Friday, October 19, 2007

Asher

Asher just celebrated his first birthday a couple weeks ago, so his mom Tara and I took him down to the petting zoo in San Juan Capistrano for some fun portraits! I love this little guy so much and am continually amazed at how fast he grows. He has so many awesome expressions and has the most priceless reactions when he's excited. Watching a one year old explore the world around him is so mesmerizing... every pebble, piece of dirt or hay is such a treasure! Asher is also super friendly and waves at everyone just like he was with the train as you'll see below :)

Tara and I have been friends for a couple years now, and I met her at... you guessed it... Hume Lake! Her husband Dominic is an amazing musician in a band called 330 Plan, and you should definitely check out their music. These two let me take their portraits for Hume's promotional brochure's about 2 years ago and I always knew they were going to have some super cute babies someday...


Check this kiddo out:

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Sean and Michele

Michele and I had corresponded through mail and phone calls mostly but when it came time to finally meet on her wedding day I felt like I had always known her. She is so sweet and not to mention beautiful!! Meeting Sean was just as fun, and as we were getting his portraits done before the ceremony I was so touched by his anticipation...

I just love watching the energy and excitement that Bride's and Groom's go through on their wedding day. The moments leading up to the guests arriving and the music starting to play just seem so surreal to them, where all the months of planning and decisions are about to play out in front of their eyes. The time passes by way too fast, and yet not fast enough for they can't wait to finally see each other after all of the preparations. It's such a sweet time!

It was a gorgeous day in Costa Mesa and the friends and family they had surrounding them made for an intimate and precious celebration. Here are some of my favorite moments from their day...


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I got to talk with Michele's mom a bit during the reception and learned that Michele and her family are from Nicaragua where they are doing missionary work. Every couple years or so they come back to the states and live here for about a year, and that was how Michele and Sean had met when they were younger. I just LOVE hearing the "behind the scenes" stories from families, and especially in this case about the timing of how they met and then fell in love. The way they look at each other is just the most amazingly beautiful thing!

I wish you two the very best and thank you so much for choosing me to document your wedding. :)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Meet my sis!

and her boyfriend Jake... it was such a beautiful day after the rain that came through that I had to go out and get some pictures just for the fun of it! I was hanging out with my sister and Jake and convinced them to be my models so I could shoot at this park I've been eying. I drive by this place everyday and thought it could possibly work for me... usually I don't like Irvine architecture or parks much because they are SO stinkin cookie cutter and uninspiring but I have to give credit to whoever did the landscape design because I could totally work with the space and I felt like we were somewhere else completely. The sky was gorgeous and there was this beautiful light coming through the passing clouds... and hanging out with these two was just plain fun. Meet my sister Katey...


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She is the closest person to me and SO AMAZING. Katey just started the highly prestigious Physician Assistant program at Loma Linda where she is hitting the books hard! This was her all smiley and happy before school started :)

Jake is an awesome guy and is studying Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly SLO. They both are kind of too smart for me so I just like to take their pictures...


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I hope you enjoyed them!