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Wonderful family photographer will be in San Diego in June
May 19, 2009 – 8:56 pm
Is it time to have your family photos taken!?! As much as Weston and would love to photograph families we find that we have our hands full with weddings and boudoir. Time and time again we refer all of our clients to wonderful children and family photographers. Well, here is another! Wendy Newman, the president of Arizona PPA will be in San Diego to do beach portraits June 23-29th. She is a wonderful friend and photographer and we are sure that you will love your session.Visit her blog to learn more about her beautiful beach sessions.
Framed Wall Art
May 19, 2009 – 1:47 pm
When you book an Engagement Session with BOUCHÉR, you receive a complimentary 12×18 enlargement. We can frame and matte this for you to create a polished piece ready to be displayed in your home. You can also show off your new art piece at your wedding reception. You an choose from a black or off-white matte board. The off-white matte board can serve perfectly as a guest signing board!
To view more of the Boucher’s work, check out: www.boucherphotography.com
Call today for more information about our Wedding and Engagement services! (858) 485-0443
The story of the INVISIBLE CHILDREN :: Proof that a few can change the world.
March 9, 2009 – 11:30 pm
I wanted to write this post because I truly believe that it’s a testament to the fact that although our world is faced with enormous issues, our involvement on even the smallest level can have an everlasting impact. And to those who wait on others to act, I say reconsider. If anything please spread the word by sharing the info on your facebook/myspace page by a simple click on the “spread the word” links in this post after reading.
Marissa and I had the opportunity to be exposed to the life-changing documentary called “Invisible Children” a few years ago through our church, The Flood. I say life-changing because after watching the documentary we literally felt stirred inside to act, to get involved immediately. Documented by three young Americans, the film exposed an area of the world where over 1.8 million Ugandan children would commute every night to avoid abduction by a rebel force called the LRA who forced children to become brutal soldiers. The realities brought to the surface in the documentary touched that part inside of you that could not ignore; the injustice felt by those who cannot help themselves; innocent children. After being abducted, the 5-12 year old children were brainwashed and desensitized by violent indoctrination, using the fear of being killed themselves to follow through with their violent agenda; which regularly involved brutal murders with machetes and AK-47’s.
That was then…
UGANDA TODAY
“Since Invisible Children: Rough Cut was filmed in 2003, night commuting has ended for the children of northern Uganda. In recent years peace was seemingly within reach, largely due to the Juba Peace Talks. From June 2006 to March 2008 in Juba, Sudan, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GoU) engaged in a series of peace talks in order to end the conflict. These peace talks, supported by special envoys from the United States and other nations, allowed for the longest period of peace in northern Uganda’s 23-year war.
The Juba Peace Talks developed with hope for a lasting resolution, and concluded in March of 2008 with the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) ready for the signature of Joseph Kony and President Museveni. However, in April of 2008, Kony twice failed to appear and sign the FPA and officially ended the Juba talks mediated by the Southern Sudanese government. Joseph Kony’s stated reasons for not signing the FPA were a vague understanding of the treaty’s systems regarding post-conflict justice and an apprehension toward ICC warrants for him and four other LRA leaders. Since the collapse of the peace talks, the LRA has been active in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and southern Sudan, drawing widespread disapproval from the international community and igniting a new urgency to end what has become a complex regional conflict.
In the last two years, an estimated 900,000 of the 1.8 million displaced have returned to their homes. But that leaves one million people currently living in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. While the majority desires to return home, the issues surrounding their return are complex. Some have been displaced for more than a decade, and their former way of life is all but gone. Access to clean water, economic opportunities, health centers, and education are a pressing concern for all, and even more so for the many who contemplate returning to resource-barren villages.” -InvisibleChildren.com
SO…
Although there are still great needs in the region, the film that these 3 young guys risked their lives for has had a huge impact and is incredibly worthy of mention (understatement). Since the film, the Invisible Children organization has really grown and is now involved in continuing their efforts to save the many more existing child soldiers still out there. Invisible Children is a non-profit who also accepts monthly pledges towards their efforts. Please check out the links below to get informed/involved…
INVISIBLE CHILDREN - WATCH “INVISIBLE CHILDREN : THE RESCUE OF JOSEPH KONY’S CHILD SOLDIERS” MOVIE
THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN WEBSITE
WHO WE ARE - THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN ORGANIZATION
DONATE OR BECOME A MONTHLY SPONSOR
INVISIBLE CHILDREN - WATCH THE ORIGINAL TRAILER
Any given Sunday
March 6, 2009 – 10:55 pm
I’ll tell you why WB n’ I are so lucky. Not only do we have incredible families, a great staff/friends at work that have become like family as well, but our friends just rock. These friends pictured are more like bro n sis to us really. We bicker, we give each other a hard time, we get annoyed at each others quirks, but ultimately we love to be in each other’s company. Any given Sunday you will find this quartet together on some new adventure (yes Kimee moved away but I find that she is visitng SD quite a bit which thrills me). This is also what we will be calling our “Europe To No Good” group. (Yes we name each one of our adventures for reference with each other, after much debate that is what we decided on for our Europe travels in April.
