Portraits Archive

Natalie was a bridesmaid at my 10-22-11 wedding in San Diego!  We got to talking about her 2013 wedding and the fact that she lives in New York City!  I happened to be heading out to the East Coast the very next week so we scheduled her and David’s engagement photos while I was going to be there!   They were so nice, showing us around the park and braving the cold and snow to pose for photos!  It was fun to have local tour guides on this part of our trip!  I love the light we had and the natural reflection of the snow is just beautiful.  Makes me want to shoot a session in Julian this Winter!

Thank you David and Natalie for sharing your current home town with us!  We had so much fun hanging out with you two!

In my opinion, there is nothing sexier than confidence! Miss D sure has confidence, as she should!  She is smokin’ hot, has the most killer legs I’ve seen, a witty sense of humor and the brains to match!  I was so happy to be able to capture the sexy side for her to share with her hubby!  And trust me, the album she gave him worked like a charm – he still can’t stop talking about it! 😉  Enjoy some of the covered up faceless photos I took, the naughtier ones are for his eyes only!  xo, M

PS aren’t her Louboutins to die for?!

Arzo and Sam had a quiet, private wedding ceremony at the Courthouse, just the two of them.  Exactly how they wanted it to be.  I met up with them a few days later for some official wedding portraits since besides the marriage, the photos were important to them.  Arzo had a simple rose bouquet made by Wholesale Flowers and we ended the evening at sunset in La Jolla Cove.

A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to meet Shawntae and Mike’s brand new little girl, Isabella! I’ve known Shawntae for years, since I shot her best friends wedding years ago!   Their baby girl is adorable, barely making a peep as I rolled around on the floor next to her!  Their fur-baby Jax just had to jump in a few of the pics as well, since he is sharing the spotlight now! 😉

I had so much fun catching up with the Cave family when they came to So Cal for a vacation from Illinois!  Mom, Misti is my sorority sister from College!  I photographed the kiddos back in 2008 in Peoria. Wow they have grown so much!  As have I!  😉  Misti and Joe honeymooned on Coronado 10 years ago and brought the whole family back for some fun in the sun (and Disneyland!)