matt, trish & raymond: engagement & family portrait

"love like this"

First of all, thank you Heidi & Warren for referring such an amazing couple to me! I’m telling you I have the best clients! Matt, Trish & the absolutely adorable Raymond met me in Laguna Beach, CA on Sunday for a fun engagement/family portrait session. I knew right away it was going to be great session when I got big welcome hugs from Trish & Raymond upon first meeting (don’t worry Matt - I won’t hold the missing hug against you! =)). Matt, Trish & Raymond are the cutest family ever. First of all, they are blessed with incredible good looks and secondly, they are blessed with genuine kindness and complete love. I kept thinking to myself, “how much cuter can than this lil’ family get?!” And then I noticed the cute lil’ stars Trish had drawn on all of their jeans and the cute matching black Converses they were all wearing and I was like “man, I need to get me a cute lil’ family like this!”

Thank you Matt, Trish & Raymond for being so considerably sweet and wonderfully cute. I can’t wait for your wedding in 2009, which I’m sure will be as cute as you are! Ok, enough of the cuteness and on with the pics! =)

Without further a due, introducing the cutest-family-ever: Matt, Trish & Raymond:

*Sigh* total cuteness:

*Sigh* more cuteness:


Raymond was such a good boy throughout the shoot. He struck a pose when I asked him to and played quietly with his Transformers when I was shooting Matt & Trish. Except for this shot when I told him to chase the seagulls and he ended up chasing me!

Um they don’t seem to notice the seagulls =):

Ok, enough with the seagulls, time for the playground!
Matt & Trish still kissing… =)

…but, Raymond doesn’t seem to mind – he’s having a blast!

Break it up you two!


Raymond likes to kiss too! =)

Check out Matt & Raymond’s matching Volcom shirts!

Check out Trish’s radiant smile!

Ok back to kissing…my fave shots of the day:



Shot to end the day:

I had the hardest time narrowing down the pics – there were so many cute ones! For more images of the cutest-family-ever, check out Matt, Trish & Raymond’s SLIDESHOW!

heidi & warren: engagement

"a perfect match"

It was only fitting that I shot Heidi & Warren’s engagement session in Corona Del Mar, CA. It was at Inspiration Point in Corona Del Mar 2 years earlier where Heidi & Warren shared their first date together. They talked for hours on the beach and after such a memorable first date with Warren, Heidi told herself that there was something special about this guy. She felt that this could be the kind of guy she had been looking for – a genuinely “nice guy”. And that’s exactly the kind of guy Warren is. You can just tell how much he cares for Heidi – little gestures like constantly caressing her hair or kissing her forehead were present throughout the shoot. But, it’s the way he makes Heidi laugh and smile that is truly genuine and special. You can just feel the mutual love and respect they have for one another. It’s no doubt that Heidi & Warren make a perfect match =).

Here are some of my favorites from our session:

Introducing the couple-of-the-moment…

who are obviously very in love…


…in beautiful Corona del Mar:

Warren gave Heidi this beautiful sapphire engagement ring that was once his grandmother’s (also check out Warren's Heineken cufflinks):

Look how happy she is here… =)

…and here:

These two were so playful and up for anything!

Even drawing in the sand:

Their journey continues for Heidi & Warren...they're getting married in August 2008!

To see more of Heidi & Warren's engagement photos, check out the SLIDESHOW!

astrid & justin: part II

"one more try"

I was more than happy to do a second shoot with Astrid & Justin. They are such a lovely couple and sooo easy to work with. My favorite part of the session was when I asked them what they had spots they wanted to shoot at next and Justin was like “Hey you two ladies are in charge – I just do whatever you tell me to do.” Astrid – he’s definitely a keeper!!! =) In all seriousness, Justin is such a gentleman and it is obvious how in love he is with Astrid (and vice-versa of course)! We did a variety of shots, including some around rocky areas, and Justin was always there to hold her hand and make sure his future wife was safe, especially from giant waves =).

We had so many great images from the session, but here are the stand-outs:

Told ya he loves her!

And she loves him too!

The signature “prom” pose =)

I just love this candid shot.

The camera sure does love them!

I guess white men can jump! Haha…just kidding Justin! =)

And they can dance too! Kidding again! =)

With the sun about to set...

Now back to kissing…

And more kissing...

And finally kissing with the beautiful Laguna Beach sunset in the background:

astrid & justin: engagement

"big girls don't cry"

Astrid certainly didn't! She and Justin were such great sports during our engagement session last Sunday in Laguna Beach, CA. We were about an hour into our session (I normally shoot 2 hour e-sessions) when a huge CA wave came almost wiped us all out. Fortunately, we and my trusty Canon were all safe and Justin didn't have to show off any Baywatch skills (I can't swim - please don't ask or laugh!=)). Unfortunately, we had to cut our e-session a lil’ short and decided to postpone the rest of the shoot for another day. Notes to self for our make-up shoot next week:

(1) don’t sacrifice safety for creativity and
(2) remember to wear floaties =).

Here are some shots I managed to sneak prior to the big wave:

To be continued…