Time flies

One of the best things about being a portrait photographer is that sometimes I get to see little itty bitty babies grow up right before my eyes. It seems like yesterday when I photographed Miss Leah at a couple weeks old, then at a few months old. Has it been a year already???

Happy 1st Birthday Leah!

Watsonville Wedding | Lori+Frank

As my camera and I whisked silently through the crowd, the sound of sweet “I love you’s” filled the air. The day was filled with love.

Lori and Frank were married in an intimate Sunset Beach wedding among close friends and family at Sunset Beach.

Friends and family gathered first at the reception site, where the bride was greeted with hugs, kisses, and well wishes. I was so lucky to be at the right place at the right time when the groom arrived... I captured the bride and groom’s first look on their wedding day…

From the reception area, the guests were directed to the ceremony site at the beach. It was a nice walk down a quiet road, and up a small hill. Once the groom and guests made their way to the beach, it was the bride’s turn.

This is one of my favorite images from the day... It's the look in Lori's eyes...

Congratulations to Lori and Frank!

And thank you Kenny and Rich for inviting me to shoot :)

Chasing blue jays

We were 8 years old when we would chase blue jays around the campus while her mom and my sister studied nursing together. I would beg my sister to bring me with her to school so I could play with my new friend. Who would have known back then that would be the beginning of a lifelong friendship, which I am so grateful to have. From chasing blue jays to our hearts content, to sitting at my bedside for hours on end when I was hospitalized for two months, miles and miles away... She's always been there.

Check out my girl Yvette, working it for the camera...

Stay tuned...

... more to come from Saturday's wedding.

It must be baby season.

She had been trying to set up family portraits since Christmas, but at that time my schedule was already jam-packed with holiday portrait sessions. It wasn’t until after the New Year that we were able to make it happen, and it was well worth the wait. The sun shined and the ocean sparkled, providing the ideal back drop for Carmel beach portraits.

Many months later, she texted me for another shoot, but this time of her baby bump! What a lovely surprise that was!

Her 2 youngest joined Mom and soon-to-arrive baby brother. So cute!

Itsy, I can’t wait to meet Maikel when he arrives!!!

It's all worth it.

As I attempt to balance work, home, family, football schedules, and the business, I'm usually pretty careful with scheduling shoots. Somehow on this day, I guess I wasn't so careful because I managed to schedule 4 shoots back to back. Surprisingly, it wasn't overwhelming for me, the day went smooth, and I had fun.

Christina and her family were the third session of the day, and I'm so glad they made the hour-long drive to meet me for photos. Her kiddos were naturals in front of the camera.

After seeing the final product from a full day of photographing then spending countless hours editing at the computer, I can truly say it was all worth it.

Football season has arrived.

The boys played hard today. It's gonna be an exciting season.