n+b and baby on the way
too keep from over sharing on instagram, i thought it would be best to blog this one … a personal all time fav
j and g
she has the sweetest most infectious laugh and a smile that can light up any room, this mama to be is going to rock motherhood.
i’ve been there from engagement to wedding and now almost baby, it’s reasons like this that i keep my client base small. having a personal relationship with each of my couples means i am there for them to celebrate all of their adventures, milestones, and greatest moments.
photography is the best.
baby mama
as we wrap up 2013 i can’t help but be excited for what is to come in 2014
my son is now 3 months old
he sleeps from about 10 pm- 7:30 am pretty much everyday
we are finally in our home that we bought at the end of last year- it’s a long story- i’m just thankful we can actually live there now.
AND
one of my best friends will soon have her very first baby
she and i have known each other since about the 3rd grade
we are best of friends
we were engaged the same year
i was in her wedding
her husband married my husband and i
here were are being “us” at my wedding in 2009
and we were married in the same year
so it’s only fitting that we will be raising our boys only months apart.
baby logan will make his arrival early 2014 and i can not wait!
…back when they were gangstas….
if you know them you’ll understand this photo, if not, well there are plenty more for photos for you to see so don’t judge us on this one, k?
yep, she’s this great.
we’ll end on this one.
cuz it’s just perfect.
ashlee/chris/luke + coming soon: emilee
she’s a bloggin fool (like updates daily) so it’s best i blog ashlee before she harasses me for not blogging 🙂
this little lady is due with their 2nd baby in just a few weeks you can read her whole story here (her blog is much more interesting then mine and she’s pretty funny too.)
mr. parker {newborn}
he pokes her belly, ding dong! she laughs, robbie!
they giggled and laughed with each other the entire session.
such excitement over the arrival of their little man (well we thought he’d be “little”- turned out he was 9 lbs), mr. parker.
thankful to be there to capture my longtime friends enjoying such an incredible time in their lives.
such a beauty.
now meet, parker robert.
he was camera shy at first, then he warmed up to us.
keepin it classy
you’ve seen a lot of maternity sessions up on the blog lately
but i think this one you’ll find a bit different and sweet.
elena wanted didn’t want to be covered up in her shoot
she wants to show off her little miracle.
and why not when you look and feel as great as she does, right?!?
C + V {maternity}
week after week we’d sit on the bleachers watching our husbands play softball
i’d bring an obscene amount of candy and we’d sit and chat about anything under the sun.
but somehow we’d always come back to the topic of her being a mom.
she has wanted to be a mom for as long as she can remember.
so when i finally got the phone call that she was pregnant i teared up.
tears of joy of course.
when i meet little chase in a few weeks i’m sure i’ll tear up again
actually i’m guessing chase will be crying too, but for a completely different purpose 🙂
git r done
pregnant in the first year of marriage,
understandable seeing how drop dead gorgeous amber is 🙂
oranges and babies
just a quick one from this mornings session
evan + brianna
easily one of the best parts about what i do is being a part of a new beginning
i’m watching/documenting/experiencing and freezing time.
i had been dying to try something new and different for this session.
i wanted to get out of orange county and try something a bit more simple.
i threw the idea out to brianna, she said she’d be happy to let me experiment!
little did she know i’d be having them meet me at 4:45 am to get to our destination by sunrise 🙂
it was freezing, beautiful, quiet, and perfect.
exactly what i was hoping for.
thankfully we shot these photos last week as brianna had reagan on saturday !
i’ll be sharing those photos soon.
in the meantime here is their maternity session
i couldn’t decide if i liked it in color or black & white, so here’s both.
—–> the peña family<—— Monday’s post
have a fun and relaxing weekend, see you monday !
Mark.NiCole.Colton
Jason & Kristel’s Baby Bump Session
Excited to meet Jason and Kristel’s little baby girl who just arrived on Saturday! Â We took these photos just a couple of weeks ago, thinking their little sweetie would be here on Thanksgiving, but she decided to arrive early! Can’t wait to meet her in the next few days!
She could care less about the pictures, hilarious.
finding rocks
personal fav.
ok, this might also be my fav!
Morgan & Ben
I couldn’t be more excited for Morgan and Ben’s little man to get here! Just a few weeks to go!
