Kym Ventola

Loves.....

*the rain                                         *making forts out of cardboard boxes

*vintage jewelry                               *family

Listens to.....

*Pink Martini                                   *Tom Waits

*Arcade Fire                                   *Belle and Sebastian

*FOTC                                            *Brad Mehldau

Life is about.....

*raising happy little people              *traveling and discovering

Photography is....

*awesome

Kym and family

My hubby, Dan, is awesome. Perfect father and hilarious husband. I fell for this guy because he had a guitar and a great voice....but I loved the fact that he resembled Buddy Holly. Dan keeps my I-Pod updated with new, obscure bands and for that I am so lucky. Just a few months after I met him in 1998, he swept me off my feet and we moved to Boston. After just one year there, we decided that our true home was in Phoenix. We came back in 1999, got married in November of 2000 and had a beautiful baby boy in 2007.

Johnny....little Johnny rocket. My son is the epitome of awesome. He can play trains like nobody's business.....hours of it. He loves Mickey Mouse, but calls him Hot Dog (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song goes, "hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog").

My dogs: Finn and Lucy. Finn is a freak; I love him, but he's crazy. He thinks he's a circus dog. You'll know what I mean if you ever meet him. Lucy is adorable, but not very smart. She has the typical Lhasa-Apso under-bite and runs into stuff all of the time. Yes, she's named after Lucille Ball; appropriately named after a troublemaker.

Other animals at our home (but that I have NOTHING to do with):  a tortoise, birds, koi, turtles and a frog. Dan thinks he's getting a miniature horse someday.

Brad + Carrie 2.27.10

Venue: Sheraton Crescent Hotel, Phoenix AZ

DJ: Curtis Whipple

Accessories and Decorations: ETSY!!!

Thanks to Mackenzie Goodman and Nick Tillinghast for shooting with me!

Bethany - These pictures are amazing. Carrie, you are so beautiful!! I can't wait to see the rest of them!!!March 11, 2010 - 2:47 pm

Lori Powles - What great photos! Everyone looks so beautiful. I look forward to seeing the rest.March 11, 2010 - 10:58 am

matt stenzel - awesome pics .carrie you look like a model.wow sisMarch 6, 2010 - 10:13 am

Katina - Beautiful Kym! I LOVE the little monster umbrella shot and that hanger was super cute too! Great work as usual:)March 5, 2010 - 8:46 am

Carrie - PS - You totally caught my teacher face in that cake-cutting photo...What were we doing?! (And Curtis, it's Aiden & Josie...Too many names to keep straight! I adore that picture!)March 4, 2010 - 5:48 pm

Curtis Whipple - Crazy-Awesome! Most people won't remember going forward that as of 9AM that morning, the forecast was 90% or more for rain! It didn't rain until I was packing up the DJ equip at 11P or so. The blue skies umbrella pic is great. My fave is the one of young Drew and- is that Josie?- on the steps beside the fountain. Kym, You ROCK!March 4, 2010 - 4:20 pm

Carrie - HOLY COW. I love them! I can't wait to see the rest of them, but thank you for the sneak peek to tide us all over in the meantime. Thank you, thank you, thank you.March 4, 2010 - 3:49 pm

Bowling with Nana

Oops. I forgot to post these last month.

So, I called my mom (Johnny calls her Nana) and asked her to join us for some AWESOME bowling. The kind of bowling where everyone’s a winner. Especially me (I get to watch Johnny bowl like a pro, as if he bowls every Saturday or something). Truth be told, I used to be a bowler. No lie. I even got a $500 scholarship for it! LOL!!!!!! I am a huge fan of bowling and wish I had more time to gather up friends for a night at the alley.

Here are some photos of Johnny and Nana. If you have kids, TAKE THEM BOWLING! A lot of the bowling alleys have these ramps and bumpers for the gutter. Like I said, everyone’s a winner.

Katina - awwww he is so cute!!! I love these...and I LOVE bowling, we should go sometime and you could give me some tips:) I went ALL the time as a child!March 4, 2010 - 9:40 am

Keri Doolittle Photography - I LOVE these!! WE took Ry to the bowling alley last weekend for the first time and he LOVED it!! Awesome job Johnny!!March 3, 2010 - 3:06 pm

Chas + Tara | Wedding: 2.14.10

Congratulations Chas & Tara!

Tara was the winner of TWW’s Biggest Loser contest last year. She won a wedding package from me and some other awesome prizes from vendors around Arizona. Tara and Chas are incredibly kind people and their families were wonderful.

FIRST LOOK

One of the best wedding guests in history.

This guy wins the grand prize for best wedding guest ever.

Here's a photo of Mackenzie taking a photograph of this awesome guest. He was dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies". Look at how blurry her photo is.....that's what happens when you make Mackenzie laugh.

Mackenzie - let it be known that I CAN take an in-focus picture, just not while a man is dancing to Single Ladies. It's in my contract.February 22, 2010 - 7:36 am

Arlene McOmie - Kim, You were the best photographer ever! These pictures are tremendous! eneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (Tara's auntie)February 21, 2010 - 9:14 pm

Katina - OMG! That dance guy ROCKS!!!! I Love the one of the groom holding the flowers in front of her:) Beautiful!!!February 21, 2010 - 6:37 pm

Travis + Joni 1.25.10

Congratulations Travis & Joni!

Chris + Carrie :: Engaged

Congrats Chris & Carrie!