Syds Designs Photography

A Wedding!! {Kelvin + Adia}

Syds Design Photography — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:09:30 +0000

Dancers, celebrities, actors, and creative artists all under one roof to represent one love!! Positive vibrations were through the roof! Kelvin and Adia have the most wonderful energy and spirit! The second we shot their engagement session, we secretly hoped to be able to shoot their wedding. You cannot think of them as a couple and not smile. It’s nearly impossible!! Vows spoken in French, a full 32-count combination with Uncle Bruce and Adia, and most importantly…FEET!!! (Dancers will know what that means…lol)…..what more could we ask for!!!

Being a former dancer myself (Marsha speaking…..lol), I had to contain all of my might to not embarrass myself by doing a circle of wobbly pirouettes and pique turns around every corner of the room. Brian constantly reminded me over and over, “you can’t do that anymore“. Well I still take zumba classes at the local gym….that should count, right??? …umm NO!! lol

So I stuck to doing what we do best….capturing moments in time. Genuine love filled the room as family and friends shared warm sentiments about Kelvin and Adia’s love and we were so lucky to witness it firsthand. Thank you for allowing us to do so!!

Track: Orange Mood

4 years later…..May 10th!

Syds Design Photography — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:19:42 +0000

Wow!! I can’t believe it’s actually here! No really..the real date!! Not just the monthly date that we celebrate each month. The date that confuses my mom every 30 days when I call to tell her that we are celebrating our ANNIVERSARY!!! She get’s so excited, then reminds me that we didn’t get married in January. Then I have to remind her by saying, “I know Ma…You know we celebrate our anniversary each month on the 10th”. Then she laughs and calls us cute.

When we arrived in Jamaica for our destination wedding, we barely got the bags in the door before Brian claimed horizontal territory over the ENTIRE bed. Secretly, I was a bit envious because while he was “chillaxing”, I was swamped with assembling out of town goodie boxes for our guests, but I quickly got over that feeling after realizing that my DIY project was for our WEDDING and that I would be a married women within 48 hours!!

May 10th came and I couldn’t be more excited. Excited to call this man my husband. Excited to experience experiences with him. Excited to walk this lifelong journey together. Excited to raise a family. Excited to be his wife. When it came time to declare it to the world…..I cried I cried I cried!!! Not the cute, little sniffle while you smile cry, but the bawl that only a mother could love. Somehow I was able to get through it and it has been smooth sailing ever since.

photo credit: Punam Bean Photography

Honeymoon consisted of romantic horse rides, climbing waterfall rocks at Dunns River Falls and eating the best food ever, then passing out like teenagers.

Before I prepare for our spa session and romantic dinner tonight, I want to thank you for being on this journey with me. I DO I DO I DO All over again! Happy Anniversary Babe!!!!!

Boni + Augustine {Engagement Session}

Syds Design Photography — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:42:43 +0000

A long distance love affair….how romantic! Augustine lives in Canada and is following her heart, soulmate, and best friend, Boni to Los Angeles. After meeting through a “matchmaker”, also known as Augustine’s brother in law, the sparks began. We are honored to be apart of their glorious wedding day in July!!

A Wedding!! {Ernie + Michele}

Syds Design Photography — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:14:54 +0000

What is more beautiful than a hilltop malibu ranch overlooking the pacific ocean on a crisp, picture perfect wedding day! We were truly excited to see Michele and Ernie start their lifelong bond together and feel lucky to have been apart of their journey. Getting to Rancho Sol Del Pacifico was no easy task due to the narrow, mind boggling windy roads, but it was sooooo well worth it! The ceremony was cliffside, the band rocked, loved overflowed, bodies moved and we couldn’t get enough. Thank you for letting us capture your love. It’s contagious

Artist: Fertile Ground / Song: Drive

Lakissha + Jimmy { Anniversary Session }

Syds Design Photography — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:57:57 +0000

Lakissha and Jimmy were so excited to shoot the celebration of their five year wedding anniversary and we were so lucky to capture these special images. We were so happy when they contacted us and were truly flattered that they made a dedicated trip from Texas to shoot this session with us. Their quiet, but playful nature is absolutely contagious and we were pleasantly surprised when Lakissha serenaded us with her silky beautiful voice! She’s a Bollywood singer and performer….how lucky are we!!!

Sarah + Kevin {Trash the Dress}

Syds Design Photography — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:53:06 +0000

What is more perfect than waterfalls, romantic trails, cliffs, and love! Sarah and Kevin were recently married and contacted us to do a special Destination Trash the Dress session. This location totally had a “Costa Rica Rainforest” type of vibe and we were so lucky to get these awesome shots!

A Wedding!! {Kemo + Theresia}

Syds Design Photography — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:34:39 +0000

We are so overjoyed to celebrate the union of Kemo and Theresia! On this beautiful 70-something degree day, these lovebirds shared their commitment amongst their closest family and friends. Seeing them grow from our past engagement session to husband and wife was beyond touching! Thank you for allowing us to capture your everlasting memories.

Wishing you both all the best!!

The Quansahs {Family Session}

Syds Design Photography — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:52:07 +0000

Meet Philip, Jeena, and Baby Phylicia better known as “The Quansah’s”…..Again!

We tagged along with them for a fun Saturday morning in the park. The last time we introduced this family to our SDP friends, Jeena had a belly, and Phylicia was in it!! Their maternity session was great and so was this family session.

During this shoot, we learned 3 new things about Baby Phylicia:

1) Chewing leaves are a tasty, nutritional snack 2) She loves to swing 3) You can bribe her to do anything with Cheerios!

We have to stock up on more for our next session

Happy New Year!! {2011 Photo Recap}

Syds Design Photography — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:19:57 +0000

This past year has been filled with joy, smiles, and laughter. We’ve had the opportunity to meet great couples, witness lots of love, and travel to wonderful places! We usually reserve our blog for “lovey-dovey” photography (weddings, engagements, family, etc), but we wanted to share a few of our other photography encounters!

These are some of our favorite images from 2011!

Brianna + David {Engagement Session}

Syds Design Photography — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:21:00 +0000

So many obstacles for this shoot, but ohhhhh soooo worth it!!!! We planned ahead to shoot on a calm beautiful California afternoon………who knew it would only be 3 days after Los Angeles’ biggest wind storm ever!! haha !! We were a bit nervous about the weather and wasn’t sure what to expect but mother nature smiled down on us, and although a bit chilly, it was a glorious evening! Brianna’s smile could literally light up the entire room and David pulled out all the “GQ” moves for this shoot! We hoped to shoot in a New York “vibe-ish” central park, but quickly got escorted out……..how do you get kicked out of a park??? LOL! Nonetheless, we had a “make it work” moment and captured some lovely shots shared between Brianna and David. We are sooooo looking forward to their wedding next year!