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Isaiah – Baby Photography

holly — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:20:03 +0000

Isaiah is another one of our graduates from our Baby’s First Year program! We have been blessed to be able to photograph him several times since his birth! It’s amazing how time flies and how quickly he has grown up. Here are some of my faves from this family session.

Love this shot of the two brothers!

Two pretty cute kids, if you ask me.

Mama & her two boys!

Kaiya’s Newborn Pictures!

holly — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:20:23 +0000

This was one of the most fun baby shoots ever. Kaiya was a precious SLEEPY model… and we really can’t ask for more than that! We have been on such a high with newborn pics lately. I feel like I have re-discovered a passion and can’t wait to shoot some more babies! Anyone have a little one cook’n? We’d love to photograph your gift when he/she arrives!

Proud new mama and her baby! Love, love how Kaiya has a little smile on her face!

And Daddy with his little girl! …grrr. wish my logo didn’t cut off the cuteness of her toes!

Sweet and soft…

I really like this one too!

All wrapped up!

And we can’t resist showing off one of Kaiya’s cute hanging shots! Hope you enjoyed seeing her pics as much as we enjoyed taking them! Which one was your favorite?

Payten Ashley – Baby Photography

holly — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:36:17 +0000

I feel so blessed every time we get to photograph little Payten! She is no stranger to this blog as we have been documenting her life since before she was even born with her parents engagement, wedding, and pregnancy! Along with several sessions since she was born! She is now a little over a year old and full of life!Can’t get enough of that cute little face!

I just LOVE these little curls!

This image just makes me laugh. I love her expression!

Smiley baby!

Then she started really warming up to us!

Thanks for being such a beautiful model little Payten! Can’t wait until the next time!

Mason – Newborn Photography

holly — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:54:31 +0000

We had oodles of fun photographing Mason! First off, he is the son of another one of our past wedding couples — Melissa & Jeremy! So not only did we get to photograph a sweet little munchkin, but we got to hang out and catch up with Melissa & Jeremy and find out how life has been since their wedding! It is always really special to us when our wedding clients come back to us for their baby pics! We feel so honored and excited about sharing in this next milestone in their lives.

I LOVE these first shots in the metal bin!

Seriously, everytime I see this pic I want to kiss him and pinch his little cheeks. These are the freaking cutest lips ever!

I was a little nervous when we started shooting because he was already a month old (we really like to get our babies in to photograph in the first two weeks). However, my fears were all for nothing. He was such a good baby! He slept well for us and allowed us to play!

I just love the detail of his little fingers here.

He was such a cutie in these hanging shots!

He reminds me of a little peanut.

Do you see how sweetly he is smiling! Such a sweet little man!

Melissa & Jeremy – it was such a wonderful treat being able to photograph your little one! We look forward to the next time!

Mason Sneak Peek! – Newborn Photography

holly — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:57:10 +0000

This little guy was quite the cutie! We just finished up our viewing session with them and so I wanted to post a quick pic! I loved this shoot and can’t wait to post more!

Ethan – Baby Photography

holly — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:48:15 +0000

I had the pleasure of seeing one of our past wedding couples again today – Pam & Matt -as they picked up their son Ethan’s one year album. This session completed our Baby’s First Year program where we have documented Ethan’s short life through several sessions and then combined the images together to make a book. How awesome is that! How many of us SAY we are going to do a scrapbook or make an album of our child’s first year…and then don’t? (By the way, I am guilty as well!!) With our First Year Programs, it takes the pressure off mommy & daddy as they know for sure that their precious little one will have an album showing their major milestones of their first year!

So, I thought I would share a few images from his birthday session! He is such a happy and sweet child and we would expect no less coming from his parents!

Isn’t he so adorable!!!

I am such a sucker for these newsboy hats! I call them “Pepe” hats because they remind me of my grandfather… however, I don’t actually recall my grandpa wearing any! LOL.

My favorite from the session!

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Can you guess what job Daddy does for a living?

Tracy and Sujit’s Wedding – Hummingbird Nest Ranch

holly — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:18:21 +0000

I have to start off this post with telling you that Tracy & Sujit are one of the sweetest, most genuine couples you will ever meet. Donny first met them at USC (where the two of them first met) to do their engagement shoot. After getting their engagement pics back, they quickly called us and asked if we could shoot their wedding! Their wedding took place at the stunning Bel Air Presbyterian Church and the reception was at one of our favorite venues – Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Simi Valley!

It was clear that Tracy had spent much time planning out all the special details -from her gorgeous Eve of Milady dress down to her beautiful Vera Wang shoes!

