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.

Monthly Archives: November 2009

One model, two looks

Just signed with S.I.M., this model was a lot of fun to work with! I wish her all the best!

Hair and Makeup by: Kensington Makeup
Wardrobe: Jennyvi Dizon

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VP Spotlight: Thee Wedding Warehouse

I have totally slacked off on my “Ventola Photography Spotlight”, where I feature some of Arizona’s best wedding vendors and venues. Oops!
I’m guessing that most of you already know about Thee Wedding Warehouse. You probably see them all over the place (Facebook, ads, e-mail or even stopped in their awesome store).

Jacque Dearing and Kathy Baggett...

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Dan + Tayler: Engagement

Phew….I finally found a visual definition of awesome. Here it is.

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Josh + Esther 11.6.09

I love Esther! I met her last year when I photographed her friend’s wedding (Esther was the maid of honor).

Josh and Esther married in Florence, Arizona. It’s weird…I’m an Arizona native, but I’ve never been to Florence. I can’t imagine discovering Florence for the first time any other way. Running around Main street with one...

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Chris + Linda: Engagement

This is not a joke. Christian and Linda were high school sweethearts and they went to the prom together. Now they’re getting married in the Spring of 2010!

Congrats to two of the coolest bowlers I’ve ever met.
Thanks for second shooting with me Mackenzie!

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