If You Build It...They Will Come...

Hi Folks!

I know I've been absent for a while now...

...but I have not been slacking I promise!

Simply Cindi is undergoing some changes and it's going to be truly exciting!  I just can not wait to share it with everyone!

Until we reveal this project we've been working on, meet Danbo!  He is our newly adopted workerbee.  Danbo's worked side by side with me everyday for a few weeks now and the late nights we've been working burning the midnight oil will be worth it...we hope.  No wait...we KNOW!

Until then...hugs and kisses and please stay tuned!

TOOTLES! :P

I Heart Lucy!

After we photographed SaraLeigh+Ryan's wedding, they were kind enough to provide us with our first Yelp review ever.  Within the review, they wrote:

"In addition to their attention to detail and artistic ability, they are an energetic and positive balance and such a pleasure to work with. Choose Cindi and Chris Photography and you'll be guaranteed to have your event documented in an artistic and balanced way. You might end up with a couple of friends as well. "

We were totally ecstatic about what they wrote, but what struck a chord to us was the last sentence.  As we try to set our foundation for our business, we really want to make sure we not only gain our customer base, but also make friends along our journey.  Last night, Chris and I went to dinner with Lucy and family.  This was actually our second time getting together after our shoot and we just couldn't get enough of the beautiful Lucy herself as well as her wonderful family members. 

That face just kills me!!!  I want one of those...if anyone sees one on sale, let me know!

I'd have to say, Lucy's the only girl that Chris can kiss without me feeling jealous! :)

Sophie and her steak.  :)  She was kind enough to share though!  :)

Lucy and her family are such fun people to hang around with, we're looking forward to another steak night at Perche No already!  :)  Like the restaurant's name...Perche No!!!  WHY NOT go for another 3 pound steak with some good people.  

 

Couples Slideshow: Ali+Tyler

A typical Friday night nowadays consists of home cooked dinner, some red wine (this week it's boxed red wine.  I know...classy eh??), and photo editing.  And when it comes to photo editing on a Friday night, the photos themselves better be damn good ones to hold my attention.  And good photos usually comes with cute couples.  When it comes to cute couples, it doesn't get better than Ali+Tyler.  I'll let the slideshow speak for itself.  Enjoy!


Location: Marymoore Park; Redmond WA
Music: Count on Me - Bruno Mars

A Special Wedding - Wai+Tatsumi

Hello girls!  I've been missing from the bloggy world for a few days and I have a really good reason why.  I promise!  One of my best friends from high school got married last weekend and you may all know her as Wai of Wai+Tatsumi!  In typical Seattle fashion, it poured down rain the whole day.  But an hour before the ceremony started, the sun peeked through the clouds just a little bit.  At least it stopped raining for their ceremony, even through the venue was prepared and let the tent down. 

I was so happy and honored to have stood up there by Wai as her Matron of Honor.  Wai was my very FIRST friend I made in my high school where I started knowing almost no one.  We've been through some thick and thin times, and our friendship, I'm sure, will always stay strong.  I don't think I've ever seen her as happy as she is now.  Tatsumi is her perfect compliment...just like Chris and I and we couldn't be more happy for these two love birds.  We had our cameras on with us while we spent the day with the bride and groom, so I'd like to share some with you all.

It was a rainy Sunday, so the umbrellas at the salon defined the day

The groomsmen getting ready

Me being my cheesy shelf!

Tats wrote the sweetest vows.  I saw my husband tearing up in the audience

The first dance was to a New Kids On The Block song!

Congrats, Wai+Tats!  You guys are such cuties.  May you enjoy a happy life!  

Engagement - Shannon+Kevin

She seemed calm, cool, collected, and possessed the sweetest smile I've seen in a long time. He was nervous, talkative (probably due to his nerves), and a little worried about his hair. Together, Shannon+Kevin were both slightly shy infront of the camera, but it didn't take them long to get comfortable. The hubby and I met Shannon+Kevin early this year while we were shooting SaraLeigh+Ryan's wedding. Kevin and Ryan grew up as childhood friends, but school brought Kevin to Austin, where he met Shannon. It must be our gorgeous weather that attracted the couple to decide to make Seattle their home, but I'm sure glad they did. These two lovebirds are getting married in August and we can't be more excited and flattered that they've chosen us to share it with them as their photogs.

