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Thanks for stopping by our little home on the world wide web. We are Matt and Chatti, a pair of fun, loving photographers. This place is where we write about the random things that make up our lives. You'll find our photography works and get a glimpse into who we are. So sit back and enjoy. We are currently based in Denver but also serve Southern California. Holla!

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Best,
Matt + Chatti


Sam & Shea: Denver Engagement

This engagement shoot almost didn’t happen. Two hours before, the sky started dumping mad rain and I miserably thought we would have to reschedule. Watching the downpour through the windows, I got a text reading, “We have an umbrella.”  For some strange reason, I started giggling to myself. Just from one text, I got a glimpsed of Sam and Shea’s amazing attitude about life.  Rain or shine, they can get through anything. They make such a fantastic team!

Sam and Shea are wonderful people that it’s incredibly hard not to love them.  Sam has a soulful, calming presence and was full of smiles. The cool thing about Sam though, was that she was more than willing to go along with my crazy antics. [I swear If the electric fence wasn't in the way, we would have totally rocked the old school house. No. Seriously.] Shea has a subtle sense of humor that hits at the right time. My camera was shaking so much from laughing. I just love these two. They were so comfortable in their own skin AND they trusted our artistic intuitions. Sam and Shea, watch out. We might just roll up with balloons to your wedding. ; ) Can’t wait for your incredible August wedding.

P.S. By the time the shoot came around, the sky had cleared and it was just beautiful. I couldn’t ask for better weather.

 

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samanthashea - Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! It was so fun to find these. We are so excited that you are shooting our wedding. Your photography is beautiful!

Lynsey Peterson - Um....yummy??? Seriously. I don't know what else to say for these, because they are SO FREAKING GOOD. Fav= just her on the rail, because, come on, how cute are those muddy feet? :)

LOKITM - I love your style. The colors are vivid. Keep them photos coming. LOKITM

Friday I’m in Love

This Friday (yes, this very one) I am absolutely, positively loving life. I got the three best kids (cats) in the world, my home is clean and smudged in ever crooks and crannies, I found an awesome location for our Sunday engagement shoot with Sam and Shea, and  I have clean crisp bed sheets. The last one just makes me laugh from pure happiness. Seriously. One of the best feelings in the world is laying on “just out of the dryer” bed sheets. I love my linens.

Onto my “Friday I’m in Love:”

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1. I love my cats. That’s pretty much understood. It’s also understood that they sleep a lot and I best not disturb them when they do. They’re actually not picky about where they sleep, in what positions, or what humans they are trampling on but sometimes I wish they can just curl up into one of these and dream away. How pretty would that be?

2. I found my wedding cake chef. Not that Matt asked or anything but I am already planning my wedding. I want Melody Brandon of Sweet and Saucy Shop to make my cake. I haven’t tasted her cakes, I haven’t met her in person, I don’t know what flavor I want, or what design it’ll be but she is mine. When I visited her site and looked through the gallery, I drooled. My heart started pounding and I knew that when the day comes I will snatch her up and put her in my pocket. And if the day comes later than sooner, well there is always that “I’m finally 30 and loving it” cake. Her shop is in Long Beach. I don’t know if she grew up in Long Beach like I did, but she’s there now so she has to be cool right?! Represent! 

3. The most I have done in “raw food” dieting is leaf through a cook book called… ahem “Raw Food.” I can imagine life without red meat, pork, chicken but I like my seafood. Any diet that says I can’t have sushi isn’t my type of diet. But in learning about the raw food lifestyle I have reduced my meat intake, included more vegetables, and I found almond milk. I was also introduced to Two Moms In the Raw in Boulder. They make the best granolas and sea crackers. I can live off of the sea crackers alone. Seriously good stuff and healthy too!

4. I am going to try to make this very short because I am seriously in LOVE with Everyday Minerals. Here goes: I have very sensitive skin when it comes to makeup and so rarely have any on. As a teenager (and even as an adult) I never experimented with makeup and found all terminologies a bit confusing. I also didn’t buy into spending that much money and time caking your face.  PLUS my mom used to scare me and said, “Make-up eats your face.” Good ole Mom using the scare tactics but she is right in a way. Of course then I found Bare Minerals which saved me from my dilemma with makeup for awhile. It was suppose to be the healthier way to makeup. I liked it but because of the Bismuth Oxychloride my skin would still get irritated, especially when I sweat or when I get… hot. They also had very few shades of foundation which annoyed me. Enters Everyday Minerals. EDM doesn’t contain Bismuth Oxychloride so I’m not scratching at my skin come high noon. They also have 43 shades of foundation powder, brushes that are super soft (try the flat head one. you will not go back), and some amazing eye shadows (into the garden is gorgeous). I just got my full customize kit in the mail today (which come with 12 of your chosen items for $50). Prior to that I tired some samples for free. Big plus! Picking the right foundation color is hard so free samples really help.

