http://blog.karenlbarnes.com Wedding, event and portrait photographer serving the greater Los Angeles area Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:45:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What better way to end Valentine's weekend than with photos of people as obviously in love as Sabin and Becca? Sabin and Becca chose to shoot their engagement session at UCLA, which is a great place for a photo shoot. UCLA has beautiful architecture, lots of hudden nooks and crannies, and ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/48 We've been getting quite a bit of rain here in Los Angeles lately, and so it was inevitable that it would rain on at least one shoot. I actually really like rain photos, and luckily Mike and Alison weren't afraid to go out in it either. Mike and Alison are getting ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/47 After shooting Jenny and Scott's engagement session several months back, I was really looking forward to their wedding. Of course, they didn't disappoint. Jenny chose this gorgeous dress. She had great accessories to go with it, as well. The girls gathered at Jenny's oceanview hotel room to help her get ready for the ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/46 The wedding season has finally wound down, and I have the time to start blogging again. The other night I made a list of the shoots I need to blog, and came up with TEN, just off of the top of my head. Wow. So, you all know what I ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/45 It's the wedding season, which means I am WAY behind on my blog postings. I'll catch up soon, I promise.  I know I'm behind when I haven't found the time to blog about an engagement shoot at Union Station with a fun, adorable couple. But here they are...Kathryn and Oscar! It wasn't ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/43 Hope you are all having a fantastic Father's Day! http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/42 Jasmin, Mike and I had planned to shoot their engagement photos in the Antelope Valley poppy fields, but the poppies up and died ahead of schedule. Although we were all a little bummed about missing the poppies, it gave us an opportunity to head up to Topanga State Park. Topanga ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/41 I've been wanting to post this for a few weeks now, but nothing I can say will do this wedding justice. Here goes. Sarah and Steven held their wedding at Union Station, which is my all-time favorite place to shoot. They had a small, intimate wedding, and made it deeply meaningful ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/40 Kayniee and Kevin's wedding ceremony was held at Wayfarer's Chapel in Palos Verdes. There had been reports of expected rain, but it turned out to be a great spring day, with a clear view of the coast from the chapel . Wayfarer's was designed by Lloyd Wright, and is designed to ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/39 Just when I thought they couldn't get any cuter than they were at their engagement session, Stuart and Erika had to prove me wrong at their wedding.  Erika is from Japan, and Stuart is from England, and I think they may have had more international guests than any other wedding I've ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/38