Blog byTerri Rippee 
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 November 2008 
     Rippee Kids One Year Session : : Third photo session


Baby Sophia and big sister Madelyn! So cute!!! We did "belly shots" for the first session, then newborn photographs...and her she is at about 5 months.

For more kids portrait images click here.

 

     Rebecca and Todd : : Wedding at Estancia Resort

I got the nicest thank you note from Rebecca today - it reminds me of why I love photographing weddings. I love giving couples images they LOVE! Yey!!

This is what she said ~ 

"Terri, We just wanted to say thank you again, you rocked!
You are an amazing photographer and person. I feel so fortunate that I found
someone to capture all the moments just how I want. We loved working
with you and had a blast! Lots of love, Rebecca and Todd"

Happy to be there! Thanks you guys!!

 


For more wedding photographs click here.

 

     Baby Gerard : : First photo session


Introducing the Baby Gerard. Cute!!! This is ne of his birth announcements I designed for them - I know his Mom can't wait to mail them out!! He is only 8 days old. This is the first session of his RippeeKids One Year Program. I love watching them grow! 

For more kids portrait images click here.

 

     Bronwen's wedding : : Darlington House


I actually go to attend my old roommates wedding on Sunday... as a guest! I never get to do that!
I got to eat a full meal, talk with friends and dance! Fun. I couldn't help taking a great image of them though...........here it is.


For more wedding images click here.

 

     Kellie's boys : : Luke and Blake


Fun photo session at Santee Lakes with Luke and Blake! What a great place for family portraits!
They are so cute!!!


For more RippeeKids images.

 

 September 2008 - I love photographing babies...this is Baby Shane 
     Baby Shane : : Love his hat!!


Baby Shane is the cute little guy of Michelle and CJ. I got to photograph their wedding last year at Steele Canyon Golf Course. It's nice to meet the newest member of their family!!

For more RippeeKids images.

 

     Wedding in Coronado : : Amy & Nick


Amy and Nick got married in Coronado - the whole wedding party got to wear flip-flops!
They even got to be barefoot during the ceremony! Way more comfortable than high heels.

 

 

For more wedding images  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

     Kacy & David  : : January 3rd wedding


Kacy and David were so much fun with they came in for their wedding consultation.
I don't think I've ever laughed so much during a meeting! They are going to be so much fun!
I can't wait! Thanks for choosing me to be your photographer!!!

For more www.rippeephotoweddings.com images.

   

 August 2008 - More engagement sessions and Babies! 
     10 month session : : Baby Anna is so CUTE!!


Anna had her third photo session and she was adorable! These are just a few of my favorites! Anna's Mom, Chantal, owns Domicilio, the boutique in Solana Beach that has my Fine Art Image gallery. It's a great store with lots of unique items for your home.

Domicilio Art and Home

   

For more RippeeKids images.

 

     Engagement Session : : Nikki & Jason in Del Mar and Torrey Pines


Nikki and Jason hang out at Torrey Pines a lot so it was fitting to spend some time there for their engagement session. First we went to Del Mar and found a cowboy store! They love cowboy stuff and I think went back and bought some stuff! Fun!

    

 July 2008 - Another busy month!! I love it!!
     Meet Baby Sophia : : Baby Announcement


This is Sophia - isn't she adorable???
This is one of my favorite baby announcements I've designed. Like it??
More Sneak Peaks to come!


More baby photos at my RippeeKids website.  You can get a feel for my style of photographing babies and kids. I have so much fun seeing all their expressions!

 
www.rippeekids.com

     One of my First Wedding Images : : First trip to Italy


I was looking thru some old slides (yes, Slides) and found this image.
I even remember taking this image...I saw the couple coming down the street and I had my wide angle on so I snapped a couple of frames as they walked past. 
Little did I know then that I would be photographing weddings full time!
And it was in Italy! Please refer your friends or family who want to get married in Italy - I want to photograph their wedding so I can combine my fine art and my weddings! YEY!!


    Engagement Session : Rebecca & Todd


I love photographing engagement sessions - I know I've said this before
but I just really enjoy them!! We started out in Balboa Park. 
I always see other photographers there too - it's just a popular place with lots of options.
Today I had the PERFECT light!! I love when that happens!
We also got to run around downtown - one of my favorite places to do engagement sessions
Rebecca and Todd where great sports when I suggested we do a photo in front of the
Dick's Last Resort menu! I figured he could be the "king" and she was a "chick".
I just felt like being a little silly.

   

  

      

For more engagement images  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

 
    RippeeKids : Collin is 10 months old


Meet Collin - he's already a Charger fan as you can see!!
I photographed Shannan and Mike's wedding a couple of years ago and now
I get the honor of doing RippeeKid's sessions with Collin - he's quite the little dude!!
We just had to get a shot with the wagon that Grandpa got him...

