Happy New Year!! Gosh, we can’t believe it is already 2009! This past year has flown by! We have been way too busy for our own good (thanks to all of our wonderful couples and families) and as such with the holidays and all we have slacked a bit on our blog the past few weeks…. but we’re back and ready to go with tons of stuff to post!!
We started off the new year in true Heavenly Portraits style. We took Jan 1st off, and were back with cameras in hand for our first photo-shoot of the year today. We were so blessed to meet little Kennedy who was born on Christmas Day! We’ll post pics of her soon!
We also have been wanting to post a congratulations to Jess & Jeff, whose wedding we photographed, which was recently published in the Knot’s Spring/Summer 2009 version! You can view more of their gorgeous wedding on the knot’s website or see their slideshow that we posted previously!
Fun note: In the pic of all the bridesmaids you can see the 2nd girl from the left is Erika. We just photographed her and Mike’s wedding at the end of 2008 and we will be posting their wedding photos soon as well!
Congrats again Jess & Jeff! You guys were gorgeous and your wedding was definitely worthy of being published! 
April & Julius were friends of mine when in High School. We used to sing & dance in show choir together… Music has always been a huge part of their lives. So, when I heard that they named their daughter Melody, it seemed to fit so well!
We were blessed to be able to photograph her newborn pics. She is an absolute doll!
When we walked in to their home and saw April’s piano, we knew that would be a perfect spot for a photo of Melody!
Congrats on your little gift! She is beautiful!
We had the awesome opportunity to photograph another one of our past brides maternity photos! Amy has actually become one of my closest friends as well, so these shots were extra special! Here is a sneak peek!
Diana & Miguel are one of those couples that you can’t help but fall in love with. They are so friendly and genuine. Their love for one another is apparent in every way and it was a blessing to be able to capture their wedding day story.
We started off the day at Diana’s family’s house where she got ready.
I loved her shoes!
Diana’s family was so supportive as they awaited her arrival downstairs.
At the church, Miguel was greeting family & friends. He is so sweetly sentimental and was already full of emotion.
It was kind of stormy that day, which led to awesome clouds!!
After the wedding, we headed on over to the Huntington Hyatt and took pics at the beach first. The ladies were quite fun!!
The guys were a blast as well!
And a couple pics of the whole crew together.
And we can’t forget the adorable couple!
The way that Miguel looks at Diana just makes me smile. It is constantly evident how much he adores her.
We had the pleasure of working with Ruth Wang and her team from Behind the Scene — a fabulous coordinator who made sure that every detail was perfect and that the day ran smoothly! Here is the gorgeous room at the Hyatt where their reception took place.
They had a very intimate first dance.
This reception had so many talented dancers! People were jamming and pulling out dance moves that were so fun to capture! Everyone had a great time!
One last shot of Diana & Miguel at the Hyatt… couldn’t help but sneak them out of their reception for a few minutes to play!