That’s it for now folks. I’m off to relax on the couch and look at youtube videos of make up tutorials via Matt’s laptop. I rule.

by Chatti Woop Woop

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elise - hi chatti! glad to hear you love 2 moms in the raw foods- i am addicted too. and that photo of your cats sleeping on the 3 wall "shelves" - WOW. did you really dedicate a wall to mounting beds for your cats? you are the humane societies DREAM of an owner! XO to you and matt - Elise and family

LOKITM - The cake looks amazing. Cats makes sleeping look so good. Awww. Chatti please post more photos. Cant wait to see more of your talented work. LOKITM

Nara - Chatti, I love your "Friday I'm In Love" entries! Clever title and interesting stuff :)

Melody @ Sweet & Saucy Shop - Thank you so much! You are way too sweet! I would love to make your wedding cake one day! P.S. I DID grow up in Long beach!

Last But Not Least: Matt And Marcie - Utah

It’s no secret that our trip to Utah was amazing. We meet some awesome photographers, and some beautiful models. Matt and Marcie are the last of our models that we had the pleasure to shoot and definitely did not disappoint. Thanks again to every one who made this shoot a big success : Kayleen, for setting it all up. Kolor Me Beautiful, for the amazing make up work. Brooke, Tracy, Spencer, Marcie and Matt for being spectacular models. And of course, it was a pleasure meeting some very talented photographers, Erin and Seini. It was a pleasure working with all of you.

Now, on to the sexy models!

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(Ahem: This is Chatti. I think Matt must have forgotten that Marcie is only 15 so instead of sexy we’ll say beautiful…yea I called you out on it. What of it?!)

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LOKITM - The pictures are hot. I love them. Keep them coming chatti. LOKITM

kayleen t. - Hey guys..love it! Especially the last Tilt shift one!

Erin - These turned out great! I especially love the first one.

Keep on Rockin

Half of the day was spent in toy stores, drooling. I have dreams of being able to afford toys of all kinds and shapes. I want shelves and shelves of tin robots, wooden pull toys, plastic cowboys, monkeys with cymbals, trains, rocketships, kewpie dolls, board games, wind-up animals, instruments, etc. I imagine a bathroom filled with rubber ducks in every crevice. A bathtub filled with bath paints and crayons and little plastic froggies. I’d also like a big cabinet filled with coloring books. I don’t even want records as much anymore… just robots and the likes of that. Toys and toys and toys. I am just a kid at heart.

I want to be married in a pink 60’s dress with toys as decorations. Kids will do the invitations, with pictures of giraffes and space people in crayon. Perhaps we’ll even pick vows from passages in children’s book. It’s true. I don’t want to grow up.

And because I’m in nolstagic mood. Here’s a video of me pretending I know how to drink wine. Rome 5 years ago. Embarrassing but if I can’t laugh at myself, who can?

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Big Sis - I simply love you!

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At three my niece, Tiffany, said her first bad words. Polka dotted penguin. I know, right?! Whenever she was mad or frustrated or felt silly, which was often, she would say, “You a polka dotted penguin” and scrunched up her face and pretended to blow steam out of her ears ( thank you Popeye). If she was in a good mood, she would giggle after. If she was in a bad mood, she would come right at me, push her face into mine, our eyes aligned, and say, “Mean it.” I would put on my serious aunty face and say, “Okay, okay. Got it.” Inside, of course, I’m dying of laughter.

I take full responsibility for teaching her that phrase. At the time, I was 14 years old and in love with the book “Mr. Popper Penguins.” As in in love, would quote from it and carried with me in my backpack, sneaked peeks during breaks to insure it haven’t slipped out. Ahh yes internet, I was a nerd. Unfortunately, it was that stage in life where being “pretty and popular” was more important than being smart. I was ashamed of beingsmart. I got teased in school.  The boys called me “smart girl” or sometimes if they wanted to be nasty “IT.” Somedays were more bad than others but eventually I got passed it. You see, even on a bad day I’d come home to my niece who thought I was the coolest thing that existed on Earth. She followed me everywhere and even when I closed my bedroom door, she would sit right outside, waiting for me to “come play” with her. She was my world. She taught me to be a child again. I had never loved anyone as much as her. She forced our family to be together and get over that awkward stage when people initially reunite. She is love.

She is now 14 years old, about to enter high school this coming fall, and I miss HER.

I feel nostalgic today. It must be the rain.

Us nerds like to go miniature golfing…

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and sip Jamba Juice at the bookstore.

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Big Sis - I am touched beyond words. She has grown to be a loving young lady, yet still our cute Tiffer. We went camping this past weekend and had a blast. Im thinking of taking her again next year. You should see her "do-do mama dance"...classic! We miss you Oun Ya. Come home soon.

tiffany - I miss you too ming ya...and back in the days(p.s. this made me cry)I LOVE YOU TOO!!haha Polka dotted penguin