Door51 Photography

I’m feeling artsy tonight! And how can I not when I’m so inspired.

Somewhere in the middle of Alicia and Aaron’s engagement session I had a thought – (oh oh… he’s thinking!) – I love my job!. “And where”, you would ask, “did that thought come from?” I’ll tell you where! From having the privilege and the pleasure of working with wonderful people in LOVE. That joy, that warmth, that energy that a couple in love exude feeds our creativity and passion for what we do. Tonight, I saw it morph into something beyond a photograph, and even beyond a work of art, into an article of emotion.

On Friday we went to a doctor and had our first ultrasound.

Head … check! Body … check! Hands … check! Feet … check! What else can we ask for?!

And here’s a picture of the printout we were handed. A close up of sorts :0).

Did I mention Nicole’s ready to buy her own Ultrasound machine so she can see the baby more often?

“Come as you are, as you were,
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy
Take your time, hurry up
The choice is yours, don’t be late
Take a rest as a friend as an old memoria…” ~ Kurt Cobain

Tomomi and John are High School sweethearts who love their rock. Memories flooded my eyes as I walked into their music room filled with posters of Kurt Cobain, Korn, and Brandon Lee as The Crow – to date my favorite movie. If I went to their High School, we would surely be friends!

They were nervous at first, but were having a good time with us by the end of the night. Their dog Baxter (whom I renamed to Dexter – yes, the quirky Serial Killer from HBO!) was totally adorable and managed to steal Nicole’s heart in 0.5 seconds. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves…

It’s been long overdue for a redesign and it’s going to get it! Meanwhile, we’re redirecting everyone to this blog. We will update it with all the important information, including an Albums tab! (Look for it at the top of the page.)

As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

I come home to a suspiciously familiar gift box, neatly positioned in the middle of the dining room table, with a bow on it and everything! “A present!”, I thought, “I love presents!” I open it up to find a velvety red Sephora bag inside. “Uhm… I don’t need makeup, but I’m curious.” I feel for the contents inside (a stick of some sort), I turn to Nicole for a clue and the tears in her eyes confirm my suspicions of what may be inside. I take out the pregnancy test out of the bag, look down on it, turn to Nicole and everything around us fades. We’re pregnant!