Engagement Photographs: Lauren and David

Lauren and David are big Giant's fans so doing their engagement photos outside of AT&T Park made perfect sense. It also happened to be the day before the Giant's won the World Series so there was extra excitement in the air.


David is a medic in the military and just got back from his latest tour. And Lauren is about to graduate as nurse. They are planning their wedding for this fall and are super cute together!


When he's not saving the world, David loves golfing and visiting his grandparents who happen to live right up the street from us! Who knew it was such a small world (and that Robert may have found another golfing buddy)!

We wish Lauren and David all the best and can't wait until they tie the knot!

Happy Birthday to My BFF!

My best friend Trisha's birthday is today! We have been best friends since we were 5 years old and she is the closest person I will ever have to a sister. Not only that, I completely admire her and always have. She always has great hair, looks amazing, works a full time job, had four boys ranging in age from 3-11, a hubby that just became a military officer, and is getting her MBA.

So it is the least that I can do to wish her a very, very Happy Birthday!

Have a Safe and Happy New Years!

From our family to yours, we wish you a safe, sandy, and Happy New Years!

Maria and Stephen Wedding Photographs

Maria and Stephen were married at Costanoa in Pescadero that has breathtaking views! The fall colors of the wedding with the amazing setting and super fun wedding guests made this wedding a blast!

The bridal bouquet was stunning!


The flower girl couldn't quite walk yet, but those eyes will melt anyone's heart.


The bride's dress was a mermaid style that was absolutely stunning!

Since the flower girl couldn't walk...she was a wagon baby!


This was such a clever idea of pouring different colored sand into a vase to keep!


The couple had a cupcake tower that all the guests enjoyed!

Congratulations to Maria and Stephen! We wish you all the best in your new life together!!

Maria and Stephen Engagement Photographs

Maria and Stephen are one of the sweetest couples I have met. During the engagement session I learned that Stephen was a super Apple guy who worked at their headquarters...such a great job! Hopefully my obsession with my iPhone didn't scare him too much.

And Maria told us about her work with local theater that sounds so cool! When we did the engagement session I found out that she was doing Alice in Wonderland but it was different than anything I had heard of...the production was in a wooded area and the audience walked from set to set with the actors. So cool!

Here are some of their photos from their engagement session.


Check back tomorrow to see photos from their wedding!

Thoughts of Warmer Places

The weather in the Bay Area is pretty sweet most of the year and being from the mid-west, you would think I would never get cold. But I adapted very quickly to the Bay Area and if it dips below 70 degrees, I bust out the sweaters.

So with the winter storms back East and my thin skin, my thoughts go to one of my favorite places on Earth...Hawaii. Here are a few pics from our latest Hawaii trip.


Enjoy and stay warm!

Family Photos and Holiday Cheer

When Donna brought her hubby and kids over for their holiday family portrait session, I knew we were going to have fun as soon as the kids jumped on my wooden rocking horse prop. Not only does the rocking horse make for a good photography prop but it turns out it makes a good ice breaker for kids too! And I don't blame them because if I was a little shorter, I'd jump on it too.

After a ride on the rocking horse, the kids were ready for anything and were chatting away telling me all kinds of stories. I have to say, sometimes I think kids totally have it made! The life of cartoons, coloring, and finger painting is really underrated.

And of course we didn't want to leave Mom and Dad out of the all the fun.

Donna and her family are so sweet and I can't wait to take photos of them in the spring and hear more about the fabulous life of her little ones. :-)

Happy Holidays!