New website!

I am so pleased and excited to announce my new website is up! Yay! I have been working on this for so long, got a little stuck so I recruited MokaDesign for a little help.

Please, go and check it out! I am still working on a few sections but I am really happy with the progress.

One thing to note, my email (megan@meganrobbins.com) is now down because I dropped the server it was on so while I work out the kinks of that, please send all email inquiries to memoriesbymegan@msn.com.

{01-03-2009} Cyndy and Frank say i do!

Hello lovelies! This is such an exciting week for my studio, I have a new website in the works, for real this time, I swear! Look for a post in coming days for more details!

I have an awesome wedding to show you! Cyndy and Frank were a total blast to work with! They were very open to my ideas and really respected and allowed my creativity to flow and boy did it!

The ceremony and reception were held at the fabulous Silver Spur Hitching Post


Cyndy dress was such a gorgeous color and so elegant!


gotta have the fab shoe shot! {or two}






She was just beaming!


Due to lighting constraints, the couple choice to see each other before the ceremony










Work-it-out!


Not to be out done, the very handsome Frank


All smiles!


Here is the couple's wedding party, her daughter and his son. We had a lot of fun together




The whole crew!






Flowers done by the wonderful Leslie Davis of Leapin' Lilies






Cigar, anyone?


Reception details


Ceremony time! Aaron and Lee of Desert View Productions were the videographers of the evening


Cyndy was accompanied by her dear brother














Husband and Wife!




A few more with the wedding party after the ceremony






Frank actually proposed to Cyndy at El Encanto so we headed over there for a few shots. I just love how they came out!






This has to be one of my all time favorite shot, ever! I love the energy and spirit of this shot but I really have to give credit to my awesome couple, they just owned it!




hahaha, they wanted to do a shot with everyone "sleeping"...too funny!




besties!


first dance, love love love these...










If you would like to view this complete wedding, please go here


Thanks so much to the wonderful couple and their familes, you guys rock! I had the greatest time with you and hope you did as well. Thanks so much for everything!

Big thanks to Constance at the Silver Spur for being her regular AWESOME self! Another big thanks to Sara Birkett of Birkett Entertainment for her mean DJ skills, and coming through at the last minute!

{01/02/2009} Thomas and Belinda say i do!

I've been so excited to show off this wedding to you for a few reasons, first off this was my first time shooting at the Castle at Ashley Manor and I thought it was GORGEOUS! Secondly, it was my first wedding of the new year. Lastly, I just loved this couple. The way he looks at her you just know nobody else gets that. The way she beamed with light as she peaked through the windows of her palace to see her prince. Love, pure and simple.



The beautiful Castle at Ashley Manor


Reception area






I love this shot with the chandelier and the dress!






besties!




the ladies trying to get a sneak peak of the guys




minute guest prepping


isn't the ring bearer just adorable with his top hat and cane?!? such a little pimp!


here is their first glance










look what I found looking right back at me during the ceremony! Such a doll






Husband and Wife!














Work it, girl!


Such a gorgeous bride!




All smiles from the Mr. to the Mrs.




Here is a little WP action to feast your eyes on








the guys being guys but looking good!


We shot these in the field right next the venue, I love big open spaces like these, you can make them into just about anything!


I really love this one, not sure what it is but it melts my heart




First dance with the love birds






Mother/daughter dance


Mother/son dance


Couldn't let this cutie slip past me! All giggles


last shots of the night


Thanks so much to the wonderful couple and their families! You guys were such fun to work with and had such great energy and devotion. A big thanks to Norine and Gene, you guys are awesome and I love working with your families! Thanks so much for the referral!

If you would like to view this complete wedding, please go here.

Happy Anniversary!

Today is a very special day for my family, it is my parents 29 wedding anniversary!

I just wanted to tell them how much their love matters to me. They have been such wonderful role models of what loving someone is. I am so blessed to have had a front row seat all these years. Because of them, I know how challenging and rewarding love is when you work at it.

I love you both, you are the best parents a girl could dream up. Happy 29 years!

