Last Friday.

Last Friday was INCREDIBLE! As most people know by now, John and I LOVE Halloween. It's our favorite "holiday" and we do not take it lightly. You can see last year by clicking HERE. This year we teamed up with the amazing Jesse Adair (www.jesseadair.com). We told him our basic idea for this years party and he ran with the idea for our invitations. Not only did we get incredible photos for our invites (which we sent out 4 "save the dates" to get everyone pumped) but he also created an awesome movie trailer for our final invitation. Below are the awesome images and the vimeo clip is a rough draft that we have online. The rough draft is pretty much the same as the final draft except the final draft has our home address on it and details about the party.

Freak Show from Jesse Adair on Vimeo.

The party was AMAZING and we're already starting to plan for next year :) This year we went with a crazy circus theme and we were sooooo excited to see so many people participate in dressing to the theme! We didn't want to tell too many people what the theme was because of course we had to keep it somewhat secret in order to freak every one else out, hehehe. Oh those poor unsuspecting party guests, wahahahahha (evil laugh) when they showed up and realized they were surrounded by a bunch of crazy killer clowns, it was awesome.

We were also very blessed to work with Jose and Jetsiry of JJ Video Film (www.jjvideofilm.com) They have not only become great friends of ours, but they do some seriously amazing, amazing, amazing work. BRIDES! YOU WANT THESE TWO SHOOTING YOUR WEDDING VIDEO! They captured our party perfectly on this trailer! eeeeeekkkkk I'm soooo excited!!!!

The Shore's Halloween House Party. By JJvideoFilm from JJvideoFilm on Vimeo.

Thank you to EVERYONE who came out!!!! This years winner of the Best Costume Award went to this guy...yeah, he was pretty awesome ;)


and now, I"m off to spend the next 4 days with these ladies below in New Orleans for Pictage's Partnercon. I CANT WAIT!!! you can view more party pictures on my facebook page under Halloween 2009 :) http://www.facebook.com/kenzieshores

27 is the Number.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! WOOHOO!!! For years and years people would ask me my age and I would answer 27. Then think about it and remember that I was only 18, or 22 or even last year at 26. So bizzarre. But for some reason I always thought that that was my age. Has this ever happened to anyone else? lol. Well, being that I am now 27 I started to wonder if there was anything that I was missing out on. Someone recently told me to make the best out of every day, which yes, we all hear that all the time, but for some reason it finally struck a chord with me and I decided to make a list of everything I wanted to do. At first I really didn't think I had that much in mind, Until I started to write. It started with a few things like, see a live taping of SNL, and then I just kept writing and writing and the more I wrote, the more stuff that came to mind. I now have well over a 100 things on my list, but here are my top 27 things to do! :)

1.Go to Germany for Octoberfest
2.Become fluent in French/and German
3.Go on a Safari in Africa
4.Knit a full blanket
5.Spend Christmas with the entire family in a cabin
6.See a bear in the wild
7.try a slot machine in Vegas
8.See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
9.Try Fencing
10.See the Northern Lights
11.Be in Times Square on New Years
12.Have early morning coffee outside at a cafe in Paris
13.Take a gourmet cooking class (maybe, I'm a terrible cook) ;)
14.Take a train ride to anywhere
15.Walk the cemeteries in New Orleans (which I get to do next week!)
16.Have my picture taken next to my fave star on the hollywood walk of fame
17.help build a habitat for humanity home
18.sleep in a castle
19.Have a beer in a Pub in Ireland
20.Be an extra in a film
21.go on a zipline
22.Ride a Gondola in Venice
23.Learn to make wine
24.sleep under the stars without a tent
25.Adopt a child/and/or become a foster parent
26.Visit as many Haunted Hotels as possible
27.Try on a pair of wooden shoes in Holland ;)

and one more for good measure...Slow dance in the middle of the street :)

Here's a picture of me at my 7th birthday. :)

Sneak Peek! Kelly and Chris are MARRIED!

I couldn't decide which one I loved more! So I'm posting both as my sneak peek! :)Kelly and Chris were married at The Lange Farm last Sunday and it was so beautiful! More to come in a few weeks! :)

Sneak Peek! Chris and Holley are MARRIED!

Here's a quick look at Chris and Holley's wedding from last Saturday :)

Charleen and Essa are MARRIED!

A few weekends ago John and I traveled to Jacksonville to shoot Charleen and Essa's wedding in a BEAUTIFUL Greek Orthodox Church. When they said the church had some blue lighting, they weren't kidding, lol. But it turned out so awesome! Charleen and Essa, you two are such an incredible couple, thank you so much for including us in your day!

Ceremony: St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Reception:Omni Jacksonville Hotel
Florist: Kelly's Bloom Room
Catering::Omni Jacksonville Hotel

Jeremy and Annie's Day After Session

We did Jeremy and Annie's Day After Session in Downtown Ybor a few weeks ago. I just love these sessions! Especially when they end up in a tattoo parlor ;)

Jeremy and Annie are MARRIED!

Jeremy and Annie are MARRIED! Check out their beautiful ceremony on the beach! :) You know, for living in Florida, it's amazing how rarely we get to shoot one of these :) Which makes us appreciate them all the more :) Make sure to check back in a few days for their Day After Session!