Portraits Archive

I could not be more excited for my good friend Sally and her hubby Jeremiah!  They will be meeting their little bundle of joy, Eli any day now!  He is just a little fashionably late!  You may recognize Sally’s beautiful face from the headshots I did of her prior.  She is the owner of Exquisite Blooms, a floral company I like to work with!  We had actually planned a photoshoot before Sally got pregnant with Eli but the weather pushed our plans back.  Shortly after, Sally and Jeremiah got the news that would change their lives forever and we decided to wait on that shoot for this one. 🙂

When I was in the Chicago area this past May, I met up with one of my sorority sisters in Naperville for some family photos!  I had been to Naperville many times but never to this cute river walk area!  It was adorable.  When Jeremy and Emily got married a few years back, they had their engagement photos taken at the same location.  Now their little girl Morgan is 1 and she is just too adorable!  Jeremy’s family then joined us for some more group photos at the end!

I met The Schnider family when I was shooting a wedding in Branson Missouri in June. Turns out they were going to be on Maui the same time as me…and we are practically neighbors in San Diego! Such a small world! I met them early in the morning in Kaanapali and we had some fun playing in the sand!

I’m so excited to share these photos because Carolyn and Steve are getting married next week – in Maui!  I’ll be leaving Monday for their Wednesday morning wedding!  Can’t wait!!  We shot their engagement session all around the Bali Hai restaurant and then headed over to Sunset Cliffs where Steve had proposed.  They make me laugh (as well as each other) so much!  And obviously they are huge sports fans!  Steve is a Nor Cal sports fan but donned a Chargers jersey just for his love!  Hey Steve – Go Padres!! 😛

Wow, this post is waaaaaaaaayyyyyy overdue!  I took these photographs in March of 2010!  Over a year ago.  It was just a fun, personal shoot so it took the back burner. I didn’t even really look at the images until I was on my 14 hour plane ride to Africa.  My good friend Cathy was in town visiting after WPPI in Vegas and one of her wishes was to shoot at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. Along with another friend, Bethany and our gorgeous model (another good friend, florist for Exquisite Blooms – Sally) we headed north to take some beautiful photos at one of my favorite shooting locations!

I absolutely love succulent bouquets, and Sally made this one! Stunning!

After the Mission we headed to this open field near by for some more fun shots!

Bethany 🙂

My favorite Aussie, Cathy!