Liz and Erwin met ten years ago at a job interview for jobs at, appropriately enough, Funland. Something as innocent as a job interview would leave to a life-long bond for these two.

I met Liz in junior high and we re-connected through… wait for it…. FACEBOOK! I know, you are totally surprised, right?

I am so excited to be shooting their wedding in September. These two have been together for ten years and you can see how at ease they are with each other and how in love they are.

In a world where relationships seldom last longer than five years, it’s an honor to be chosen to be present on a day where a couple who has already been committed for so long, seals their commitment for a lifetime.

Thanks, Liz & Erwin! Can’t wait for your wedding!

A few weeks ago I headed off to Silver Lake to take one year portraits for the lovely Miss Edith Louise.

Edith is an adorable handful. One year old’s seldom hold still long enough to have their picture taken and this tiny bundle of energy was no exception. I had a great time following her around her parent’s backyard, picking flowers, finding Easter eggs and picking lemons off their lovely lemon tree. Here is my favorite shot of Edith and her awesome mommy, Shanna.

Here’s something new I am experimenting with! Storyboards!

Each session now gets a few storyboards to download and keep! I love them, although, I will admit I am still figuring out how best to use them.

Thank you Shanna and thank you Edith! I had a great time with you!

Remember Sarahi’s maternity portraits? Well, here is Katelyn at 8 days old.

I could not get over how much hair she has! I swear she has more hair than I do. Sarahi assures me she is a great baby who sleeps all the time and never cries. As I tell all my clients, expect your baby to turn into an infant you’ve never met before when I come over, because for some reason babies who sleep all day suddenly are awake for HOURS and babies who never cry scream their tiny precious heads off.

Katelyn decided she did NOT want to sleep. She spent the two and a half hours I was there studying me carefully. It was pretty adorable.

While getting Katelyn calmed for her portraits Sarahi told me her birth story. Sarahi is one of those lucky types who had a quick and easy labor. Unfortunately, though, Katelyn arrived just FIVE HOURS before her daddy flew in for the birth from his deployment in Kosovo. Luckily, he got to stick around for some pictures.

I can’t resist this picture! She’s puckering up for a kiss from her daddy! How adorable is that?!

His back. As he runs away from you.

This is Max. We had a session at the Getty Center a few weeks ago.

You have never really experienced the Getty until you’ve let a 2 year old run wild around the place. I guarantee you that you have never noticed how many exit signs the place has, how many drains there are and how many planes fly overhead….

We had a great, if completely exhausting, time!

Sarahi came by a few weeks ago for a maternity session with me.

You know, I always hear people say that pregnant women “glow” and I can’t say I had ever noticed it before, but Sarahi definitely was glowing!

The baby (whose name is Caitlyn as of that weekend) is due in March and I am personally SUPER excited! Why? you ask…

Because Sarahi is my cousin! Which means I will get to love on that baby girl all I want!

I try to keep my SQUEEEEE-ing to purely professional levels when I am working with strangers (mostly because I don’t want to scare them), but when it’s family all bets are off.

So, be prepared Sarahi! I may not ever give her back!

A few weeks ago I went out to dinner with some friends downtown. Here I am ruining a perfectly good night by dragging said friends around the Walt Disney Concert Hall at night and taking silly pictures.

Remember how in love with this building I am?

Remember I told you any inquiries would probably result in me suggesting we shoot here?

You guys! I can’t be within six blocks of this place without wanting to go there! It’s a sickness.

What I love most about this building is that it’s never the same twice. Because the walls are made out of reflective metal the color of the building is always changing depending on the time of day and the weather. The night we were there it had this ethereal peach glow from the lights of the city reflecting off the low clouds. So beautiful.

Anyway, enough about my nerdy tendencies. Just wanted to share!

I met Whitton three summers ago when I took a trip to Israel. I remember the first moment I saw her she was quoting MacBeth in the airport.

We were two of only a handful of SoCal-ers and we were both theatre geeks, so we chatted over that.

We exchanged numbers at the end of the trip and, holy crap, am I ever glad we did because how stunning is she?!

Whitton is an actress in L.A. and booked a McDonald’s commercial this week! Look for her gorgeous face on a TV near you!

Thanks to Whitton for coming out to play with me!

Matt and Michelle are a wonderfully sweet couple from the Ventura area. The first time I met Michelle she had that frazzled bride attitude, but she was so organized and knew exactly what she wanted! That is EXACTLY what I like in a bride! Working with Matt and Michelle has been basically a dream experience for me. They are so patient and so kind. And I’m sure once you see these pictures you’ll see that they are a perfect and loving couple.

Here are just a few highlights:

The lovely rings.

Ladies, let me just give a piece of advice from a photographer’s perspective. Nothing is going to make your photos pop quite as much as red will. I think it is quite possibly my favorite accent color for weddings.

Useless fact: It took me roughly three months to be able to say “adirondack” without hesitating. Not sure why my brain could not comprehend that word.

Matt and Michelle held their reception at sunset in Somis at this gorgeous country club on a hill. The view coupled with the setting sun was simply spectacular. I love, love, love the golden light at sunset.

Matt and Michelle had a lovely church ceremony in Ventura. Their ceremony was incredibly sweet and you could tell how much they are loved by their friends and family.

Michelle’s bridesmaids. These girls were so much fun!

The whole wedding party.

Again… LOVING the sunset!!!

Congratulations, Matt and Michelle. Thank you so much for letting me share this special day with you.

Andi nine months ago…

Andi four and half months ago…

Andi today….

Happy 1st birthday, Andi. It has been an absolute delight watching you grow.