The final touches after getting ready… putting on her perfume…

The first time I met Sujit was at the wedding (he lives in Arizona), and I was mesmerized by his charismatic smile!

The pastor and all the groomsmen surrounded Sujit prior to the wedding and prayed over him as he was about to start this new chapter in life. What an awesome moment.

These flower girls were the cutest things. The bridesmaids were joking that they are “professional flower girls” since this was something like their 8th wedding! LOL. They were really precious.

I love that you can see Sujit waiting for his bride in the reflection of the door!

What a beautiful church venue to get married in!

After the ceremony, we headed on over to Hummingbird Nest Ranch for the reception, but first – picture time!! Here’s the guys!

And the ladies!

Tracy & Sujit are so tender with one another. You would rarely see them walking when they weren’t hand in hand.

They seem to have this timeless romance that we were so happy to photograph. I felt that we were truly able to capture WHO they are as a couple.

Sunset time is always so beautiful!

We were happy to work with Peggy Shevlin again! She was awesome. Every detail was taken care of and the whole day flowed so easily.

This venue has so much to offer, with several locations available to host both the ceremony & reception at. We love shooting there!

Lots of love during their toasts…

True to their school, showing some definite USC love!

A few images of their first dance as husband and wife!

The mixing of cultures made for some AWESOME dancing! Everyone really knew how to have a good time!

This final shot was absolutely precious to me. I actually got all teary-eyed when I shot it. It was late and it was getting pretty chilly out (as you can see by the oversized mens suit jackets they are wearing) and everyone crowded around to see the cake cutting. I looked over and saw the older flower girl just holding her little sister lovingly. I was so touched thinking how sweet and caring she was being to her sister… hoping that our girls will love and take care of each other in the same way…

Tracy & Sujit — it was a fabulous wedding for a fabulous couple! We are so glad that you finally get to be in the same state!!! Thanks for letting us share in this blessed event with your families!

Wedding Coordinator – Peggy Shevlin – Event Specialist

Videographer – BGS Productions

Catering – SALT Catering

Cake - Viktor Benes

DJ – AAADJ Service

Florist – The Enchanted Florist

Hair/Make Up – Blushing Bridal Makeup

Madeline & Ben’s Wedding – Mission Inn

donny — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:32:28 +0000

Madeline & Ben’s wedding was totally awesome! I’ve been working on designing their album and I don’t even know how we are going to fit all the fun details and special moments into it! LOL – it was hard to just choose a handful of images to highlight on here, but here you go!

The whole thing took place at the historic Mission Inn. I loved that Madeline took our advise and chose to get ready in a suite with lots of natural light for pictures sake! Thanks Madeline!

Here’s a few pics of her gorgeous wedding dress.

And these freaking stunning shoes! — all the bridesmaids had matching ones as well! You know, I am much more of a flip-flop girl – but I would SO wear those!

The ceremony…

Ok, so I seriously am amazed sometimes at Donny’s vision and creativity. I was standing up there the whole time during the ceremony and never once noticed that beautiful heart shaped candelabras! I loved how he framed them in them!

After the ceremony, all of the guests came out onto the patio and celebrated with the newly married couple.

And a few pictures of the wonderful wedding party.

We have so many fun & beautiful shots of Madeline & Ben interacting and playing together! They were so sweet!

And some romantic ones as well!

The rotunda at the Mission Inn is a “must-have” shot. The spiral staircase is beautiful!

Madeline & Ben had two ceremonies at their wedding. The second one was a traditional Korean Tea Ceremony with the family. Madeline & Ben had to do really quick-changes into her new attire!

The reception room was absolutely beautiful!

A few highlights from the reception.

We were super excited to be able to sneak Madeline & Ben out from the reception for a few sunset shots! — So worth it!

Congrats you two love birds! It was truly our pleasure working with you!

Coordinator: A Day Remembered – Barra Franklin

Florist: Flowerloft

Hair & Makeup: Hair Day – Jessica Lee

Jewely: Emerson & Farrar

Invitations: Divine Ink

Cake: Michelle’s Bakery

Tracy & Sujit Sneak Peek

holly — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:17:18 +0000

Tracy & Sujit’s wedding was beautiful and I can’t wait to share more of their images! For now, here’s a teaser — But definitely check back soon for LOTS more!

Madeline & Ben – Wedding Sneak Peek!

donny — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:03:57 +0000

My goodness. Can I just say summer-time is crazy over here! We have been super busy with weddings, portrait shoots, albums, — and of course trying to spend as much time as possible with our three little kiddos. We were finishing up Madeline & Ben’s wedding pictures and wanted to give you a quick sneak peek! The rest of their images will be up VERY soon!!! Check back!