Super Rad Blog : Color Me Rad

BRITTANY’S MATERNITY SESSION // SEDONA, AZ

Colleen Sherman — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:39:41 +0000

I’m so so so happy to post this session!! Kyle and I recently went on vacation to Sedona with some of our bestest friends ever. And it just so happens that Brittany was 7 months pregnant while we were out there and the house we were staying at had the MOST AMAZING backyard. Believe it or not, ALL of these pictures were taken in the backyard of the home. We literally walked out the back door and started our session.

This session is one of my most favorite ever. Because Brittany, well she is beautiful. Put her in any setting and she would rock a session. But Brittany and Sedona combined? Unstoppable. So much so that this was supposed to be a “quick 30 minutes session” and 2 hours later we realized we had forgotten about the time.

Brittany! I’m so excited for you and Wes and I cannot wait to meet your litter girl this summer. You are beautiful and you are going to be an amazing mother. Love you!!

BREANNA + JORDAN // MARRIED AT BANDY CANYON RANCH

Colleen Sherman — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:48:28 +0000

This blog post is a long time coming!! I’m a little backed up on blogging, but have no fear, its time to blog this gem of a wedding. Breanna and Jordan were married in late December. Their day was quaint, intimate and personal. Everything I love when shooting a wedding. It doesn’t matter how many guests you have, 10 or 200… its still possible to make your day personal.

Thank you Breanna and Jordan for choosing me to photograph your big day. And thank you Niall McCarthy for coming along and shooting with me!!

KRISTA + ADAM + BABY NOAH

Colleen Sherman — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:48:30 +0000

Welcome to the world Baby Noah! You are so beautiful and your parents are some of the most awesome people on the planet. Thank you Krista and Adam for choosing me to come in and photograph such an important time in your lives. I loved seeing you both again and getting to meet Noah.

JR + JULIANNA // MARRIED AT CONDORS NEST RANCH

Colleen Sherman — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:37:07 +0000

Condors Nest Ranch and I are thick as thieves. I know that place like the back of my hand and yet it never gets old. Mostly because every couple is different and every wedding I’ve shot there has been so personal to that couple. Condors Nest Ranch definitely has a unique style of its own, but I love how it adapts to each couples different styles as well. Its my wedding happy place.

Jr and Julianna are no exception either. Their day was fun and full of laughter and lost of personal touches. Here are a bunch of my favorites from their day.

And thanks Katie for second shooting for me!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING + A NEW PERSONAL BLOG

Colleen Sherman — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:57:37 +0000

I hope everybody is spending this Thanksgiving with the ones they love and overeating copious amounts of mashed potatoes. I know I am.

Speaking of family, I recently started a separate blog for all of my personal photos. This time of year when wedding season is slowing down and family time is speeding up, I want to share a lot of our family adventures with out overloading my photography blog with non-wedding images. So I have started The Super Rad Blog!! I have already posted a bunch of images from our recent trip to Portland. So go check them out if you’re interested and be sure to check back often as I’m sure there will be lots of updates over there over the next few months.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

FABIENNE + SEAN // MARRIED AT TORREY PINES CLIFFS

Colleen Sherman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:19:30 +0000

Fabienne and Sean had such a beautiful day. Intimate, personal and emotional. First time I walked away from a wedding knowing everybody’s name who was in attendance. I wonder if they will notice if I start showing up for their family holidays.

Congrats Fabienne and Sean. You two are amazing.

Signed, sealed and delivered!

BROOKE + BOBBY // MARRIED AT VALLEY CENTER PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Colleen Sherman — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:25:43 +0000

Family residence, homemade wedding dress, home cooked meal, family coordinated… and a GIANT tarantula walking across the dance floor during toasts. One of these things still gives me nightmares. But the other things? They make me thankful for this job I do.

Brooke and Bobby… your day was beautiful and I am so thankful to have gotten to know you both. You two are good people.

And a special thanks to Kate for second shooting with me. She is the only other person that saw the tarantula… along with my look of panic and terror as I pointed to it. Yet somehow she was un-phased. You brave girl.

TIM + SUMMER // MARRIED AT THE DARLINGTON HOUSE

Colleen Sherman — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:40:59 +0000

Tim and Summer had a beautiful day. I was so happy for their wedding to arrive. I’ve known Summer for sometime and to be able to photograph her wedding day was definitely something special.

Thank you to Katie Gardner for coming along and shoot’n with me. Aaaagain.

Venue: The Darlington House

Florals: Cristy of Buds & Blooms

FILM // PERSONAL PICS

Colleen Sherman — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:15:40 +0000

Our recent outings, on film.

Spending some quality time at the park…

For Mother’s Day, we spent the afternoon in Idyllwild, just walking around, shopping and eating…

There was an “I opened the back of my camera but forgot to rewind the film” moment. These made for a happy mistake. I love the light leaks.

Clearly Rowan’s favorite “silly face.”

Love…

Rowan turned 3 last week. (What?!?!) And for the first time ever I used my film camera to document a BIG event in our lives. The Nikon D700 wasn’t used for his birthday, party or Disneyland trip.

Here’s that silly face again…

Showing us how old he is…

My family came in town for a little party…

This year I decided to not put any pressure on myself for Rowan’s party and avoided using Pinterest. I did frozen Costco lasagnas, bought a cake from Vons and decorations from Party City. And guess what… the party was still awesome and I’m still a good mom.

Then we heading out to Disneyland with my parents in their RV. Rowan thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

Downtown Disney…

Getting our Disneyland on…

MAX + LEIGHA // MARRIED AT BERNARDO WINERY

Colleen Sherman — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:25:57 +0000

This was a great day. The was rain, there was sun, there was rain during the ceremony, then sun during the reception. But regardless of the weather, Max and Leigha were all smiles. Big, infectious smiles.

Thank you to Katie Gardner for second shooting with me!!

This was a sweet moment. Max and Leigha’s parents have been friends for years and I loved the relationship between the mothers. At one point during the prep, the mom’s stepped outside to cover the day in prayer. A beautiful moment.

Oh heeeeey! Look who’s a bridesmaid. Its Kelley from 618 Studios!!

Meanwhile…

Here comes the rain…

Bridal party portraits in the rain? Sure! Why not!

A sweet little cake made by Leigha’s grandmother.