We all recently took a very last minute camping trip to San Clemente. After working harder in the past month than I ever knew was physically possible we decided that we needed to get away from our laptops, phone and technology as we know it. Alas we came to find out that most campgrounds are now outfitted with wi-fi, which I think is really sad, but we were strong.
Here they are, sans me, the photographer. On the left is Bri09 (that’s pronounced Bri-o-nine, not be confused with his earlier model, Bri08). K-dog (because she still hasn’t made it clear to us if she prefers, Kimee, Kim or Kimberlee) and Dub or WB. I am just plain old Riss. Mainly because I am usually the one giving the nicknames for the most part.
What an evening. I can just smell the cold, clean air by looking at this photo. Ah.
Prepare yourselves for a lot more personal photos come April. We will be doing our best to chronicle our whole trip with photos and want to blog as much as possible while we are there.
Observing a “Spero Lumina” Rehearsal :: Weston’s Band
March 6, 2009 – 9:21 pm
Last week I snuck in to Weston’s band room to hear these incredible artists write/re-work a song. Wow. Just wow. I have such respect for these guys. Most of the members of the band have played together in some fashion for almost 15 years. Just crazy. This band in particular, although its name has changed, has been together for ten years. As a photographer I consider myself an artist, but I can’t help but feel like these guys are on a whole different level. Watching them brainstorm, listen to each others ideas, feed off each other and then ultimately create something beautiful out of thin air. Unreal. What’s funny is that I don’t even think these guys realize how in tune with each other they really are. Few words were spoken during this whole process and yet I saw their masterpiece really evolve.
What I love even more about Spero Lumina is that they are in it for the music. Not for themselves. They aren’t the band you will hear talking about “how can we get signed, we need to go on a tour, we should be famous.” Although I am sure they wouldn’t reject any of that if it were given to them, all they ever really seem to discuss is honing in on their craft, creating something beautiful.
Thanks for the wonderful gift of music you guys have given your faithful fans over the years. - Marissa
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Gotta love a pregnant couple. Gorgeous.
March 4, 2009 – 8:22 pm
They say that a woman glows when she is expecting, but based on these photos I think it is safe to say that both the hubby and the wife glow. What a wonderful couple.
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to meet Diana and Rich. This super cool couple is expecting and booked a maternity session with us, getting the bigger maternity package, with multiple looks which you will see in the video.
I just love pregnancy photography because I know that these photos will help this gorgeous mother always remember this most precious time in her life. Thanks for letting us video you guys, it was wonderful getting to know you two. - Marissa
Maternity Session by Woman Captured from Boudoir Divas on Vimeo.
PS. I am in love with this Rivers Cuomo song. It is the perfect mix between cheezy/romance and converse tennis shoes. Which, in a nutshell, may explain my personality exactly 
PSssssss. If you want info about a maternity session please email us at info@boucherphotography.com
Time Machine : Weston’s childhood photos
March 3, 2009 – 10:14 pm
Weston’s mom emailed us some photos that she scanned in today. Boy, oh boy, did this make me laugh. Someone is obviously in trouble here in the first one. The pretty lady in the first photo is Weston’s mama, lovely designer and graphic artist. Thank you Jeri for all your love, help and encouragement. And, above all, thank you for raising such a lovely boy. Congrats on being a grandma! (no everyone, not me, WB’s sis is prego, the one in the bathtub on the right lol). The second shot is Weston with his Dad Jesse and Mom Jeri again. His dad used to be a serious bodybuilder who often shared gym equipment with Arnold the Governator at the famous Gold’s Gym in LA. Jesse’s also a professional musician who plays San Diego regularly. The third shot is of Weston and his little sister Jessica. Jessica is like I mentioned about to be a Mom so we’re pretty excited to be an Aunt & Uncle!
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Next time you’re in Downtown SD, check out this sick shoe store called “BLENDS”
February 26, 2009 – 8:54 pm
After our recent engagement shoot with Denica & Andrew we were walking back to the car and this shoe store called “BLENDS” caught our eye. The minimalist, contemporary design immediately drew us inside and we were also stoked to see one of the sickest collections of shoes lining insets on the store walls. But being that I have skis for feet at size 13, all the kicks I wanted to try weren’t available in my size so I had to put my tail between my legs in defeat as we left the store. :(. This is nothing new for me though, this happens at almost every shoe store as most don’t need to cater to the occasional sasquatch haha. We got to chat it up with the owner Edwin Negado and told him we’d blog a few shots since we liked the store so much so hope ya like ‘em Edwin! :). Be sure to check out the store though as they will most likely have normal shoe sizes
www.blendsus.com
726 Market St
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 233-6126
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This is how lame I am
February 26, 2009 – 7:08 pm
(love this pic above, check out her cute site)
I have a confession to make. Marissa here by the way. Sometimes, when I want to take a few minute break from working, I Google “silly boston terrier” images. I just love bostons. All of them. They are so funny to me. If anyone else is a boston owner you know what I am talking about. I just saw a “red” boston for the second time the other day. If you have never seen one of these, keep your eyes pealed, you are in for a treat. The recent red boston that I saw had red and white hair, a reddish brown nose and light eyes. He was so cute. I didn’t even get mad when he strolled up and peed on the bag I had set down to pet him. Anyway the boston pics I found on my break today were especially cute. Wanted to share my nerdy pastime.