 

   

For more children's portraits  www.rippeekids.com

    RippeeKids : Madi and Aubrey


This is Madi and Aubrey - pretty cute, huh?? I've known Denyse (their Mom)
since about 1994 or so when I was a sales rep for a local printing company.
We played volleyball together way back then!! How time flies!!
Anyway, Denyse has a collection of Rippee prints in her house....a few fine art prints and
LOTS of fun photos of the girls. The natural light at my studio
makes for great portraits. My studio partner, CeCe Canton, and I painted
this area knowing it would look great in color and in B/W.

      

For more children's portraits  www.rippeekids.com

   Wedding at the Prado :  San Diego was Jeff & Raini's destination for their wedding


Jeff and Raini had the perfect size wedding - they had about 70 guests,
a best woman and best man and lots of really cute kids!!
Lots of style too - I loved the guys ties, the flowers were simple and beautiful.
Can I just say how cute the little guy with the umbrella is?? I'm sure you agree!!
I was inspired while I was shooting their rings....so I did two of them!
I used the flower girls flowers because I wanted to tie the rings with the ribbon for one.
The other image has the page opened that was used during the
ceremony - part of telling the story with images.
My "sign shots" were a big hit at the reception - even the kids got into it.

  

 

   

For more images  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

    Engagement Session : Jen and Everette at Balboa Park


I met Jen and Everett at Balboa Park for their engagement session -
we also went to Ocean Beach for some sunset shots. We started talking
about the farmers market and I mentioned a bakery I used to buy cookies from...
I described them...and then...Jen and Everett brought me homemade cookies
when came to pick out their engagement photos!!!! They were delicious!! Thank you!!
They are getting married on July 19th. It will be a fun wedding too!

     

  

For more engagement images  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

 June 2008 - A really busy month!!
   Destination wedding in Clovis, California :  Ashley and Brian get married at her Grandparents house


It was so much fun to photograph Ashley and Brian's wedding!
It was up at her Grandparents house which of course had lots of great "props"!
Like the baby blue '63 Chevy pickup truck!! I wish I had another half hour to do more photos!!
My Grandpa had a '65 Chevy and I actually drove in while I was in High School -
I loved that truck! Ashley's Grandpa got a kick out of me getting so excited about his truck -
he totally buffed it all out! The living room had this great couch with a painting
hanging behind it - Ashley said they've had it for as long as she can remember -
I wanted to include all of this in the photos. 




  

    

   I want to thank Ashley's family for making us feel like we were part of their family!! 
They are awesome!!! 

For more information on weddings  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

    Jellybean : Cece's new puppy!!


Meet Jellybean. My great friend and studio partner got a new puppy! She is absolutely adorable.
 She makes all these squeaky noises when she's all excited!! 

  

   

    Wedding Images : Laura and LJ's Wedding


Laura and LJ got married at the end of last month - I forgot to put
their "Sneak Peak" images up!
 They are the cute couple with the doggie that were in my blog earlier.
The ceremony and reception were at the Town and Country in Mission Valley.
Their family and friends are awesome!
Lots of fun! 

  

  

For more images  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

    Belly Shots :  Melissa and family


Big sister LOVES her shoes!! Daddy is going to be in spend lots of money on them!

  

     

For more bellies and kids photography  www.rippeekids.com

    Wedding Images : Kelly and Monte


Here are a few images from Kelly and Monte's wedding! What a beautiful couple and day! 

 

 

  

For more images  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

 June 2008 - A really busy month!!
    Belly Shots : Teresa's ready for number three


I love doing the Belly Shot sessions - 
especially when there are big brothers and sisters in on the fun.

  

  

For more bellies and kids photography  www.rippeekids.com

 
    Engagement Session : Jen & Nick at Balboa Park


I ran around with Jen and Nick for their engagement session in Balboa Park.
This is a great way to get to know them and get they used to having their photo taken.
That way they are totally comfortable during the wedding! Great job!!

  

  

For more engagement images  www.rippeephotoweddings.com

    Engagement Portrait Session : Jeff & Melina's in downtown San Diego


We had so much fun running around downtown San Diego for Jeff and Melina's engagement session!
I saw this window at a little cafe and wanted to get a creative image with it.
I love this photo of them! Of course I always like to get the real smiles in close up photos too.

Creative Engagement photograph in Downtown San Diego Cafe

Engagement photo in Downtown San Diego

For more engagement photos go to www.rippeephotoweddings.com

    Family Portrait Session : This family love baseball games!


When it was time for Jonathan's senior photo session I knew the PetCo park
was the perfect place for his session. The whole family loves baseball!!!
Here are a couple of images that tell a story more than the "traditional" family photographs.

My family portrait images are in www.RippeeKids.com because none of really want to grow up, right?!

    Baby Kai : First RippeeKids Photo session


Meka brought Baby Kai into my studio for his first official photo session. He's so cute!!

photo of Mom and Baby Kai

Portrait of Baby Kai yawning

Portrait of smiling Baby Kai

 May 2008 
    San Diego Bride & Groom : : Magazine photo shoot in Coronado


 I got to do another photo shoot for San Diego Bride and Groom last Friday in Coronado with
Monique Feil
. She is an awesome photographer and great friend of mine.

