Obviously these are all my faves from the Holiday Mini day one. I had some returning clients and some new ones. I fell in love with all of their smiles and warm hearts that day.
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Obviously these are all my faves from the Holiday Mini day one. I had some returning clients and some new ones. I fell in love with all of their smiles and warm hearts that day.
All I want for Christmas is that one priceless imageā¦..jpg)
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Thereās nothing like wearing warm fuzzy sweaters, sipping on hot cocoa, and spending pretty crisp mornings outdoors for some laughs in front of the camera with loved ones. Yup, these are some of my favorite things to do in autumn. I got to enjoy one of Ā these with this beautiful family on a recent chill October morning in Irvine. Baby Eva is the newest addition to this happy family. A little over a six months ago, I had the pleasure of taking photos of Vanessaās perfect bump. Now, Eva (five months) is as bright-eyed as can be. Her sister, Melodie is surely getting brownie points with Santa this year because sheās a sweet, gentle, and caring older sister.
I couldnāt even handle all of the cuteness that Melodie and Eva were bringing to this session. They were wearing adorable outfits from Zara, which is only my favorite store (for kids) ever! Of course Vanessa and Rafaelās affection for their girls also made these images beautiful. Take a look! As always, thank you Vanessa and Rafael for allowing me to help you capture your growing family.
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This one is my favorite. I love the way they all are just so enamored with their newbie.
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āAll the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.ā
J.M. Barrie,Ā Peter Pan
Happy Halloween!
Love,
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Whoever came up with the old adage; āThere are plenty of fish in the sea,ā was totally correct. They met exactly that way, well kinda. Cindy and Herman got introduced through the popular online dating site, Plenty of Fish. After a few dates, Iām sure they discussed anything and everything to do with either history (sheās the buff) or fish (heās a port agent) as they fell for one another. This was all back in March 2011. Two years later they secretly wed on September 14th in Long Beach. It was that simple and just as easy going as them. They like trying new food trucks, she loves his hands and he loves her legs. They enjoy hiking (hence the beautiful backdrop that they found for this session) and she loves that he always lets her win. They told me they arenāt really the kind for picture taking so when Cindy asked me to take photos to document their love, I think I was more excited then them. Iāve known Cindy for a while now because she works as a high school Math teacher and tennis coach with my husband. She just loves sharing the most random yet interesting history facts. Sheās awesome at Trivial Pursuit and is also one of those people that is funny because she tells it like it is. Personally I would never get into a political, historical or trivia based argument with this pretty lady. Iām seriousā¦she went to Cal, so you know she knows her āish.ā Herman, you always let her win, eh? Well played my friend! These two are going to live happily ever after especially since Herman just goes with the flow and wellā¦he really does complete her. Did I mention he built his own fishing boat? So, when can we take it out to Catalina? Congratulations you two!
My fave because they are so into each other right here and it showsā¦chooow (thatās a lil ghetto Mexican holler-hee he)
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What parents could ever imagine that after their first child their hearts would be big enough to love another one just the same? Itās true. I have this conversation all the time with parents expecting their second child. How about double the love with twins? Well, just like breathing, it comes natural (Now, I know from experience). Cassie and her husband were blessed not once, not twice, but thriceĀ with adorable pretty little ladies. Right away I could tell that they had perfected spreading the love and attention by their calm nature and easy going manner of interacting with these pretties. Their eldest daughter, four-year-oldĀ Abigail, made my heart go pitter patter while observing how she was a tender and sweet big sister. Although the twins were very calm themselves, I probably had made goo-goo gaga faces at them a million times to make one laugh. As soon as one started smiling, the other stopped and just like that I became a professional performing street monkey. Letās just say that hanging around them was like getting a natural dose of Botox. Ā Yup, my face muscles definitely thanked me for the workout that afternoon. After all of the laughs and giggles I think these three cuties tired us all out. Congratulations McCarty family! You have an adorable trio, which makes you a perfect party of five!.jpg)
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This one is my favorite. Something about when a mother looks lovingly at her children makes me meltā¦and want to squeeze my own babies..jpg)
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āTis the season to smile!
Again, I had the honor to photograph Nea, from Laced Bliss and Love, and her family for their annual Holiday photos. They are my kinda people; funny, sweet, and they know how to work the camera. Check out all the handsome fellas they got going on in the Mueller family. And I thought I got a work out chasing after my sonā¦..no wonder all these ladies look fabulous. Seriously, who needs a workout when you have boys to chase after. Hee he! Ā Then you have the only granddaughter and sheās just a beauty. She was so cute especially when she kept on whispering to me to take different types of photos of her. Can I keep her? By the way please notice all the fabulous flower headpieces the gals are rockingā. The flowers were designed and created by the fabulous Laura, from Instyle BloomsĀ and makeup from the talented, Rachel.Ā Umm, hello is it still summer? The way the sun was setting that evening gave off the most delicious warm glow.
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Salsa dancing brought them together but this little handsome guy created their family of three. Elizabeth and Jose Luis met one night for a friendās birthday party when he asked her to dance. They fell in love and traveled from their native Minnesota to California and begin their lives together. After they wed, Jose Louis (of Mexican decent) and Elizabeth (of Korean decent) gave birth to their adorable son, Samuel. They sure made a cute little combo! This family wanted to recognize their love, Samuel, by documenting his big ONE year birthday. So, they did this with a family photo session with a little extra emphasis on the birthday boy.
The āSā in Samuel must really stand for smile because besides my own son (partly because I trained him so early ā¦hee hee), Iāve never seen such a smiley baby boy. The only work I had to do was make sure mom and dad were smiling. Ha! In some of the images below youāll see that this sweetie pie is almost ready to start walking on his own. Then thatās when the real fun begins. Run parents, run! Oh and did I mention that Samuel has the most awesome birthdate? Letās just wish Sammy boy a Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday!
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This one is my favorite. How could anyone resist pinching those cheeks?!
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Could you believe that we had this gorgeous maternity session at the beach in October? Yup, sure did. Although Arlene is going to have a true fall baby, due in November, we had what seemed to be a very hot summer maternity session. Iām telling you I was wrapped from head-to-toe in fall attire. It was like Wham! As soon as we started Arlene and Anthonyās maternity sesh, it went from being as crisp as a cucumber to hot as a red tamale. Lucky for them they were dressed weather appropriate in cool summer whites. Boy oh boy did Arlene look stunning. Something about whites and creams always make for a pretty picture. An extra added bonus to Arleneās loviness was her gorgeous eyes. I wonder if Anthony also has the recessive gene? Those would be some amazing eyes on their future baby bundle!
They met in high school and their love is still as strong as it was then, and is growing now that they have baby number one on his way. Throughout the morning, Arlene and I chatted away talking a little about this and that, you know the basics. It turns out that I have a lot in common with this beauty. We both attended an all-girl high schools, just have sisters, and the best is that sheās also a Trojan! Fight on! Yes, Arlene gets down with her bad self and is actually getting her MBA, from USC, as I type. That just means that future baby Anthony is going to be one good looking guy and a smarty too! āDaddy Anthonyā was a little shy, but he did mention to me how excited he was to introduce his little man to fun, fun, fun, like his favorite sports!
Congratulations Arlene and Anthony! I canāt wait to see what your little feisty (mama says heās very active already) guy looks like.
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Evie, I love all the photos! At least we got in one great shots with my wiggly worms all over the place and my husband who doesn’t smile right! š