Tag Archives: Rock the Dress

The Knotty Bride, Backyard Vintage Wedding, Ryan Gosling!

Truth be told — getting published on the top wedding blog, The Knotty Bride, is pretty much bizbomb. Having a Ryan Gosling music video as its soundtrack? Priceless. Peeps, this is a must watch. Go. Run. Swoon. {see A+G  and  the hotness that is Gosling} Go here. CURIOUS ABOUT SHOOTING? Engaged? Getting married? Obsessed with all...

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Vintage Beach Engagement Photos {Ellen + David}

“You give me Love, Love, Love” ~ Michael Buble ~ It’s almost HERE! I cannot wait to photograph the wedding of Ellen + David, at the fabulous Stone Manor Estate in Malibu! WHOO-HOO! WEDDING  SNEAK PEEK  COMING SOON … ________________________________________________________________________________ All Photographs Copyright Photographer Karen Christensen at The Legacy Boutique in Los Angeles. Karen is...

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Vintage Wedding Photography {Marianne + Nigel Sneak Peek}

“For when my hand was holding hers, She whispered words and I awoke, And faintly bouncing around the room, The echo of whomever spoke” ~Phish, “Bouncing Around the Room” ~ No two people have ever bounced around a room quite as freely as my sweet friends, Marianne and Nigel. Theirs is a love of endless proportions. From...

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Vintage Wedding Photography {Alison+Gabe {Part 1}

“On my Lovin’ you can rely.” ~John Legend~ Alison and Gabe’s Vintage Garden Wedding, featuring La Jolla’s Estancia Hotel & Spa, will no doubt give mad inspiration to all recently engaged brides {including yours truly!} So, ladies, grab a pen and let’s take notes on all these scrumptious details … beginning with her dress and...

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Ellen + David (Stone Manor Part 3}

“Let’s get this party started!” The Stone Manor Estate in Malibu is beautiful by day and gorgeous by sunset. Everywhere you turn there’s something picturesque  before you, with Ellen & David taking center stage.   Photographer and Women’s Motivational Speaker Karen Christensen, Owner of The Legacy Boutique in Los Angeles, is commissioned to shoot Weddings, Heirloom Maternity/Newborn Portraiture,...

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Taylor + Craig {Engagement}

“You Should Be In Pictures!” Musician {Craig Lyons} hearts Actress {Taylor Clearman}. Photographer and Women’s Motivational Speaker Karen Christensen, Owner of The Legacy Boutique in Los Angeles, is commissioned to shoot Weddings, Heirloom Maternity/Newborn Portraiture, Boudoir, Headshots, and Commercial Clients throughout California, the United States, and Internationally. To Book Your Engagement, Wedding, Maternity, Baby, Boudoir, Trash the Dress, Anniversary, Headshot, Commercial Photography session — or to ask Karen to...

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Ellen + David {Stone Manor Part 2}

But wait … there’s MORE Ellen + David! Lots more! Leave some comment love for these next highlights! Getting ready, bridal party, ceremony, and newlywed romantics oh my! Part 3 coming soon …. MORE COMING SOON … _______________________________________________ Photographer and Women’s Motivational Speaker Karen Christensen, Owner of The Legacy Boutique in Los Angeles, is commissioned to...

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Creative Visions {xo Moms Julia Roberts}

“There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child – and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own.” ~Robert Brault~ PLEASE WAIT FOR VIDEO TO LOAD or RELOAD PAGE. {Watch, Comment, and Repost to Save a Life.} In honor of mothers everywhere, yours and mine, on...

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E+D {Sneak Peek Stone Manor Wedding}

“Love is in the air Everywhere I look around Love is in the air Every sight and every sound.” ~ Song lyric from “Love is in the Air” by John Paul   Fall in love today. Let Ellen and David show you how. WEDDING   HIGHLIGHTS from the Stone Manor celebration of Ellen + David...

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Picnic Engagement {Sneak Peek Alison + Gabe}

“Love was made for me and you.” ~ Frank Sinatra, L-O-V-E  song lyric ~ I have to admit, I am SWOONING over Alison and Gabriel’s romantic picnic engagement session. Flying into San Jose, I could not wait to shoot their sunset session at Vasona Park and Los Gatos Creek. From the moment I saw their trunk...

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Destination Wedding {Sneak Peek Mike & Jodi}

“Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness.” ~Ray Bradbury~ Ahhhh … to get lost in a breathtaking destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Not a bad day on the job. From the Engagement session, to Getting Ready, to First Looks, to Ceremony, to Reception, to their Trash the Dress session...

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Cabo, Cabo, Cabo {Mike & Jodi}

Passport? Check.         Camera? Check.         Hot, Fun Couple? CHECK! CHECK! OMG!!! It’s PRACTICALLY HERE and I want to SCREAM from EXCITEMENT {hence the CAPITALS} Whether you’re in, looking, or healing from love – take a page from the book of Mike & Jodi. These two have an ease and...

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The Art of Elysium {Legacy Boutique}

“Today is the Tomorrow you worried about Yesterday.” ~ Proverb ~ With the holidays fast approaching it’s easy to get lost in a sea of shopping, chasing after every “Must Have” to frantically cross off everyone’s hottest “Wish List.” But the truth is, the best gifts can’t be bought at the Apple store. Believe me. I’m...

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Last Minute Wedding Photography {The Legacy Boutique, All You Need is Love}

Big LOVE and GRATITUDE for Off Season Weddings and  … for my wedding planner friends, Vikki and Shannon, at “All You Need Is Love” events! They have been some of my biggest fans and I’m continually moved and impressed by their talents and their spirit! BOOK THEM and receive SPECIAL VIP TREATS from me at...

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Vintage Wedding Photography {Vikki & Brian}

“Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do.” ~Barbara De Angelis, American researcher on relationships and personal growth~ Introducing … drum roll please … Vikki and Brian Marsee! Hands down, these two are the nicest couple you are ever going to meet. They exude warmth, gratitude,...

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