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Branko & Alison Married! {a Balboa Park wedding}

Branko and Alison were married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Balboa Park. They opted to do a “first look” before the ceremony to make sure that we had plenty of time to take their portraits… and I just love the look on Alison’s face when she saw her groom for the first time all dressed up :)

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The last few minutes before a ceremony when a bride is alone with her dad are always some of my favorites. I love to watch their interaction as they prepare to head down the aisle. Maybe becoming a parent has made me a bit sentimental… but I always imagine how emotional it must be for the parents giving their children away (sniff sniff). I am pretty sure I’ll be a basket case when my kids get married. Lucky for me I have a few dozen years to prepare :)

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The first dance. So sweet!

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This wedding had some of the most sincere and heartfelt toasts that I have heard in a long time. I love when the bridal party really takes time to think about what the bride and groom mean to them.

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The maid of honor’s toast was sweet… but the best man’s speech may have been the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. He was so choked up he was having a hard time getting his words out and had to have his brother the groom come up to stand by his side. Now that is moving!

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The father/daughter dance always kills me too. I’m such a softie :)

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Branko and Alison congratulations! Your wedding was beautiful! I was so honored to be a part of it.

Two little men – C&C {family portraits}

I’m still here, still alive and I apologize profusely for the lack of blogging in the last month. Has it really been a month?!

Many new posts coming your way soon. I think I’ll put up one a day or every other day for the next few weeks to make up for the slow down (or rather grinding halt) in blog activity for the last little while. Sound fair to you? :)

This portrait session was one of my favorites ever! I met Tamlyn (mom to C&C) through my mothers of twins club and hit it off with her right away. When she lamented the fact that she didn’t have any good family portraits I pretty much jumped up and down waving my arms and screaming “Me, me! Let me take some!” You’ll see why as soon as you see the curly locks and gigantic smiles on these twin boys. Future heart breakers for sure! The goal of the session was to do a “day in the life” following the family through all of their typical daily rituals and really capturing who they are as a family. I love this type of shoot because I get to see a family in “real life” and I also get to spend a lot of time goofing off with the kiddos.

We started out in jammies in the kitchen whipping up some pancakes because what better way to start the day when you’re momma’s a chef?!

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After breakfast we headed to the beach. I loved how beautiful and sunny and deserted the beach was. A gorgeous day!

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And then back to the house for some snuggly book time at home

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These two little boys have the most ridiculously adorable dimples of all time. Can you even stand it?!

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And a few family portraits outdoors to wrap up the day. I love this one.. the squishy fish face is so ridiculously cute!!

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I had so much fun with you guys!! Let’s do it again next year (and the next, and the next :) )

Out of office

It’s finally here… Chris and Tara’s wedding weekend! I am so excited to be in Dallas this weekend for the wedding of my big brother to one of my best friends! Thanks so much for your patience with phone calls and email while I’m out of the office. I’ll be back Monday. Have a great weekend!

Big News!

Hello all, this is Ben, Katy’s husband (and occasional second shooter.) We thought everyone out there should know that Katy went into labor a few hours ago, and the twins should be out soon! We’re very excited to be new parents, as I’m sure will be pretty obvious from the barrage of pictures that are about to appear. Wish us luck and we’ll keep you posted!

Sneak Peek: Regan & Dave

Well you may have noticed that I have been sadly behind on my blogging! I can’t believe that almost two weeks have gone by without anything new and exciting for you to view :)

I have a lot of new shoots coming up (plus a few more to blog) but for now have just a little bitty sneak peek of a fabulous wedding I shot with my friend Kara Frans at the Inn of the Seventh Ray. What a gorgeous bride and a gorgeous location, Regan and Dave’s day was fabulous and I can’t wait to show you more!


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That’s all for now :) You’ll just have to stay tuned to see more soon!

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