We’re THINKING about possibly doing a few minutes of LIVE WEBCAM tomorrow (for our photo shoot for the website)… Interested? Let us know! (Leave us a comment!) M & I are going to be doing a little photo shoot for the intro page of our new SD studio’s website. We have a few fun outfits picked out, and we’ll be shooting tomorrow! We were thinking about the possibility of putting a portion of the shoot online for you all to watch it LIVE. But we want to know if there’s enough interest out there! So, if you’re interested, please leave a comment below so that we know you’d like to tune in!
This pretty lady’s b-day was this weekend! Happy B-day and many returns Miss Kimberlee West! You deserve nothing but the best and I am sure this coming year will hold many yummy treats for you.
I guess I should apologize that this b-day wish is a little late considering the actual date of her b-day was October 17th….BUT, I was celebrating with her this weekend and had no time to post a blog. So I can’t say it’s my fault. Right? What do you know, we celebrated at Disneyland….shocking! The whole fast pass thing on your b-day worked out really well and made a Saturday at Disneyland tolerable, if not one of the best trips in a long time. For those of you who don’t know, on your birthday if you have an annual pass you can get fastpasses for a group of 5 for 6 rides. Pretty generous huh?
Love you K-frog! xoxo.. Marissa and all the peeps in The Boudoir Divas Studio
Click here for the official Spero Lumina website (you can even download songs for free!)
These are a few photos that M took of the band (check out their website/myspace/facebook pages for more pics). I know that Weston is probably going to kill me for posting the following photo, but I can’t help it. M did the shoot for them at the SD Boudoir Diva studio, and these crazy guys surprised her by coming out embellished and accessorized with our Boudoir Divas props (they raided our closet of accessories). Oh my gosh, when I saw this photo I could NOT stop laughing. You guys look absolutely FABULOUS! 🙂
Spero Lumina has been playing at various shows throughout San Diego recently (Including some really cool venues like Canes, Belly Up, and Soma!) If you live in the Socal area, you should definitely come w/ us to their next show! (Check out their website for upcoming show dates!)
It has been a year in the making, and we have enjoyed every second of designing this baby. Well no that’s a lie, not every second. Like when my fabulous PC would crash over and over, no I didn’t love those moments. But I DID love getting to the program Showit. I found that anything I dreamed of doing on my website… I could do! Thank you Showit. So, next Friday please tune into this blog to be a part of our official launch.
Oh and I am sure you wondering why we (meaning myself and the rest of the staff, sly little Kimberlee sits all tall working on her Mac) still have PCs as pro photographers. I know, I know, say your little jokes, I have heard all the snickers 🙂 Well, when we started the biz we needed 5 computer stations, so Apple just was not happening in the budget department. But I am getting ready to throw my PC laptop out the window. Apple rescue me!!!! – M
We have been getting a lot of emails and calls the past couple of days regarding our workshops (which we are happy to answer!) but I also wanted to re-post this for the folks who have not yet seen it. If you are considering the November Workshop than this vid is for you. So excited to meet all of you, have two intensive days of teaching/learning, and then have margaritas at our fav mexican restaurant! Yum….
This is a little promo vid that we made about 6 months ago to promote our last San Diego workshop. If you’re interested in joining us in November for the Boudoir Workshop, CLICK HERE! If you have questions or want to see some more info, you can view our PDF that has ALL the info about the workshop!!!
A lot of peeps have been calling & emailing w/ questions about the boudoir workshop… here is one question we’ve been getting a lot recently:
What’s the main difference between the San Diego workshop versus Las Vegas or Paris???
ANSWER: At the San Diego boudoir workshop, you’ll be getting a complete behind-the-scenes look into the Boudoir Divas studio… you’ll get to shoot on 3 of our favorite sets… and you’ll get a chance to meet all of the fab SD studio team! Click on the photo below for a little glimpse into the SD boudoir studio!
Sign up at www.boudoirshop.com or call us at 858-485-0443
This is my Grandmother, Eulalie Rendon or Grammie to those who really know her, when she was younger. I may be wrong but I believe this photo was taking during her courtship with my Grandfather and she sent it to him. They were from different towns in Texas and were getting to know each other through letters. How could he resist right? 😉 Maybe it wasn’t long after that he asked her to marry him? I’ll have to ask her.
At the present moment my Grammie is ill and my thoughts and prayers are constantly with her through her healing process. I came across this image today and realized that it was the perfect time to blog her pretty face. The more prayers the better so I would be indebted to you if kept her in your thoughts and prayers as well.
Here is my Grandfather, Everardo Rendon. This hispanic Clarke Gable look alike took me to school and picked me up everyday until I was 13. I also lived with him pretty much my whole life. In hispanic cultures the elderly almost always live with their children and I wouldn’t change a second of it. I will never forget how on stormy days he would stand in the rain getting sopping wet just to greet me the second I stepped out of the school doors so he could put an umbrella over my head. He was the absolute best and, to end on a fun note, I was the only one in the family to inherit his blue eyes! I feel like I have a special part of him that no one else has.
Today I am feeling very nostalgic and really understanding what a sweet memento photos are for loved ones. These really remind me how valuable my job truly is. xoxo- Marissa
Yes, we have two boudoir blogs! One is www.thedivasblog.com (the one you are reading this very second) and the other boudoir blog is for our San Diego boudoir clients. You are welcome to check it out if you are so inclined 😉 www.sandiegoboudoir.com Then, Kimberlee, has another blog for her kiddo photography and I, Marissa, have one for Weston and my wedding photography. Do you think we like to blog or what!?
We are very excited at how much we have grown recently and wanted to share with you a little behind the scenes look during our staff meeting with the WHOLE team! (minus Weston)
How often do you have staff meetings? Any fun ideas to keep them entertaining? 🙂 ~Ashley (The newest member to the Diva team)
Hey everyone! So this week I’m out of the country… hanging out in Peru with Compassion International! Compassion is a non-profit organization that has asked me to travel with them as their photographer. I got to travel with them in August to Burkina Faso, Africa, and I am absolutely thrilled & honored that they’ve invited me to travel again as their photographer for this Peru trip! I’ll be posting a few photos from Peru over on my personal blog, so feel free to check it out over there. Also, here’s a short video to give you a little glimpse of my trip to Burkina Faso…
Burkina Faso from Kimberlee West on Vimeo.
