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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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before i go to the post office as my reward for finishing editing a wedding....... (i know)
wanted to show you this polaroid.

favorite!
shannon
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
their relationship has strength but also has lots of space.
let me explain.
it seems like they let each other be.
they meld in a really lovely way.
two whole people bringing themselves to be nourishing and lifegiving to the other.
marriage seems like it can be a push and pull, a struggle, a place of tension....
or it can be a place with lots of space.
to grow, to be.


------------- enjoy the wedding of kate and tim.

kate was an etsy queen,
as well as a jcrew queen.
outfits are all from jcrew.
including THAT AMAZING NECKLACE.
do you LOVE those birdseed hearts?
took one home for cosmo.
the wedding was held in a friend's backyard in stockton, california.
everyone pitched in,
everyone helped,
and kate rocked the world with her skills and her beauty.
love and peace :)


(slideshow with more: click!)
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bird by bird says:

I really love your description of their relationship...and marriage in general. It makes me not freak out so bad at the thought of it. the pictures are lovely too. :)

(05.25.10 @ 08:21 PM)
Szymon fotograf says:

very nice set :)

(05.26.10 @ 12:16 AM)
Shelley Leith says:

The bouquet toss photo is amaaaazing. The details in this wedding are absolutely delightful, and as usual, you captured everything with perfect images, and perfect poetry of words.
Mom

(05.26.10 @ 04:33 PM)
Ro says:

shan the 1st and the 5th photo .... move me. The orange chair / plant - I want to be there & then the tree ahhh.

(05.29.10 @ 04:37 PM)
Carrie Allen says:

love those purple shoes; especially the uggs.

(05.30.10 @ 08:04 PM)
Jenna says:

LOVE it! I love the flower(tissue) balls - so adorable!

(06.01.10 @ 10:35 AM)
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Monday, May 24, 2010
i always wished i had glasses.
and curly hair.

rosanna has glasses.
doesn't have curly hair,
but does have AWESOME HAIR.....
and is able to do pretty buns and side-braids.

she's also MORE THAN comfortable in her own skin,
shines as herself in a way that inspires and brings me more freedom.
rosie, you just have an inner confidence that is attractive and sparkley.

love photographing you,
love being with you.

"yeah i didn't get the anti-glare stuff."


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Heidi says:

Ha! As a fellow glasses wearer, I'm loving that quote.

(05.28.10 @ 02:26 PM)
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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extracting a little section of the world and paying attention to it brings depth for me.  helps me become more attuned with the complexities of creation and of the daily life we've been given.

hope you enjoy,
hope you take the time to see something specific and meaningful today too.
shannon
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Jason Leith says:

Shan! i love these so much. (the bottom one is my fave) thanks for posting em!

(05.18.10 @ 08:40 PM)
jennifer young says:

i connect with your thought process...like a lot! love these.
j.

(05.19.10 @ 10:58 AM)
MaeMae says:

it's funny because those photos feel like winter to me, but it's almost summer.

(05.21.10 @ 07:19 PM)
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their favorite part was the cake.
first thing they told me at their initial fun get-to-know-you meeting.
the part she was looking forward to all day and even talked about as she was getting her makeup done. 
"I CANT WAIT FOR THE CAKE."

honestly.....
best cake i've ever had.
cookies and cream....
layers of cookies,
layers of fudge,
layers of goodness.
ahh!
erin, i like your priorities, girl.


their wedding was at the red horse barn in huntington beach!
yay erin and JT :)
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Monday, May 17, 2010
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fresh air.
these feel like fresh air to me.
i decided to clear everything off of those shelves and make it new.

they're hand-made by my friend gretchen!
ceramic genius.
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Gretchen says:

you blog about me so much it seems.... I gotta update my site man.

(05.17.10 @ 03:36 PM)
Lehua says:

I like the knee bend, :)

(05.19.10 @ 10:47 AM)
shannon leith says:

lehu, i like that you noticed the knee bend. was wondering if anyone would. :) :) :)

(05.19.10 @ 11:06 AM)
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
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he's getting friendly!
cosmo used to be freaked out of the world,
used to hiss and bite,
used to need LOTS OF PERSONAL SPACE.

these days he steps up onto my finger like its his home.
which it is.
he is developing a sweet spirit.
he smiles.
promise.
he loves eggs and is gaining weight, which was a goal.
he used to be a skinny minny.
he tweets in the morning and loves breakfast time.
he loves seeing new things and always twists his head around and looks out the window.

we are building strong wings together.
facing fears and moving forward,
building
strong
wings
to
fly
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Frances says:

Just curious.....do you shoot in RAW? I love your crisp images.

(05.13.10 @ 04:23 PM)
shannon leith says:

yes i do! that's not really what makes them crisp though........ its more the lenses and the lighting.

(05.13.10 @ 05:40 PM)
blythe says:

aww cos

(05.14.10 @ 09:55 AM)
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