Breathe of Los Gatos, a brand new yoga studio, will be hosting a Japan relief event on the 14th May called Be the Change and tobeadored is very happy to be involved. All of the funds raised will be donated to the American Red Cross’s Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund, providing aid to earthquake and tsunami victims.

The boudoir photography session we are donating, to be sold in the silent auction, includes hair and make-up, 2 hours of photography with 3 – 4 changes, a private online proofing gallery with 50 fully retouched images and a bespoke sexy little book with about 30 of your favourite pictures.

Throughout the session we’ll gently guide you and put you at ease so it’s a fun, relaxed time, and you’re unaware the camera is clicking away.  The session can take place in your own home, or if you’d prefer, a hotel room, even outdoors…wherever tickles your fancy! The value of the session is approximately $850.

So please check out the Breathe studio on Saturday where a Shinto tree will be standing tall in their foyer where members and studio guests can leave prayers of hope for Japan. Take part in the raffle and silent auction which will be going on throughout the day. Enjoy the evening festivities with complimentary wine from Cin Cin Wine Bar, appetizers, Michi’s sushi, and a Japanese Tea Ceremony at 6:00pm.

We’re really looking forward to being part of this great fund raising event!

Last September we photographed Anna and Paul’s beautiful wedding at Half Moon Bay Golf Links.

We’re delighted to see Today’s Bride magazine are now featuring their gorgeous day on the About Weddings website in the Real Weddings section

It’s a little disappointing the photographs are cropped into a square format – especially the panorama shots – as you lose the drama, but please check out our blog post from last year to see them in their full glory!

I also noticed their florist was featured in April’s edition of Sunset magazine!

We’re still grinning from receiving the 2011 Brides Choice Award and we just got notice that we won an Award of Excellence at the WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Professionals International) 2011 print competition! Yeaaaah!

The winning print was a photo-journalistic (or as we say reportage!) image from Todd and Aline’s wedding last September. Maybe there was something lucky about the date also being our wedding anniversary!?

Maria rode in the limo between the ceremony and reception and got this fabulous pic, which we think is a really fun capture.

The print competition required a mated 16 x 20″ print, which we printed and mounted ourselves. We’re really pleased that our printing and mounting skills have also been awarded at such a high level of competition.