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Oh baby!- Corona Children’s photography

Baby portraits are so much fun!  I love being invited into people’s homes and seeing how they do life.  I love the search for good light in their home.  And I just love them babies!  You never know what to expect and they’re just super cute!

This baby’s mom, Lucy, has some great friends.  They went together and bought a gift certificate for a portrait session for her baby shower.  What a great idea!  I’ve had a few other people do the same thing recently.  What a great gift.  Something he won’t grow out of and something the whole family will cherish forever.

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Baby giggles are just the greatest.

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Rainy Day-Newport Beach Engagement Session

Today’s post is very appropriate.  We’ve been experiencing unusual amounts of rain here in Southern California.  My backyard and garage have been flooded off and on over the past few days.  My pond is looking mighty full and I’m a little afraid that if it gets any fuller the fish might swim away!

But it’s a perfect day to post these images.  About a month ago Elyse and Robert and I were scheduled to do their engagement shoot.  But it was also scheduled to rain quite a bit that weekend.  Robert is in the Coast Guard and lives up in the bay area, and since his time off is very limited we couldn’t really reschedule.  Elyse was excited about the rain and said she would bring her umbrellas.  I was excited about the umbrellas too, but was a little concerned about not being able to keep my camera dry!  Anything to get the shot, right!?!  We made it happen.

Elyse and Robert love to go out to Sushi and to the movies so we met at Kura Sushi, one of their favorite restaurants.  It was raining pretty hard so we were glad to be inside.  Then the rain let up to a light mist as we headed down the street to the Lido Theater in Newport.  We had so much fun playing with umbrellas and the rain.

And I love what we captured.  I don’t know if it’s the moody rainy look, or the timelessness, or this just the awesomeness of this couple!  Maybe it’s knowing everything we went through to get these!  But I do know know that I CAN’T WAIT for their wedding in March!  It is going to be stellar!

Thanks for being awesome, you guys!

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All of these make me happy, but this one made me sigh…….. hhhmmmmmm.

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There is just something I LOVE about the feel of this one.

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On a side note…. I actually went back and saw It’s a Wonderful Life here a few days before Christmas.  So fun!  I hope they do it next year.  I think I want to start a new Christmas tradition.

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Kim & Geovanni-Balboa Inn Wedding- Photography

Aaaaaaaaand……. I back!  Man it’s been a while since I’ve posted.  Let’s get caught up.

Soooo……. how ya been?

Now that the busyness that was Christmas and the weeks of catch up right after are done, I feel like I’m caught up.  I’m spending some time thinking about what new things I’d like to do this year as well as planning some little adventures.  I’m ready for a great year…. how ’bout you?

So to get you caught up, here’s a wedding that I did in December.  Kim & Geo got married at the Balboa Inn right at the foot of the Balboa Pier.  It was a cold, kinda dreary day, but what a great day for a nice, intimate wedding.

Kim’s dress was gorgeous.

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The groom wasn’t bad lookin’ either!

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Another vote….. do you like color or b&w?

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White lights make everything magical!

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Man and wife!

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Ohhh….. he did it.  He really did it.

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Good for you Kim!

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1 Bride, 6 Wedding Outfits! – Yorba Linda/San Jose Wedding Photography

Well I don’t have photos of all 6 of the outfits, but I’ll show you several!  I have learned so much about Indian weddings recently.  They are super fun and there are A LOT of celebrations!  I had the privilege of being a part of Palak & Simmy’s celebrations last month.

First outfit: Thursday evening Palak got her henna done.  This was super cool to watch and made me want to get some done myself sometime!

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Second outfit: Friday morning, there were ceremonies at the bride’s home in Yorba Linda.  Her outfit was beautiful and it was really fun to witness the ceremonies.

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AND….. outfit #6:  Simmy’s family is from northern California, and that’s where he and Palak live.  So they had a second reception in San Jose the day after Thanksgiving.  I have LOTS of photos from that so get ready!

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I.  LOVE.  THIS.

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The door to the ballroom had this cool little peep thing.  I thought it was cool!

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Icing on the Cake, a cute little bakery in Los Gatos did the cake.  Pretty!

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What I love most about Indian weddings is that EVERYONE dances!  A LOT!

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Rainy Day sneak peak- Newport Beach engagement photography

I was just going through photos from last Saturday’s rainy day engagement shoot and saw this one.  I think it’s dreamy!  More to come!

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Renee – Class of 2010 -Fullerton Senior Portraits

I think I love doing senior portraits.  No…… I know I do!  I met up with Renee a while back and we had so much fun.  I drug her all around downtown Fullerton and….

SHE…. ROCKED…. IT!

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Such a cutie!!!! Long Beach Family Portraits

Alright!  I’m finally getting back to the photos from the super cute Wallin family.  We met up at Shoreline Village in Long Beach.  What a fun place to shoot!  All the bright colors and even an arcade that we had fun with.  These photos were to commemorate this little guy’s first birthday!  What a cute little personality he has.  And how happy was I when I saw all their matching “Chucks”?  VERY!!!!!  I love me my Converse tennies!  They even brought along this awesomely huge balloon.  I’m sad to report that there was a little accident about half way through our shoot and we lost the balloon.  We watched it float away and we could actually see it for a long time because it was so big!

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How funny is this?!

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I couldn’t pick between these two.  I know….. real shocker!

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A little magic!

One of my favorite things about my house is the way the light shines through the front windows in the afternoon.  This time of year it happens from about 4:00 to 4:30.  If I’m in the front room I make a point of stopping to notice.  AND I make whoever happens to be here do it too.  I’ll say to my roommate, “Look at the light!  Isn’t it beautiful?” And she hasn’t told me she’s sick of it yet.   She’s nice that way.

I put my Christmas tree up the other day and when I walked through I noticed the light once again.  But also noticed that it’s THAT much prettier with a Christmas tree!

So would you stop and notice with me?  Look at the light!  Isn’t it beautiful?

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Sneak Peak-My first Indian Wedding!- Yorba Linda Wedding Photography

Yesterday and today I’ve been privileged to be hanging out with Palak and her family.  This is the first Indian wedding I’ve been a part of and I’m having a blast!  The colors, the smells, it’s just a feast for the senses!  In a couple of hours I get to head over to be a part of a night of dancing(how fun!), but I wanted to post a few detail shots from the past two days.  Stay tuned for more!!!!!

This was just amazing to watch.  It took 4 hours!

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Isn’t she gorgeous?

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Sneak Peak-Long Beach Portrait Photography

Just thought I’d give a sneak peak from the session I did this weekend at Shoreline Village in Long Beach.  Super cute!

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