Last week was a bit of a bummer for me because I was sick pretty much the whole week and being sick = time away from my two favorite girls in the world.  Thankfully, as the weekend rolled around so did my sickly feelings...kind of =) This past weekend also marked an important time for us because we finally took the plunge and upgraded to the new Canon 5d Mark II camera bodies.  We can't tell you how excited we are! Not only is the camera full frame, it shoots 1080p video too!  How awesome is that?!  What better tool to carry around when out with the family than this?!  Here's what it looks like...yeah, nothing fancy... Naturally we HAVE to test the camera so the next day we saw a cool little spot right by church and with a little help from a small model ;) we snapped some quick ones =)  Our little Haydn is getting so big!

Here's Lauren showing Haydn some flowers... and of course, like any baby, she reached down and tried to eat them... This one we got a kick out of...hahahah we seriously couldn't stop laughing as she stood next to this tree!  Are we mean or what?! haha Last but not least...her famous gold sandals!!  You can thank Lauren for that one!

For more pics and updates on our little Haydn, check out her blogspot...yes, she has her own blogspot. =)

Check back soon as we'll be posting our latest weddings!  We can't wait to show you guys!

It's time for us to bring in some new equipment so here's a list of everything we're selling right now... Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM w/ Hood - $850 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM - $1500 Canon EOS 40D - $500...we're selling two of these and they both have approx 11k shutter clicks. Click here for Camera #1 and Click here for Camera #2 If you're interested in any of these, feel free to let us know! Email me at John@johnlauren.com

Ok time for jaw drop #2.... Darcy and JJ's favorite vendor page is up and we're one of them!!! You can check out the page here... http://www.exquisiteweddingsmagazine.com/media/Exquisite-Weddings/Spring-Summer-2009/Family-Ties/Darcy-and-JJs-Favorites/ A special thanks goes to Me Ra and Brian for our picture and most of all for being our wedding photographer and inspiration =) Can you believe this was almost two years ago??!!

We really couldn't believe it when we heard the news but long story short, remember Darcy and JJ's wedding?  Well their wedding got selected to be featured in the Spring/Summer Edition of Exquisite Wedding Magazine!  And the coolest part, although it's not up yet, is that because we were one of their favorite vendors, there's going to be a little section about Lauren and I on the web version of their magazine check it out here.  In case you were wondering, you can find this magazine at your local Barnes and Nobles, Borders or newsstand. Ever have something good/amazing happen to you and all you can say is "really?!".  Well, this is DEFINITELY one of those things!!  God seriously continues to amaze us and we couldn't be more thankful =) Here are some shots that we took of the actual magazine... and in case you go to check it out for yourself...it starts on page 66!! Many thanks goes to Darcy and JJ for believing in us and for Rachel from Plan It San Diego for making this all possible.

WOW, talk about EXCITING NEWS!! As I was checking on the results of the WedComp 2008 International Wedding  Images Competiion, my jaw dropped in astonishment when I saw that one of our images place 15th in the Ceremony category of the competition!!

Here's a quick description about the competition... "WedComp is a wedding photography competition open to any wedding photographer in the world with no restrictions as to style, approach or post production. The competition is judged by industry leading wedding photographers. The four categories are Getting Ready, Ceremony, Portrait and Reception" Isn't this AWESOME??!!!    To think that its been a year since we've put up blog.johnlauren.com and now we're placed Top 25 in an International Wedding Competition???!!!...we're seriously speechless!  At the same time, this milestone for us is also a testament to the awesome Brides and Grooms that believed in us and our work.  Thank you! =) Just in case you were wondering, the winning image was from Linda+Dennis' wedding that we shot in August 2008.  Thank you Linda and Dennis! Lastly, we have one more big announcement so keep an eye out for it...we're hoping to post it later this week! =)