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Eric, Amy, & I met up at Laguna Beach this afternoon for their engagement shoot. Even though we had a few clouds the shoot still went great and the fun couple even splashed around in the waves a bit! I look forward to shooting their wedding in April at The Turnip Rose in Newport Beach.
Tammy and Darren met up with me at Laguna Beach where we shot their engagement session. Tammy and I originally met during undergrad at Azusa Pacific University. I recently met Darren when he was the best man for a wedding I shot last March for some other A.P.U. grads. I had a great time catching up with them and just having fun during our shoot. They are a great couple and I wish them all the best in their lives together.
I share my birthday with the biggest candy day of the year... yup, you guessed it: Halloween! I see some pretty crazy stuff on my birthday since lots of people dress up in extreme costumes. When I was a kid I often had costume birthday parties. As a kid I have been a bunny, a princess, a pilot (my dad is a pilot), a clown, a vampire, a cowgirl, an 80s prom queen, and most recently a Fanta Girl. It is so much fun, but sometimes I just want to have a birthday without all of the Halloween excitement. I know it sounds weird, but if you have your birthday on a holiday you probably understand. Well, this birthday was one of my favorites. My boyfriend, Brandon, planned out a very special, "non-Halloween" day for us. I have a couple of photos from a few of the highlights. He bought me beautiful roses, took me to the Huntington Library tea room for lunch and a walk though the gardens, took me shopping, took me out to a delicious Italian restaurant (Il Fornaio), and ended the evening with a cozy, relaxing fire in the fireplace. Thank you so much for all the effort you took to plan my birthday!!! I loved it! I also received birthday wishes thoughout the day from emails, voicemails, texts, and phone calls from friends and family and I felt very loved and appreciated. Thank you to all of you who helped make me feel so special on my birthday!
Kelly and her identical twin sister, Kristin, are having baby boys within a week of each other. If that's not cool enough, Kristin's sister-in-law, Casey, is also due soon after! This was one of the most unique and fun maternity shoots I have done. Kelly's little boy, Gavin, even made an appearance for a few photos. If you are interested in having your maternity photos taken 36 weeks is the best time to take them. And I love taking newborn photos too... especially when they are less than two weeks old and still squishy. :) Keep your eyes open to see these three beautiful babies for their photo debut coming soon.
Tyler and Maci got married in San Diego County on October 27, 2007. It was a lovely wedding and you could really tell how much they loved each other. I just loved this weeping willow tree that we took photos in front of... it had great light shining though for the photos. Enjoy!
Carrie is San Clemente girl and she met Chad while she was living in Europe. Chad is Austrailian... and half of the wedding guests flew over to celebrate the occassion! Chad and Carrie were so fun and care-free on their wedding day and I thoroughly enjoyed photographing their wedding and being a part of their day. The first photo is a broach that the bride wore in her hair. It is unique because her mother and grandmother also wore it on their wedding days. They got married at the Ole Hanson Beach Club in San Clemente and had a gorgeous wedding. Thanks guys for having me be a part of one of the funnest, international weddings ever!
The handsome groom waiting for his first glimpse of his beautiful bride...
First moment: Look in her eyes how much she loves him!
October 6th Mark and Viviana said, "I do!" Their wedding was beautiful, the bridal party was so fun, and the day was gorgeous! I loved shooting in downtown Balboa walking along the sidewalks with the couple. It is so fun to see on-lookers reactions and responses to the happy couple. In the first photo the watches were a generous gift to the groomsmen from the groom. The whole day was amazing and ended with a lively party at the Balboa Pavilion complete with a Mariachi band. Congratulations guys!!!
