bit more vintage and that old rustic. So, the images we used were from Mariah Portrait Session being that she had this amazing head band detail that look very vintage and I thought would look outstanding in this new design. anyway, its late I know; but Im a night owl. Take a look and any comments, feel free to leave! xoxox, Thanks Mariah for the great images....Yvonne, perfect headband!!!

New Logo and Design

Hey everyone!
Well, with the New Year we thought that we would update our design and business cards. As you can see we are going from just "Sparrow Memories Photography" and transitioning to the O So Fab "Sparrow Memories by Amanda Joy"....thats me!
Anywho, we are upcoming on reordering our business cards, so I decided to try out a new design. Here is a sample of where I'm going with the design, Im begining to like it very much. And thanks to the beautiful Jasmine and Mariah, the design looks flawless ;). Just wanted to share and feel free to leave comments....thanks everyone......enjoy!

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2009 Most Memoriable Moments!

2009, it is gone and never to arrive again. Looking back at 2009 was a year filled with wonderful adventures and journeys! Diffinately a chapter in our lives that was exciting, dramatic, thrilling and some sorrows. With all the wonderful families we met this year, the exciting images we captured and to the family we lost this year, it was a year to diffinately put in the books to tell our future children about at bedtime. I want to say a few special thanks to a few people to have helped in wonderful ways with either Vic and myself and or Sparrow Memories Photography.

*First and foremost, to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For without You we would cease to exist! "I press towards the goal marked before me, not looking back". Thank You for Your Son, Your Love and for the doors placed before us that we were able to walk through. Thank You!

*To Seema! Thank you for openning up a wonderful door of meeting new families and friends! For giving us the opportunity in capturing you, Chuck and the girls! Without you, Sparrow Memories would not have captured such wonderful moments of family relationship and cute little babies!

*To Mariah Mancha for always being willing to stand, fall or run in front of the Camera! Thank you for the giggles, laughs and tears..........SCHMOOOOTHIEEES!

*To my husband Vic, without you, I would not be the woman I am today. Thank you for encouraging me, for motivating me and for being the backbone! Youre the love of my life and my best friend. Thank you and I love you so very much!

*And to all the wonderful families, couples and SENIORS for giving Sparrow Memories the opportunity in capturing your relationship and perfect moments. We cannot wait for what is to come this year Thank you all!

Here are a few of my favorite memories from 2009! Thank you everyone....and a little late BUT...HAPPY NEW YEAR!