Here are a few of my favorite images - The girls are beautiful!

bride in sand dunes in Coronado  for San Diego Bride and Groom Magazine

Bride looking thru window for San Diego Bride and Groom Magazine

Detail of wedding dress and ring for San Diego Bride and Groom Magazine

Bride with pink roses for San Diego Bride and Groom Magazine

Black and white photo of Bride with beautiful veil for San Diego Bride and Groom Magazine

 

    Downtown Engagement Session : : Laura & LJ


I met Laura and LJ in downtown San Diego for a fun engagement session.
Nelda, her Mom, even brought Laura's cute little doggie along for a few photos!
I can't wait to photograph their wedding!


For more engagement photos see my wedding website at www.rippeephotoweddings.com

 

     Happy Mother's Day : : Baby Olivia's 3 month photo session


Baby Olivia discovered her feet the day before our latest photo session!
This was our 3rd session in the RippeeKids One Year program.
We get to watch her change and grow - she's so cute!!


More baby photos at my RippeeKids website.  You can get a feel for my style of photographing babies and kids. I have so much fun seeing all their expressions!

 
www.rippeekids.com

 April 2008 
     Exquisite Weddings Magazine : : Debra & Jason Zinn  : : La Jolla, CA


Hey everyone!! I'm so excited!! I figured this was a great reason to add my blog!

Rippee Photography is one of Debra's favorites in the Exquisite Weddings magazine ~the Spring/Summer 2008 issue. The Zinn wedding is featured on pages 78-82.

I met Debra & Jason at one of my Fine Art Shows a year or so ago.
Then they got in touch with me when they were planning their wedding ~ Yey!
They rented a house in La Jolla ~ It had a great view of the ocean from the pool & patio area and a courtyard on the other side of the house. Lots of great spots for photos!
Debra & Jason are really into photography and appreciate it! I love that!!
We did their engagement session at Presido Park and then went over to Ocean Beach.
The colors at Presido are monochromatic and then Ocean Beach gets pretty colorful. I did a Storybook of their engagement photos that shows how much fun we can all have during a photo session! Then we went an had dinner at this cute little restaurant.

Here is the link to the magazine article:
online Exquisite Weddings Zinn article

Or you can check out the pdf by clicking here:
PDF of Exquistie Weddings Zinn article

 

There are lots images from their wedding.
 
www.rippeephotoweddings.com

Please click on this link and take a look at the album I designed for them:
Zinn Wedding Album


 February 2008 
     Heather & Filip: San Diego, CA

 

Heather & Filip Wedding Photograph at Marston House, San Diego

The images above are from Heather & Filip's wedding in February.
We had so much fun that day! 
They got married at the Marston House in Balboa Park then had the 
reception at Old Venice in Point Loma. Heather wrote me the sweetest thank you note ~ I wanted to share it with you guys...

Dear Terri, 
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for everything.
You are amazing and we are so happy that we could share
our wedding with you : ) We hope you had fun too! (I did)
We can't wait to see the pictures and everyone else is really excited too!
See you soon! Heather & Filip : )

I just updated my weddings website ~ there are lots images from their wedding.
 
www.rippeephotoweddings.com

 Spring 2008 
     Baby Announcements

I wanted to show you some Baby Announcements I designed.
Photographing babies & kids is something that really enjoy!

Building relationships with my clients is important to me. Sometimes I get to start photographing them for their engagement session and then at the wedding. I get to do Belly shots when they start having kids. I have a my RippeeKids One Year program that includes 5 photo sessions so we can see all the changes that happen in that first year. I tell people that I want to be "Aunt Terri with the camera" and become part of the family so I can watch and create images every year as they grow up.



You can check out my RippeeKids website so you can get a feel for my style of photographing babies and kids. I try to let them be themselves so I can capture their personality. Okay....so babies pretty much just sleep, eat and ..you know... but they are so cute!! I love creating great images of them!

 
www.rippeekids.com

  Italy 2007 
     April 1st, 2007: San Diego, CA
Click the following link to read my blog from my Italy 2007 trip.
I was there for 3 wonderful weeks.

Italy 2007 Trip Blog

I am having so much fun wandering the streets of cute Italian towns!  The place we are staying is really cute - it's a B&B near El Campo - the main square in Siena. I photographed some interesting people today in Siena - A handsome Italian man and a beautiful old Italian woman. I told her she was beautiful "bella" and she gave my a big smile. I saw the old man and wanted to photograph him but knew he wouldn't speak any English so I followed him into the Gelateria and asked them to explain that I wanted to take his portrait! I had about 5 people helping!! They were so nice! I also photographed a couple - he was from Italy and she was from Belgium. We ran around for a couple of hours having a great time. 

Here are some of the images - I love them!! My blog is a great way to see how I travel - check the whole trip out when you get a chance.

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