Three's Company: Jade + Dom + Jaxon A Family Portrait

Jade and Dom have been letting me photograph their lives since I started my business three years ago.  Headshots, a wedding and a maternity session have been so much fun to photograph with the two of them.  And now it's three of them!  Their son Jaxon arrived last year and at his eight month birthday they asked me to photograph this cutie patootie.  The entire family is ridiculously photogenic and comfortable in front of the camera!

This post is long overdue, but in honor of his 1st birthday, here are some of my favorite photos of Jaxon and his parents from early August.

Happy Tuesday!

Sneak Peek - Wendy + John's Lakeside Wedding

Last week, you saw Wendy & John's engagement photos.  This past Saturday they got married up at Malibou Lake in Agoura Hills.  Here is a sneak peek of some of the pictures from this fabulous wedding of this wonderful couple.  :)

What great way to start off November!  Enjoy!

Modern Love - Wendy + John - An Engagement Session

Wendy and John are truly a modern love story.  They met on eHarmony, fell in love, get gorgeous tattoos together and have decided to spend the rest of lives together.  And then they asked me to photograph both their engagement and wedding!  We decided to photograph at dusk in Los Feliz, which I think totally fits their personalities.  They are beautiful and sweet couple who are so chill and comfortable with each other - and it totally shows.

Of course it was hot that afternoon, but Wendy was a trooper.  She even had her make up done in her car by her friend, bridesmaid and make up artist, Mandy.  Mandy did a fabulous job and that make up stayed put! 

Wendy and John are getting married this Saturday, so I figured this was the best time to share their engagement photos with you.  I hope you enjoy my faves from the afternoon and these get you excited to see their wedding pics!  I know I can't wait. :)

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Maya is ONE!!

I can't believe I have been photographing Maya since she was a week old, but I have.  Now she is one, and with any luck, I will keep photographing her cuteness for years to come.

We did a colorful beach shoot early in the morning.  Maya was fine in her parents arms, but was just having it with sand.  It was quite funny watching her avoid touching the sand, but we didn't force her.  She is growing so fast and is just beautiful.  Her dad is going to hard time keeping the boys away when she gets older!

Enjoy some of my favorite shots from the morning!

An Urban Engagement - Leane + Patrick

After 15 years, 3,000 miles, hundreds of phone calls, dozens of plane flights and one big cross-country move, Leane and Patrick are finally getting married!!  Having met while 19 year-olds at Santa Barbara City College, they continued their relationship when she transferred to USC.  Sadly though, things ended.  But that is not the end of the story, obviously.

A few years ago, Leane and Patrick reconnected through the magical gift that is Facebook.  Their friendship rekindled, and eventually, so did their romance.  The only problem: Patrick was in Savannah, GA, while Leane was here in Los Angeles.  After a couple of years, Patrick took the plunge and moved to L.A. to be with Leane, and shortly afterwards proposed.

I had seen Leane announce her engagement on Facebook and was so excited when she asked me if I would photograph her wedding in May 2013, and her engagement session.  I was even more excited when she and Patrick told me they wanted to do something more urban and downtown.

It was an incredibly hot August day, but Patrick and Leane managed to look cool and very in love throughout the entire session.  They are adorable and had fun goofing around along with being all lovey dovey.  Photographing them that day made me even more excited for their wedding.  May cannot come soon enough!

Here are some of my favorite shots of the day! :)

Stephanie + Drew = Santa Monica Wedding Part 2

Hope everyone enjoyed Part One of Stephanie and Drew's wedding.  Here is Part 2, which includes their fun reception, complete with a photobooth and casino games.  There was something for every guest and everyone had a lot of fun, as you will be able to tell!

Enjoy and have a wonderful Carmeggedon (for all of you living in Los Angeles)!