Best Wishes for 2010!

Happy new year friends, family, bloggers, readers, brides & grooms! As the end of 2009 approaches, I wanted to thank and bless the people who have helped make it such a successful year and also wish everyone an even happier 2010.

2009 was blissful. I traveled from the east coast to the west coast and as far as Tibet to take photos for myself and others. I met so many interesting people and have probably tried every hor d'oeuvre there is. I am so honored by every single bride and groom who chose and trusted me on their important wedding day. I wish them joyful marriages with lots of kids!

I thank the creative bloggers and magazine editors who chose my work as inspiration, and I eagerly await my features in The Knot, Brides New York and Get Married magazine next year. Thank you to Style Unveiled, The Wedding Chicks, Brooklyn Bride and Style Me Pretty for their brilliant online spreads of my images. I am always taken aback by how different and awesome my photos can look through a talented editor's eye.

I am so lucky to be surrounded by such supportive people: my wonderful second shooters, Jack, Liang, Anne and Emma - you guys had my back at every event and I can't wait to shoot with you again next year; my parents and best friends who constantly rave about my work to everyone and anyone; all the wonderful wedding vendors and bloggers who selflessly promoted my work both to clients and peers.

2010 is already starting to look fantastic. Summer is booking up fast and I am meeting with wonderful brides and grooms every week. There will be beautiful east coast and west coast weddings, as well as some stunning destination affairs. 2010 will be the first year that I will be a part of the prestigious New York Wedding Library. Along with this honor I will be participating in some fun bridal shows, meeting new vendors and creating some more ravishing Cypress albums.

Since winters are slightly less hectic than summers I hope to spend much of it at my cottage in San Diego, taking care of Gatsby, my new french bulldog. Trips are being planned for France, Spain, India and China. I might even drive my car across the country - perhaps a trip to the salt flats or the grand canyon?

It is both exhilarating and exhausting to have my whole life and future in my hands. But it's definitely a blessing and one I wouldn't trade for anything. Everyday is a breath of fresh air.

Here's to 2009 and Happy 2010!

Love,
Jen