good morning

not a bad way to start the day. i am so blessed.

Elly, Teagan, and Reese

I had the chance to photograph these three beauties while we were in Visalia. Elly is a photographer as well so I was extremely honored to have her want me to photograph her family. They wore these gorgeous fluffy skirts in vibrant colors! It was a dream! And the icecream truck came by just in time to get some equally colorful pops!



love this one of Teagan, she is such a graceful and elegant child.

Jose and Johanna and a little muffin in the oven

We had the pleasure of taking some shots of our beautiful friends the other day. They are expecting a daughter in the next couple weeks! Brandon and I have known Jose for many years now and we are delighted to get to know Johanna as they begin their lives together as a sweet little family. We went to a pumpkin patch a la this season and had a great time running around racing the sun. Can't wait to meet Analeah when she arrives!

arent they cute

he's a studmuffin

and she's pretty gorgeous too

the other family members

the belly in all its glory



Johanna has such a beautiful joyful peace about her. I feel like I can see it in this shot

sweet little grommets

so here are a few shots from a super fun energetic shoot I did a few days ago with some of my very favorite little groms.
We ran around as the cousins showed off and flexed their biceps and showed me their princess faces
enjoy!

Fred and Jackie- the wedding

We booked this wedding over a year ago and were counting down the days to it since then for a few reasons. A. yes, it was in Maui which means we got to go to Maui (yay)


When you get an invitation like this you get a bit excited!!
and C. because I fell in love with Jackie the first phone conversation we had, she is one of those people you just want to be around and can talk to forever. Very magnetic :) And her husband, Fred is THE life of the party. so as you can tell, this makes for a super amazing time!
They had a rehearsal bbq a couple days before. Fred cooked a most awesome meal for all of us!

this guy was hilarious.

the goody bags were perfect. flip flops, mats, munchies, and sunscreen


more details
the super posh yet relaxed ceremony site

Onto the wedding.
super stunning dress

and shoes

Beth Helmstetter was the AMAZING wedding designer! listen when I say this woman is a superhero!!! She was 'on it' constantly all while looking beautiful!! hop on over to her site and blog to see some of the absolutely gorgeous events!
Jackie's beautiful mum

Fred was in for a suprise. Jackie is fabulously detail oriented and found a vintage firetruck to pick up her hunky husband and his hunky firemen groomsmen!!
this is Fred seeing it pull up...



isn't he handsome.


the beauties! they remind me of mermaids here

she was such a wonderful singer!



Fred seeing his bride for the first time

Jackie managed to make everyone teary!



and mai tais for all!




she's suck a timeless beauty!


the entertainment


and, ok, wait for it...

they did, THE


DIRTY DANCING dance! it was amazing!

proud they pulled it off perfectly

then the party started


this is my husband! doing a onehanded hand stand with his camera still in his hand :0

we did a day after shoot to soak up the Maui goodness once more


inspired by mr. newsom



one of my favs

check out the wave!

The Avilas

Oh what a beautiful family! I love these people SO much! Kelli and Jason just had a sweet little daughter,

Jason's parents, Jim and Janice just became grandparents,

and Jacob and Marissa are just friends who are wonderfully in love :)
proud papa

beautiful mama


the handsome Avila men

she's pretty

lion king

Lilly Lounges


auntie

Fred and Jackie the engagement sesh

We met up with Fred and Jackie in Santa Barbara for their engagements. Oh what fun we had! These two ARE the party. Wherever they go they bring it along.












we loved he sunset from the top of the parking garage

check back soon for their wedding photos!