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!
November 22, 2008 // personal
Before I get back into all the wedding posts, I recently photographed a fashion show put on by my friend and hairstylist July and all the great stylists at the salon she works at, Moda Hair Designs, located in Hillcrest. I went in early to photograph the preparation and then we headed to The Fleetwood in downtown for the event. The place was packed and the models were great, we had a lot of fun.

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A few of the hair pieces on models Jackie and Anna.

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Owner of Moda Hair Designs, BJ Noman, his wife Eva and July.

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Leslie:

I like how in one of the pictures, Chris Merto is in the background holding TWO beers!! haha love it and love the pictures!

(12.05.08 @ 12:23 PM)
October 30, 2008 // personal
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Woohoo! The new blog is here! I will be updating by transferring old blog posts as well as posting new ones! I have a lot to blog about, so please bookmark this website, www.chazthoughts.com!
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Mary:

Woo hoo! Hooray for the new blog. PS: Can you make a "home" button/link or make your logo link to the homepage or something?

(10.30.08 @ 07:48 AM)
marilee:

Hooray for new blogs!!!
I can't wait to see the rest of the pics from the wedding...
as usual you did an awesome job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(10.30.08 @ 08:40 AM)
Chaz:

Hi Mari's! Lil Mari, I will see you and Ramon tonight! And Big Mari, if you click on the header, that is the link to go back home!

(10.30.08 @ 08:55 AM)
Justine:

Can't wait to see the wedding pics!! Chaz.....you did an amazing job! Love the photobooth video. BTW: I'm in need of an updated family picture... Can you hook a BIG sista up! =)

(10.30.08 @ 09:04 AM)
Fred:

i like this site. it's pretty spiffy.

(10.30.08 @ 09:11 AM)
mary frances chrisman:

Nice Blog! i am loving it.

(10.30.08 @ 12:21 PM)
ramon:

chaz. i love you. more than mahh wiiife.

(10.30.08 @ 01:03 PM)
jaymar:

hot shit mann......hot shit..

(10.31.08 @ 03:36 PM)
oscar R:

What up kid? Really nice work you did the photography thing. Go sequntial Media SDSU (Dr.SEUSS).LOL

(11.12.08 @ 12:37 PM)
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Last week, I headed up to Temecula for my good friend (and hairstylist) July's birthday and wine tasting. We drove up to Pechanga casino to meet up with Mike, who would be driving us around in the Grapeline shuttle. Then we preceded to head out on our great wine adventure!

The birthday girl July and her main squeeze Edgar <I borrowed his 24-70 lens for the day, so half credit for all the shots goes to him!

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July getting her birthday cake and blowing out the candles, I'm sorry I didn't get a view of teh cake, I was already drinking for half the day so I got a little lazy!

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A group shot of the wine tasting crew, sans me of course.

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This is a special post to me because its about my best friend Mary Miracle and her hubby-to-be Josh. I met mary when I was senior in high school, she had transferred from another high school and she stood because she had onion hair. Yes, her hair was shaped like an onion. We had started talking because we had a mutual friend from her old high school and since then we've been a team (she's the one who designed my logo as well). She had met Josh a few years ago and when I met him I could tell that they were an awesome pair, they are super fun to hang out with, especially when you go to casinos to play Blackjack with them!

But I will never forget the day that Mary told me she was engaged, I was on a break at a photoshoot when she called me.

"Hey Chaz, if I bought you a plane ticket would you go?"

Sure Mary.

"If I bought you a plane ticket to Hawaii would you go?"

Of course I would go to Hawaii.

"If I bought you a plane ticket to Hawaii to shoot my wedding would you go!?!"

Never!

Then I preceded to laugh and say of course I would do it! She then said one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me:

"If you were a girl, I would have made you my Maid of Honor."

That was very special to me, even though if I was a girl I still would've been her photographer (Chazmonia Cruz Photography). But I honored to be able to photograph my best friends wedding, its the best present I can ever give them.

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We saw this great tree and Mary said she wanted to climb in it, so I said like "K-I-S-S-I-N-G?" Haha, so we came up with a great "save the date" slogan!

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