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Who Am I?

Hello!  I am Cristina, a photographer
specializing in photographing love, marriage, and babies.  The whole bit.  A little thing we call life.    

I LOVE  what I do.                       LOVE what I do.

I tear up at every wedding I shoot (just a teeny bit) because I am madly, deeply in love with weddings and what they represent.

I have two beautiful girls who are the center of my universe and totally rock my world. Yes, I photograph them often.

I have a husband who not only supports me and my crazy endevors, but completely encourages me to have them in the first place.  For his support, I am beyond thankful.

I grew up watching black and white movies.

For six years I lived near the beaches of California and it changed my life.

I am blessed. by. God.         Immensly.

And I am completely honored that you've stopped by to have a small look at life through my lens.  I do hope enjoy it and stop by often.






Category Archives: engagements

Melissa and Matt are Engaged

I had this engagement session on the calendar for months. Months.  This couple (born and raised here) no longer live here and so, this shoot was planned for quite some time.  Then it happened.  Wind.

El. Paso. Wind.

For a normal shoot, there would have been no choice but to reschedule.  Instead it became a Tim Gunn “make-it-work” moment. And to be honest, while most couples would have let the wind, and the hair, and the sand in the teeth get to them, these two definitely didn’t.  They smiled through the whole shoot.

Moral of the story (for those of you reading:):

It never is about what is happening all around you,

but what is happening within you.

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Jenna and Rene are Engaged

She does my hair.
He makes her laugh.
They’re getting married in two weeks.
Lucky.Me.
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Dwight and Naomi are Engaged

All caught up and it’s finally time to blog all the lovely images I’ve been proofing. Yipee!
I’m shooting Dwight and Naomi’s wedding in November. They were a little nervous and uneasy about being photographed, but I think they did quite well:)
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Catching Up

With my vacation at the end of February to the unexpected, last minute trip to WPPI in Vegas this week, I’ve fallen a little bit behind but I’m making strides and catching up on everything. The good news is that the trip to Vegas last week was successful. I came back with new album companies that I can’t wait to start working with, photo jewelry that I can’t wait to start selling, and more. I heard some amazing photographers speak about things from work flow to lighting to keeping it real. So the trip, itself, was totally worth a little extra hours at night to get it all done. I may have missed some calls or emails during the whirlwind of events (and my lack of internet service) so forgive me as I go through it all and make sure it’s all straight as I start the spring season.

I leave you with a teaser image from a recent engagement session.

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Rocio and Robby are Engaged

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