Hola! My name is Chaz Cruz and I am a photographer based out of San Diego, CA. My specialties include weddings, fashion and lifestyle portraits. This blog is named after my obsession with "The Office" and of a lovable character named Creed Bratton. He writes about his random musings under a blog titled "Creed Thoughts," so I thought I'd do the same and name it "Chaz Thoughts." So please, browse around and don't forget to leave me a comment or two!
Beautiful wedding with Nicole and Ron and their little dude Hayden. Ceremony at the Corpus Christi Parish in Chula Vista and the reception was held at the El Cortez in downtown San Diego.

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As you might remember from their engagement session, Nicole is a big Twilight fan, haha.

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Photobooth favorites!

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Tammy:

Beautiful work, as always, Chaz. I love the little girl staring at you from the pews. Classic.

(08.15.09 @ 10:34 AM)
DASHY:

Hi Chaz! Great photos! Best of all.....awesome name! It has to be....becoz I also named my son "Chaz"....well his middle name, that is. =) Anyway, can you please tell me the specs of the photos you took at the church? I really like the colors. Did you use flash? I know most church do not allow flash photography. Your response would absolutely be helpful. Thanks and keep up the great work! =)

(08.18.09 @ 07:09 AM)
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Jesse Pastor:

So it begins....IT'S ABOUT TIME!

(08.10.09 @ 06:49 PM)
Rhowell Dumag:

Congratulations u too! It's about time....................

(09.01.09 @ 10:02 PM)
August 3, 2009 // families / portraits
Shane smiles way too much, which makes my photos look so much better, haha. Shane brought along his parents Kim and Don for a fun shoot in La Jolla!

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Model family.

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Kim with her mom Kim, sisters Kim and Kim, also known as Jennie and Annie, haha.

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Cousin Ellaine:

Great shots! This kid just tugged at my uterus a little.

(08.07.09 @ 05:41 AM)
ochuko:

Hi, great images here. I particularly like the second pix. Keep up the good work. ;-)

(08.09.09 @ 12:36 AM)
Emily and Raynard have a lot of love. It is evident from them, their friends and DEFINITELY their family. Another awesome wedding, had the fabulous Mary Frances along for the ride.

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Told you the family has a lot of love, they even make sure your sideburns are perfect for the wedding!

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Raynard wearing a barong tagalog, a traditional formal garment from the Philippines. I also asked him to give me his tiger face, which he did perfectly, haha.

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The fellas had a saying for me all day, "Chaz naked!" Hahaha.

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The ladies with beautiful peacock feathers.

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Raynard and Emily brought so many Filipino traditions to their wedding, here they are dancing the tinikling.

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Now something not so traditional, Raynard and his cousins form a comedy dance group called "The Abalos Pros" which this one picture can not do justice. You have to see them for yourself, that is why YouTube is amazing!

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des james:

Chaz! I absolutely love your work! Beautiful images. You capture awesome moments. Look forward to more blog posts.

(07.30.09 @ 10:20 AM)
faye:

bride & groom doing the tinikiling...AWESOME! i couldn't even move in my dress, let alone dance!

(07.30.09 @ 10:27 AM)
Ellie:

Great, Great wedding! You captured it beautifully!

(08.02.09 @ 07:23 PM)
Jewel Anderson:

These are gorgeous! The group shots are especially bad ass. Looks like it was a beautiful wedding.

(08.02.09 @ 08:13 PM)
Kristine:

I love it!

(08.05.09 @ 08:21 PM)
Anonymous:

i love you're work!! its weird...i know these people!!!

(10.31.09 @ 05:40 PM)