I hope everyone had a great weekend! We are actually jumping in the car in just a few minutes to head out to Connecticut where we are shooting the “From Inspiration to Reality Shoot” that we spilled the beans on last week. For those of you that missed out, you HAVE to check out the fun more...

This wedding is going to make you fall out of your chair. It’s definitely one of the prettiest little events I’ve ever seen and there is a chance that it is now topping my list of all time favs. Beth Helmstetter is the genius behind the day and although the bride and groom would rather not have their picture up, the details alone are enough to induce jumping, whooping and more high kicks than you would ever think...

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Here at SMP, we love all things Jose Villa. And this incredible e-session is no different! It captures Jose’s style to perfection and yet it will also provide you guys with tons of inspiration for your own engagement portraits! Love that.

I mean, COME ON!! How great are these? That car, that dress, that dreamy groom. I am totally obsessed and am keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll get to share their upcoming wedding...

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You guys know how I feel about Jose Villa. He is a genius behind the lens. A total genius. My dream in life, or one of them at least, is to get Jose to do a photo shoot with my family in full Jose style. So it goes without saying that anything he sends me, I fall for pretty hard.

This recent engagement session was inspired by the 40’s, complete with a ridiculously...

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Thank you, thank you, thank you to Jose Villa and Alison Hotchkiss for letting SMP be the one to debut this incredible weddings. Just goes to show, these two are a power house of talent, of style and of unabashed awesomeness. And to this beautiful couple who had to forgo their original plans…the wedding turned about perfectly.

So, wasn’t I right…totally...

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Just as I promised, we have a TON of photos from today’s wedding…it was so completely delicious, I couldn’t possibly narrow it down. So, I am basically passing everything that the amazing Jose Villa photographed, right on to you!

For those of you that are just joining us, we featured this couple’s incredible more...

Today’s wedding is great for a few reasons. One, Jose Villa photographed it. It doesn’t get much better than Jose. He is pure and total talent and I am forever grateful to have formed a friendship with him, as I wholeheardedly feel like he inspires my life in little bits every day.

The second reason, is Alison Hotchkiss, event designer extraordinaire and author of...

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I love, love, love this wedding. I know that I say that all the time so it’s a little like the boy who cried wolf, but this time. Well, you’ll see. Remember the incredible rehearsal dinner that the fabulous Alison Hotchkiss planned and Jose Villa (who...

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I heart Jose. Really, really heart Jose. His work is always so clean, so vivid. It tells the story of the day with a sense of timeless romance, with a hint of whimsy, a hint of pure gorgeousness. And this wedding is no different. Held at a local winery in Los Olivos, California…the wedding is all about an intimate gathering of close friends and family. Love that.

The AMAZING cake was designed by Decadence and for me,...

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For those of you that were checking the blog earlier today, you might have noticed that we were featuring a FABULOUS wedding that the forever talented Jose Villa shot. Then it disappeared! Well, being the brilliant photographer that he is, Jose wanted to put a few finishing touches on the images so we pulled them down to let him work his magic.

And here is the wedding in all its glory!

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I think that...

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