Our Furry Kids…. yet another post about our dogs
February 24, 2009 – 7:38 pm
I know, I know, I am the cliche chick who thinks her dogs are her kids, but come on, until I do have children you have to give me a break for releasing some of my motherly inclinations on my dogs. This is Elaine below, or Lainey, as she also responds to the ten nicknames we have for her. She is 6 years old but I swear she still acts and looks like a puppy. You always know how she is feeling because she wears her heart on her sleave. She is so loving and sweet.
This is how we have to exercise our dogs! We tried walking them, even jogging with them. But they just have too much energy. Lainey has a heart murmur so her doc says that serious cardio is very important to her health. Weston figured out that the only way to get her winded is if she actually pulls all 200 pounds of him on his skateboard around the apartment complex. She loves it. That dog has some serious torque. Puddy is a little easier to workout, he just runs alongside my beach cruiser. They are the famous dogs of our Torrey Hills apartment complex, evoking smiles from even the most serious old grumpies.
Paris casting call!!! The shoot is on us!
February 23, 2009 – 2:03 pm
Weston and I will be doing a demo engagement shoot in Paris on April 4, 09 for our Boudoir Divas workshop attendees. We are looking for a loving, energetic couple who would want a photo shoot done in the City of Light, Paris! The shoot will be a few hours long, so even though you would have to pay for your own airfare, the shoot is on us. What a great excuse to spend a few days in Paris. I honestly cannot even begin to imagine how cool these images are going to look. Talk about cool artwork for your living room, I am almost jealous! 
Above are some gorgeous images that are getting us really excited about the shoot. For more info please email us at info@boucherphotography.com Past clients will receive top priority, but the invitation is open to any couple.
-Marissa
Photography is endless….
February 18, 2009 – 6:05 pm
Wow. I love what I do. We are at the WPPI convention (the biggest photography convention there is) and we are learning so much. I have been very inspired. We have met an assortment of wonderful people here and we just feel so lucky to be as involved in this industry as we are.
We should be back to the office on Monday. What’s funny is we went 4 straight days without even going outside. I haven’t seen the sunshine in 8 days! From hosting a workshop and demo shoot to prepping our booth, we were seriously busy. Can wait to get back to my beautiful So Cal. Living in a casino hotel is the equivalent of living in the desert. I can’t wait soak in the ocean air. I should have bottled it and brought it with me. - M
LOVE is all you need
February 17, 2009 – 9:00 pm
Weston, Marissa, and I have been out of the office for the past few days because we are attending the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) tradeshow and convention in Las Vegas. It’s been an action-packed week! The Boudoir Divas (Marissa and Kimberlee) hosted a workshop Thursday & Friday, followed by the “KISS photo shoot” on Saturday. Sunday we all set up the Divas tradeshow booth. Amidst working at the booth, listening to speakers, and attending dinner parties to mingle with other professionals in the field, we’ve also been sure to have some fun.
On Saturday, we saw “The Beatles LOVE” by Cirque Du Soleil. It was a cute coincidence that we ended up at a show called “Love” on Valentine’s Day. The show was amazing; we all loved it. Ha ha, but seriously, it is definitely a must-see. My favorite moment was at the end of the show when we were all standing arm-in-arm singing “All You Need Is Love.”
Here are some shots of us expressing how excited we were about the show :).. Crystal
(Marissa, Weston, their good buddy, Brian M, Kimee, me, and my hubby, Brian)
Preparing for more inspiration
February 9, 2009 – 11:48 pm
That’s us- camera on timer!
In 2006 Weston and I jetted off to Europe, some of you may have read our long winded account of the whole up and down experience on our old blog. As wonderful as it was (the pic above says it all) to say the typical line, “it was a learning experience,” would be an understatement.
In late March and April, we are super duper stoked to say, that we get to take what we have learned and do it again! Last time it was France, Barcelona, Italy. This time it will be France (kicking it off with our Boudoir Divas workshop in Paris) and then road trippen it to Bruges and taking a ferry to the UK to see London. Since Weston and I will undoubtedly both be shooting, I think we will for sure have to buy ten more memory cards. Well, actually, what I am really hoping to do is bring my laptop and actually blog regularly to share all the happenings and craziness.
What really got me thinking about this trip is that I am leaving for our Vegas workshop tomorrow morning and you would think that I am going to on a five month adventure or something. I can’t imagine what is going to go into the Paris production! I mean really, the planning to pull this off and the packing and to-do lists, oh the to-do lists are unreal!!! BUT, I think we are almost done and ready to drive to Vegas tomorrow and I am excited to say that I feel totally prepared. Bring it on Europe, I am not scared of you this time! - MB