It’s been awhile since I posted anything too personal, so I’ll take the Holiday to acknowledge what my life consists of!

There are so many things I am thankful for! Here is just a snippet!

-My uber-supportive parents whom I don’t see often enough (mostly because of their wanderlust)
-My extended family that lives close and I know I can lean on if needed
-The amazing friends that I have in my life and would probably go crazy without (shout out to my Betas!)
-My health, even if it hasn’t been great the last few weeks, overall I am normally really healthy!
-Awesome, trusting and loving clients that push me to be a better photographer every single day
-My Cerimone girls, Brenda and Cathy for being inspiring and creative and always believing in me
–So Cal for allowing me to work in my industry year round
–Margaritas and FroYo (Hey! It’s how I relax!)
-My iPhone – 3 way tied for the best purchase I made all year (along with my 50mm 1.2 lens and my Nissan Altima)
Not sure how I ever lived without that phone!

My family 🙂

We are headed to my in-laws house today for a Thanksgiving feast.  Tim nominated us (read: me) to make green bean casserole.  I was not born to be in the kitchen like Mandi was, but I think it looks great for my first attempt ever!  Maybe next year they will trust me with something a little more difficult – like potatoes! haha

Gobble Gobble! Enjoy this day, and every day, with your friends and family!

Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers!

xo, M

Carolyn and Paul picked one of my favorite spots for an engagement session – Pt Loma Lighthouse at Cabrillo Monument!

These two are so fun to chat with – I can’t wait for their wedding in July!

We caught the last bit of sunset at Sunset Cliffs that night!

This may be my favorite <3

C+P win my most daredevil couple award!  They wanted to hang their feet off the edge, I was far away from the edge having a panic attack in the meantime!

Can’t wait to see you two soon!  Hope you are having an amazing vacation right now!

xo, M

This precious little guy was born in late September, just days after his parent’s maternity session (see blog just before this one!)   He was exactly one week old when I got to meet him.  I was able to wrestle him away from his two loving grandmothers long enough to grab some photos!

I know you will see plenty of Wyatt through the years on this blog!

xoxo, M

The day of this maternity shoot, it was Hot. Not just hot…capital H – Hot! According to my car, it was 104 degrees in Fallbrook!  Poor Ann, she was pretty miserable in the heat, but she was a trooper!  The coolest thing about these photos – Baby Wyatt was born just 4 days later!  Mom and baby are doing well!  Wyatt’s newborn photos coming very soon!!

Do they look familiar?

So happy for you two!!

xoxo, M

My phone was off the whole cruise! I swear, it was!  I turned it back on Monday morning, open my inbox and the very first email I read is one from Southern Weddings Magazine with the spread below in it.  At first, I questioned why they were sending me this until I opened the spread to see my photo was published!  And surrounded by some really inspiring photographers too!  Let’s just say this news made my month!  🙂

Here is the cover to the issue – go find it in stores November 11th!  (Cover photo shot by the amazing Jeremy Cowart)

And some really cool ring shots – mine is 4th down, in the middle!  Ring shot from Kelly and Ryan’s April wedding!  Yay!!