2008



2005

This was in Hawaii, a bunch of us went there to witness them renewing their vows on the beach. Hawaii is one of their favorite places to be


1980


hahaha, doesn't that last one just crack you up?!?! Me too.

{11/28/2008} Mariam and Alper say i do!

Boy oh boy do I feel like I am running behind on this blog...

Never the less, I am really excited to show you Mariam and Alper's wedding. I shot her sister's wedding, Rain, back in 2006 so I was really excited when they contacted me about Mariam. The couple had a traditional Afghanistan wedding and it was really beautiful but I let you be the judge...














one of my favorite shots, so intimate




love this


this couple was so sweet and natural with eachother, it was really special


I felt like I hit the jack pot when we were walking around and turned a corner to find the sun staring back at us, it was gorgeous




Mariam with her besties




also a favorite of the day




we headed up to towards the rooftop of the Sheraton Crescent in Phoenix to catch the last little bit of sunset




time for the ceremonies




the bride and groom enter into the room slowly to the drum beat while the Holy Quran is held over their heads


then they kiss the sacred Holy Quran




this band, Qader Eshparu, drove out from San Francisco for the wedding then right back


As King and Queen of the night, the bride and groom watch as their wedding party and family and friends dance the night away




After the “Ahesta bero” is done the Bride and groom are covered under a very decorated shawl where in the past the groom will look at his Brides face in a mirror and will read a prayer from the Holy Quran, In the decades past this would have been the first time ever that the bride and groom would have seen each other face due to arranged marriages.










“Hena Beyarin bar Dastash gozarain” which means Bring Hena (Kheena) a red colored dye which leave a Orange Red stain on the skin) and place on their hand. Historically the bride and grooms palms were cut in little insertion so that they could be joined in blood, as time passed they replaced it with Hena so it would be more healthy and lest messy.




meanwhile, friends and family still dance throughout the night




my sneaky little assistant, Lois, snapped this one of me...


first dance as Husband and Wife


The couple had a special dance with her sister, Rain and her husband Jason


then one with both sets of parents


Cake time! This gorgeous cake topper was made by the couple themselves




another tradition is the bride's father ties this green sash around her waist and the only person who can remove it is the Husband at the end of the night.


If you would like to view this complete wedding or order prints, please click this link

A huge thanks to my wonderful couple, Mariam and Alper. It was truly a touching a beautiful event that I was so honored to be a part of. I wish you all the best.

A super huge thanks to Mariam's mom Fatima, you a beautiful and lovely woman and so helpful to me. Thanks so much for your help and kindness.

If you want more information about Afghanistan wedding traditions, you can check it out here.

{01-03-2009} Belinda and Thomas teaser...

Hello and Happy New Year lovelies!!! I have so much exciting stuff to tell and show you but it's late and best be saved but for now, I leave you with this teaser of my first wedding of 2009...



Much, much more coming very soon (*hint, hint, including my year in review)!!!

{11/08/2008} Collette and Shohn say i do!

Collette and Shohn were just a fun/beautiful couple, Shohn was a little nervous but really pulled through! They both live in the Pacific Northwest but chose to get married in AZ. I was so honored to be a part of their beautiful day.


how cute is the flower girl?!?




Here is our GORGEOUS bride, Collette


Her eyes are stunning


The couple chose to see each other before the wedding. I think it helped calm all nerves!










The amazing bouquet was done by Leslie of Leapin' Lilies, you rock girl!


The ladies looking feroche


















Love this shot of the girls walking away as the sun is setting


Just a few more portraits before ceremony time, I love this one!






the sky and moon are so beautiful in this shot!






Ceremony time!












Time to party on!




Collette's mom and little brother did a dance for the couple, it was so wonderful and really personal, a great touch!








Newlywed Game by DJ Scott Keough

If you would like to view or order prints from this wedding, please go here


Thank you so much, Collette and Shohn. I hope your wedding was all you dreamed it would be and I wish you a lifetime of laughter together.

Special thanks to Constance, Special Events Coordinator at the Silver Spur Saloon.