Wedding Blog

Mr. Kiwi and I had been married a year and a month when one of his best buddies offered us a super cool Christmas present: she would take portraits of us! I’m not exaggerating when I say that Mr. K and I have probably about 5 pictures of us from the day we got engaged to the wedding- that’s a whole 19 months there, people. Not counting the wedding pictures, or the one picture of us we took in Hawaii last July, there are no pictures of us. We have three 8″x10″ pictures from the wedding we’re going to frame, as well as one 11″x14″ canvas I had made of us.

We’ve just signed a lease on a new, bigger place, and are adamant about framing these pictures and hanging them as soon as possible because that’s one thing we never did in our current place- it still looks as barren as the day we moved in, sadly. So, when Mr. K’s friend Tina Dela Rosa offered us this opportunity, I was more than thrilled- finally we’ll have pictures of us!

Since Tina is currently living and going to school on the East Coast (Law School!), she would only be back in town visiting family for a few weeks this past holiday season. We were able to hang out with her for an afternoon, and she got some fabulous pics of us.

Mr. Kiwi saw this one and said, “Wow, I have a LOT of grey hair. DAMNIT.”

This one is of me, begging Mr. Kiwi to take me to get some tasty Mexican food. When he said no, I then begged for him to take me to Disneyland. Hey, I’m nothing but persistent.

Aren’t we cute? Wow, I have a huge face.

Now, I’m the farthest from photogenic, but Mr. Kiwi can’t take a bad picture. It sucks.

For Me.

These pictures were taken in the park around the corner from us where we always take Woofie to romp with the neighborhood dogs (I’ll miss this park!).

I love pictures.

This one I look like I’m creeping in from the side, all pervy like. “Did someone ask for Mrs. Kiwi?”

“Have you seen my neck? No? Okay then.” I reaaaally wish I was more photogenic.

I love, love, love this picture.

No, we weren’t cheesing it up for this picture; we actually sit like this all the time! Also, I’m not jaundiced, I’m seriously yellow. It’s weird.

Stupid leaf left a shadow on my eye, Mr. Kiwi is making his “funny” face here, which means he’s puffing up his cheeks? I dunno, but I guess I love him anyway.

The things I say to this man when I’m supposed to be behaving. I believe in this shot I was saying, “So… how about you take me to the mall for a cheese on a stick?”

Mrs. Kiwi: “Okay, try not to laugh too hard. It’s not that weird having your picture taken.”

This is the final one of us on this computer, a color version of one above, he’s saying, “No, no more Mexican! Also, NO DISNEYLAND!”

She is seriously fabulous, and not only gave us the CD full of images, she also gave us the choice of prints to receive- all as a fantastic gift! Now, we don’t get anything for letting you guys know about her- she’s a friend of ours and wonderful, and takes FANTASTIC pictures- and really deserves some word-of-mouth.

Tina is currently available for portraits, engagement photos and weddings (or anything else) in the Maryland/DC area, as well as some parts of Pennsylvania.  I have to tell you, she was fast, friendly and non-intrusive. Tina is open to anything, and will take any requests picture-wise, nothing is too weird for her (Well, nothing we thought of). Honestly, if she hadn’t given us the session as a gift, I would have asked her anyway. As it is, I’m already planning to have Tina shoot some maternity pics when I actually um… get pregnant someday.

So. Cal ladies: Tina will be in Los Angeles from February 26th through March 7th, if you would like her to take some shots of you. Honestly, check out her site, her pictures are fabulous, and you just may end up seeing some pictures of Mr. Kiwi and I in there somewhere! Don’t let my non-photogenic ass deter you- we don’t do her abilites justice. Okay, okay, *I* don’t do her abilites justice, Mr. Kiwi is great on film.

Thanks for taking some great non-wedding attired pics of us, Tina!