Hey! Thanks for visiting our blog! We are a husband and wife team of photographers located in So Cal who absolutely love life, art and people! What you will find here are a bunch of our favorite shots from all of our photo shoots along with some personal stuff about us and our family! We feel so incredibly blessed in that we get to document the most special times in people’s lives. We hope you will check in several times a week to check out our stuff! Oh, and don’t be afraid to comment… we don’t bite! We’d love to hear your thoughts too!
Blessings,
Donny & Holly
Hey everyone! Thank you for all your well wishes and support during this crazy time in our lives.
Donny posted previously that I went into the hospital and was expected to deliver the twins that weekend. Well, that is what the doctors thought, but gratefully the twins decided that they would stay in for a little while more. It was quite the dramatic time – not only were they continually trying to keep me from delivering so early, but all the drugs and the iv that they gave me caused some other issues… The doctors told me TWICE that I might have a condition that could kill me…. Come to find out that either the drugs or the iv had pumped so much liquid into my body that it filled my lungs and around my heart with liquid. Once they drained the 9.5 LITERS from my body, things started to get better.
During my three week “vacation” at the hospital, they were constantly expecting me to deliver any day…, but now I have actually been released and sent home on bedrest! It is so great to be with my family again! So… thank you so much for all your prayers!!! We’ll definitely let you know when the twinsies arrive!
Well… onto pictures! We have bunches of weddings, engagements and portraits to post — so be checking in! 
Here are Shiloh & Jason who will be getting married at Black Gold Golf Club in Yorba Linda this October!
One of our favorite images from the shoot!
Love this picture too!
Congratulations on your engagement!!
As you all know, we are expecting a couple additions to our family…. it seems as though they may be coming early. We had quite a scare on Friday and Saturday where Holly went into pre-term labor and an emergency c-section seemed imminent… but, as of this writing (11 pm Sunday night) its looking more hopeful that we can let them bake for a day or two more (and hopefully much longer). Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us and checking in with us. We apologize ahead of time for taking a little longer to follow up with phone calls and e-mails. We are definitely going to be at the hospital all week this week without internet service. We’ll check back in with you as we can. Thank you for your understanding.
Well, from the picture below, it may not be that big of a surprise what our announcement is! We are pregnant!! However, the bigger surprise is that our family will be growing this summer by not just one baby, but two! Thats right– twinsies!! We are incredibly grateful and excited! The past months have been such a whirlwind of trying to get things ready for the kiddos and adjusting to a twin pregnancy (fyi: very different from a singleton pregnancy)! The picture below was taken about a month ago at only 24 weeks!! Crazy, huh. My belly wasn’t even that big when I delivered our daughter! LOL. Donny and I have been having fun recently and have done a couple photo shoots of my big belly. Here is just one photo from one of the shoots. Hope to post more soon!
Funny story behind this shot. We were on a somewhat major street and had pulled aside to get shots in the yellow flowers/weeds. Donny wasn’t really liking the shirt I was wearing and suggested I take it off…. I kinda laugh now, because I normally am pretty conservative on these matters, but… when it comes to cool pictures… the picture wins, right? — Cars definitely started slowing down!! LOL… So moral of the story is that I know we ask a lot of our clients to do funny things and ask that they trust us — we even have to take our own advise sometimes! (Disclaimer: We generally do not ask clients to take their clothes off )
We can’t wait to share more with all of you as our family grows! Thanks for being a part of our lives!
Well it is definitely “senior season”! We had a great time with Jon’s senior session and are looking forward to all the seniors that we have lined up for this year! We’ve got a whole new line of products for 2009 that we’re sure you are going to love!
We took Jon to some neat places not too far from our studio and had a great time!!
We found some rubble– and everyone knows we can’t resist rubble. Too fun!
I love the next set of images!
Thanks for giving us the awesome opportunity to photograph your senior photos, Jon! You were awesome!
Candice & Phil’s wedding was simply a blast! I knew from their engagement session that their wedding day would be full of joy and laughter — these two elements were delivered in spades!
Candice’s dress…
Candice looking beautiful…
Lovin’ the reflection in this shot!!!
…the fellas…
…and beautiful ladies…
…the guys showing off their matching Nike’s…
…some fun shots of our couple…
…never a shortage of laughs with these two…it has been a while since I’ve worked with a couple who has as much fun as these two…
Shots of their cake…
Without exaggerating, Candice’s father gave one of the most meaningful toasts I had ever heard. I can only hope to one day give a toast half as meaningful as the one he gave. Phil is a sports writer and, throughout the day, there were lots of references to athletics. Here Candice’s father is holding a non deflatable basketball as a visual reminder to never let their relationship “deflate.”
…first dance…
…you may notice the basketball rim in the background. At traditional receptions, guests tap their glasses with a knife to get the couple to kiss. At Candice and Phil’s reception, guests had to make a basket to get our bride and groom to kiss.
…Phil serves on the worship team at their church and, during the reception, serenaded his bride with an original song…
…their rings…
…the garter…
…some kids having a great time!
Congrats you two!! Thank you for letting me share in your day!
5.31.2009
Good luck and be safe, our dear friends. Let us know if you need anything.
6.07.2009
lots of wishes for all of you!!!!!