Tag Archives: The Legacy Boutique photography studio

A Giving Chance: Win a FREE mini photo shoot

For those of you who’ve been around these parts, or who’ve become a friend through a photo shoot or coaching, you know how *hugely* hugely *hugely* important women’s advocacy is to me. It’s really what drives everything I try to do and create, both on + off camera. So when fellow creative entrepreneur, Katrina Padron,...

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Little Miss Thang {Sneak Peak Kennedy}

“People who say they sleep like a baby, usually don’t have one.” ~ Leo J. Burk ~ What happens when you mix a 6’8″ stud with a curly haired goddess? You get one dynamite kiddo; you get Little Miss Kennedy! Just about the smiliest baby around, Kennedy will cause you to stop and stare …...

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Heather Stewart – Indie Bohemian Vintage Photography

Talent to Watch: Heather Stewart Today’s post is an extra special treat for me. It highlights everything I swoon and strive for in my own artist life: :: vulnerability, strength, and raw unapologetic truth, :: indie bohemian style, eclectic global details, texture, :: vision boards, handwritten journals, postcards, passports, :: wide open spaces, intimate home...

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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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Beach Photography Los Angeles {Dr. Jennifer Chrisman}

Love Your Truth. The Good, Bad, & Ugly. We’ve all been there. :: We hear the whisper, :: We feel the pull, :: We see the writing on the wall. And then we run like Hell from that {know-it-all} inner diva who dares to call herself the Truth. Humph! What does she know anyway? Turns out, a lot! After...

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Top Maternity Baby Photography Los Angeles

“It gets late early out there.” ~ Yogi Berra ~ I’ll admit it. I freaking LOVE my job. Can you blame me? Check out a feature testimonial on The Bump. _________________________________ 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,...

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Lifestyle Headshots in LA {Meet Leona Mizrahi}

When yoga + green smoothies ain’t enough … Call on your new fierce firecracker, and my dear friend, Leona Mizrahi, for some radical + practical tools to reclaim your spark. We all know that woman, right? The one who walks into any room, lights it up in a nano second, laughs the longest, stands the tallest,...

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Vintage Wedding Photography {Mosey + Patrick}

Congrats to my new pals, Mosey + Patrick! I want to send a HUGE shout out of love + appreciation to this sweet couple and to their 14 {that’s right, 14!!!} unbelievably fun bridal party attendants! Truly, it’s your warmth and your easy going nature, with your deep love for one another, that makes photographing...

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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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Destination Wedding Photography {Cabo, Mexico}

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” ~ Mignon McLaughlin, Journilist and Author ~ Such a marriage would be easy if your life partner was Jodi or Mike. Lucky for the newly wedded couple, they’d be hard pressed not to find something to fall in love with these days....

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Meet Pattie McBride {Butterfly Nautilus}

Rebirth and Strength, Transformation and Power. ~The Butterfly Nautilus Anyone who knows me, knows grace and gratitude are just about my two most appreciated nouns in any context. Admittedly, I am haunted by them. Inspired and eluded all at once. So it is no surprise that I would have connected so deeply with designer Pattie McBride,...

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Meet Karin McDermott {abSOULutely}

In 2012 Don’t Get Happy, Get Real. ~Karin McDermott One of the most refreshing New Year’s blog posts I read this go round was by Karin McDermott, the bohemian chic yogini and Pleasure Pioneer who founded and became the Inspiration Chief of Soultree Motion, Inc. and The Soultree Center. Jesting with us recent 2012 crossover peeps, Karin...

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Vintage Wedding Photography {Alison + Gabe Part 2}

“First Looks” never looked so good. Fall in love with your love, today. Congratulations to Alison and Gabe! May your marriage be as relaxed, romantic, and refreshing as your unforgettable wedding day. Cheers to you both. WANT TO BOOK a SHOOT? GET ON OUR MENTORSHIP WAIT LIST? Schedule your Complimentary Predesign + Strategy Consultation today!

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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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Lifestyle Headshots in LA {Meet Blyssful Health}

“Reclaim. Renew. Revive.”~ Sasha Campbell ~ In this day and age, what woman doesn’t need a little of the Sasha’s reclaim, renew, and revive? Let’s get real. We all could use a little of this TLC. Allow me to introduce you to one of my sweetest new friends and inspirations, Sasha Campbell. A Certified Raw Chef...

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