Summer Madhouse
In an effort to blog most, if not everyone we’ve worked with in the past 2 months, I’m going to be blogging sessions together. As much as I would love to do an individual blog for everyone we just don’t have the man power to do so~ as soon as the wedding season slows down we’ll get back to blogging each and everyone of your pretty faces. In the meantime enjoy these faces and bellies.
Captured this guy just after we got back from Italy
Sweet little Cole
She'll be here in just 3 short weeks~
Ava joined us this July
Carissa celebrated her first birthday this July!
More to come… much more~~~
Industry Night: Intertwined and APictureLife Photography StLyE
A couple of months ago Meghan & Katie from Intertwined came to me with an idea. They wanted me to join them in a fun night out with the other ladies in our industry. Â We wanted it to be relaxing, fun, memorable, and of course FREE. Â Everything was on Intertwined and APictureLife- all the ladies had to do was show up. So this past month we made it happen!
The location we chose was Dry Bar at Fashion Island. We rented the entire space just for the night. It was such a pleasure hanging out with these ladies “outside” of a wedding day. In fact it was such a hit that we decided we needed to do something with our brides as well. THAT post will be up shortly!
Thanks for coming out ladies! We had a great time with each and everyone of you ! Looking forward to a great wedding season!
APictureLife Photography (www.apicturelife.com)
Intertwined Events (www.becomeintertwined.com)
Anne Watson  – Franciscan Gardens
Allison Howell – Found Rentals
Henny Vallee-Â Utterly Engaged
Jeni Maus – Found Rentals
Kacee Geoffroy  – Kacee Geoffroy Makeup and Hair
Lucia Dinh  – Utterly Engaged
Anna Brewer – Elysium Productions
Calli Traub  – The Event Company
Erin Killingsworth  – Pelican Hill
Fran Bruun-Andersen  – Pelican Hill
Jordan Peister – Mintwich Design
Jordana Hazel –Â Hazelnut Photography
Julie Hill | Elysium Productions  – Elysium Productions
Katie Frederick – Ever After Honeymoons
Are you a model? Well you should be.
It took me about a whole 10 minutes before I had the courage to ask Krista if she was a model. Seriously, she is drop dead gorgeous, don’t you think? I know Chris thinks so, he told me. Â He also told her as he sweetly held her hand and adored her the entire session. I just love these two.
Can’t wait to see what a handsome little man Aiden will be!
~New beginnings~
We’ve had so many shoots in the past couple of weeks that it’s been hard to keep up with the blog! No excuses, I know. But I’ll be better at it, promise.
A sneak peek at what’s to come this week~
Eating for Two
I know I say this often, but maybe not often enough just how blessed I feel being able to do what I love each and every day. This past weekend was one of those days where I felt blessed. It was pouring rain outside and I was super bummed to have to call Christina and Ryan to reschedule their shoot. However much to my surprise Christina said that there wasn’t a drop of rain near her house, so I headed on over. I had 2 great locations picked out (the first obviously was a no go with all the rain) but the second worked out perfectly. Christina and Ryan showed up looking perfect (wearing complementing colors without being too matchy matchy) and ready for whatever I had up my sleeves. We grabbed our stuff and headed on out.
The weather was great (yes there was some rain here and there but of course I had a purple umbrella with me that Christina rocked like a Loui Vuitton hand bag). And Ryan, well Ryan was just perfect. He held my reflector, blew bubbles at my camera, and was the adoring hubby to Christina that I met 2 years ago when shooting their engagement photos.
It was a blessing to shoot their engagement story, their wedding, and now the journey to their first child. I can’t wait to share those pictures on the blog in June!
BAM! Ya Ryan you give me those sexy eyes!
AHOY!! It’s a boy!
Ashlee and Chris are expecting their first little nugget this spring! Baby Luke’s room has a “Nautical” theme so what better place to take photos then the beach. Ashlee is a knock out, Chris is riot, so I would assume baby Luke will be quiet the little man. I can’t wait for him to make his arrival in April!
Ashlee had her hair and make-up professionally done by: Carina at Flawless Faces~ I’d highly recommend getting your hair and make-up professionally done before a shoot. Professionals know how to make you look extra HOT, extra FABULOUS, extra SEXY… so just do it. trust me.
We had to be sure Luke's name was spelled correctly & every letter was facing the right direction. I wish I videotaped this because it was hilarious!
Now I see what people mean when they say you are "glowing" Ashlee looks beautiful!
Is it safe to say that guys "glow" too? Chris is such a sweetie!
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