Today is Jennie's birthday, which is obviously cause for grand celebration. I love and respect Jennie for so many reasons. For the way she never turns down a challenge, for how she constantly focuses on the best things in life, and for how much she shows her love for other people. For her love of snuggling. For her adoration of 90s music. For her brilliant culinary skills. For the nights we spend laughing, drinking wine and eating pizza together with our boyfriends. For how much she cares about the environment and making this world a better place.  For the way she handles any crisis - like, say, if a shard of glass is stuck in your foot, or if someone falls hundreds of feet off of a cliff at your photo shoot - with grace and a cool head. I know I can go to Jennie with anything and she would listen calmly and then tell me exactly what she thinks without holding back. She is a true friend. I could go on and on, but this list is truly endless.

Here is a photo of Jennie from our recent adventure to Paso Robles. Lovely! Here is a snapshot of the two of us from my birthday two weeks ago. See? I just love her.

Sometimes a visual for a photo will pop into my mind, and I can't rest easy until it's brought to life. This shoot is one such example - I couldn't get the idea of a couple surrounded by records out of my head! My stipulations for the couple - they have to be passionate about music, buy records on vinyl, and they have to be truly in love. Lucky for me I have Megan and Mitchell! Not only are they head-over-heels for each other, but they have fantastic taste in music and own matching headphones. On top of that, Mitchell's record collection put mine to shame. He generously let me take several of his favorites out of their protective plastic covers for this shoot (and tried not to look concerned over the fact that they were going on grass). We spent the afternoon surrounded by some of their favorite albums and then shot a bit around the neighborhood. I just adore these photos, and these two people.