Megan Welker

Sometimes I think I need to share more about my life with you guys. It’s not all THAT exciting but sometimes I do fun stuff. So, here’s a peak into my life lately.

Lola is adorable. I’m biased for sure but COME ON. Do you see this shot? Threw Mary a fabulous surprise birthday bonfire bash! You can see the whole shindig here. Went to the Bon Iver show and stood behind tall hipsters but the show was amazing! Got to meet my dear friend’s new baby girl. I dressed up as Rosie the Riveter for my friends graphic novel release party. Went to Unique LA and scored some rad Help Ink goods.

This weekend I’m headed back home for a few sessions and a wedding with the sweetest couple! I can’t wait to share them all with you! Hope you’re having a lovely Tuesday ♥

WHAT?! A Mad Love Monday post ON A MONDAY?! That’s right. There is a lot of love today since I missed last week. Enjoy friends!

1. With everyone having babies right now, here’s a peak into a beautiful baby girl’s nursery. {via On To Baby}

2. 15 ways to stay married for 15 years. My favorite thing she says is about the whole “don’t go to bed mad” advice EVERY bride gets at her bridal shower. Lydia says, “Shut up, go to bed, let your husband get some sleep. In the morning, eat some pancakes. Everything will seem better, I swear.” {via Huffington Post}

3. Grilled Cheese BAGS! By far the coolest invention ever! {via Amazon}

4. The most awesome wooden envelopes. These look so cool. {via Style Me Pretty}

5. Speaking of grilled cheese sandwiches. Holy moly, this looks amazing! {via exPress-o}

6. Rad hand drawn paper drawings. I love the simplicity of these. {via Design Sponge}

7. Since summer is officially here. Well, not officially yet but it sure feels like it. Get on your bike and get one of these awesome bike baskets. I will take one of each. {via Public Bikes}

8. A guide to succulents! {via Green Wedding Shoes}

9. I LOVE and may possibly NEED this necklace. {via Make Pie Not War}

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Oh, The Erwin’s. I LOVE these people. Seriously. The very first time we met they picked me up at the train station before our first session together {if that doesn’t tell you how sweet they are, I don’t know what does}. The day I delivered the disc of their images to them, Nikki told me they just found out they were pregnant! I was so excited because I couldn’t WAIT to photograph their maternity session! Aaaaand last month I finally got to meet little Kamryn. It was one of the first super hot days in the valley but these guys powered through and we got some great images of the four of them =)

Erwin’s…I love ya.

I don’t think you ever need a reason to have a session done. Leah just graduated college so we used that excuse but really, they’re just so much fun to do!

She is such a burst of sunshine. No, seriously, I just used that expression and I mean it. We had so much fun exploring the alleys around Balboa fun zone and dodging cannons and Revolutionary War reenactments in our flower filled park.

Leah is beautiful and I am so happy that I was able to document this super exciting stage in her life! Thank you, girl =)

Chanel and Adrian are beautiful both inside and out. You can see how beautiful they are on the outside in the these photos so you can only imagine what they’re like on the inside. Seriously, they’re the sweetest people and we had so much fun during their session. They are fellow Long Beachians and showed me so much I didn’t know was here in our awesome town. We went from the sailing school, to walking around their neighborhood, to the beach at sunset. It was the perfect day for an engagement session and these two rocked the “forehead & sidehead” like no one’s business

Chanel and Adrian, thank you for letting me capture your very first session together. Best of luck with your wedding and I hope to see you two around town!

xoxo

Happy Monday friends. Here’s to a wonderful week.

#1. Oh Jose… This gorgeous Tuscan wedding is making me swoon. Oh, a girl can dream. {via Design Sponge}

#2. This amazing guy started doing illustrations sharing his love for his girl (now wife) everyday and started a tumblr {here} of all of his loving work.. Where oh where are these guys hiding!? {via Green Wedding Shoes}

#3. I found this print on Pinterest the other day. It’s a reminder to just stop worrying because God has a plan for you.{via High Heels and Hangovers}

#4. Awesome hand carved wooden stamps. I dig em. {via Design Sponge}

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Becca and Jared are amazing. Really, I could just leave it at that and get on with the photos…

…but I won’t. These two have been together for as long as I can remember and are finally tying the knot this fall and I am SO incredibly honored to be shooting their wedding. You see, Becca is a fellow photographer and a dang good one at that so for them to ask me to document their big day is pretty dang awesome! These two were so wonderful and made the drive down to me in Long Beach to have their e-session done. We had a blast running around downtown Long Beach, no literally..it’s pretty ghetto down there. Then headed to a gorgeous park full of yellow flowers in Costa Mesa. Love them, loved that day, will no doubt love their wedding day. I cannot wait!

Becca & Jared, thank you two for such a fun day. Come down anytime and we’ll go to Disneyland!

Last week I {with the help of some of my amazing friends} threw Mary a surprise birthday bonfire bash. It was one of my favorite nights ever; friends, smore’s bar, sparklers and twinkly lights. I was so happy to see how excited she was to see her friends come and celebrate her.

Today is her actual birthday. Her GOLDEN birthday. She is 25 on the 25th and I’m pretty sure she’s having an amazing birthday, in London, no less. I swear I’m not jealous. So, if you know Mary send her some love today.

I love you Mary! Hope you have an amazing birthday!!

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Here are some super fun photos from the bonfire bash.

Yet again, my Monday was chock full of everything that had nothing to do with writing a blog post. So here I am, a day late…again. Better late than never, right? Yesterday was my last full day at home home {Visalia} so I soaked up every ounce of quality time with the fam bam. Us girls celebrated Gma’s birthday by running off to see The Lucky One. I mean, I can’t stay away from a Nicholas Sparks movie…seriously.

Lola and I are getting back on the road in a few hours so I wanted to post this before I ran out of time today.

Here we go!

#1. Wynter and I went on a shopping trip to Marshalls last week and I scored some awesome mint colored pants. I like them, a lot. Well, I like all colored jeans, a lot. {via Hey Mishka}

#2. This Korres lip butter is the absolute best thing on earth. It’s super moisturizing and comes in a ton of shades. I dig it. Lately, I’ve been dabbing it on my cheeks, it gives me a perfect flush color. {via Sephora}

#3. I LOVE this guest “book” idea I saw recently on a wedding blog. The couple had a blank canvas and asked their guests to “Grow Us A Garden” and guests painted a picture that they will most likely cherish forever and hang in their home. Awesome! {via Ruffled}

#4. Walter G is the latest feature designer on Design Sponge and I’m loving their prints! {via Design Sponge}

#5. Help Ink is having a sale on some of their prints! I just bought this one! {via Help Ink}

#6. Eat, Drink, Chic has free iPhone wallpapers up and they are ADORABLE. I just put one on my phone and it makes me so happy. I think I now need a new case to go along with it {via Eat, Drink, Chic}

You thought I was done…..

#7. One of my best friends/fellow photographer/roommate extraordinaire just launched her brand new personal travel site and it is FAN-freakin-TASTIC! So excited for her and her adventures! She’s currently in Europe and heading to Africa after so be sure to follow her blog and keep up with her super fun and inspiring life. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Wandering With Mary

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Have a wonderful week friends

Amy and Chris are two of the sweetest people you’ll meet. I love how he makes her laugh and the way she looks at him. We shot their session at a park in Los Angeles that overlooked the city. It was a perfect day.

Thank you Amy and Chris. I can’t wait to see you both again next month at your wedding!!

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