From getting stuck in a traffic jam, to getting lost on the way to Discovery Park, to talking endlessly about French pastries and cheap happy hours, we had so much fun with Shannon+Kevin, we sorta didn't want the day to end. But in the interest to not sound like we're weird and stalkerish, we'll just say this: Shannon+Kevin...we're so happy for you! And we can't wait for your special day.

Work it!!! 

Kevin was so nervous about the shoot, afraid that he won't look natural.  Now, just look at that smoldering face!  It's worth a million bucks!

For a complete slideshow, turn up your speakers and click below.

Location: Washington Park Arboretum, Discovery Park

Song: Love - Matt White

Blogiversary Winner and a Special Video

Good Monday evening everyone!  I am truly sorry for being a day late in announcing my one-year blogiversary giveaway winner.  But Chris and I were knee deep in photo editing and celebrating Mother's Day.  And before we knew it, Sunday just flew by.

Anyhoo...without further ado...the winner of my giveaway is:

JEN of Vintageglammz!!!
I'm not sure how Jen found me in this vast bloggy world but I'm sure glad she did.  She's such a sweet person and she always has such good insightful comments.  I know she reads every word of every blog and I'm thankful for that.  If Jen and I lived in the same city, we'd definitely be good girl friend.  But until we meet, mate...we'll have to stay in touch through this blog!  Congrats!!!  Check your email! :)

I mentioned above that the hubs and I hung out with our parents this whole weekend.  And in honor of Mother's Day...or just Parents Day in general...we'd like this share this video we specially made and played during our wedding.  We didn't just want to make a speech for our parents at our reception, we wanted to do something more special than that.  This video allowed us to show them, and our guests, how much they mean to us.  So...enjoy!

Counting Beans Till I Fell In Love

When I was young, I remember I'd draw all the time.  They weren't great drawings, of course, because I'm not a natural artist when it comes to drawing with my hands.  I'm just not.  My friends try to be nice and tell me I do fine, but I  know the truth...and I don't mind it.  And for the longest time, I thought I was a natural accountant.  Meticulous, analytical, ordered, detailed...you name it.  But as I got older, get to know myself a little better, and start to not be afraid of failure and what other people thought of me as much, I started to accept that I am indeed not a good accountant.

Don't get me wrong, I do my job well.  I think I'm a hard worker and my parents have taught me great work ethics.  But I'm not a natural at crunching numbers.  In fact, most of the time when I open up an excel sheet, my mind goes blank for a second and my eyes go like this 0_0.  I know I need to focus hard to get my job done right and it's just what I've learned to adapt to for the last 10 years of my professional working career.

What I believe I'm truly good at is looking at the big picture.  I like to come up with ideas and put those ideas in place.  I vibe off of people and connect with them easily.  I LOVE spending time with people, catching up, getting to know about their lives.  And I think that's why I value the blogging world so much.  But it was not until recently that I realized what I've been doing all my professional life is not what I was meant to do.  I believe realizing this doesn't mean I'm going to quit, or that my last 10 years as an accountant was a waste.  I am thankful for my experience and will continue to stay in this career for as long as I need to.  I just came to terms with reality...and my true love.

My true love is photography and capturing moments in people's lives.  The energy and joy I get out of holding my camera with a couple that are in love is indescribable.  Well, I can't convey it in words, but for those that's reading this and also live their life for their passion, you know exactly how I feel.  :)  I went back to my very first post I blogged and this is a direct copy and paste:

"Photography is something I fell in love with after I met Chris. He’s an artsy accounting auditor which I didn’t think existed but apparently they do! I’m currently not very good at it but have invested in a great Canon 7D to start perfecting this skill. I will definitely be sharing with ya’ll some great pics if I get the chance to catch some."

Looking back at my year of blogging, I've come full circle I guess.  :)

Happy Thursday!