I met with the lovely couple at the end of their ceremony and couldn’t resist snapping a few shots inside the church before migrating to their love shack for the after-party celebration!  Erica and Greg did an awesome job transforming their spacious yard into a beautiful garden themed haven!

Congratulations Erica and Greg on your one year anniversary!  I’ve been told that the first year of marriage is the hardest; if you survive it then it’s smooth sailing from here on out!  You guys made it!

Aren’t they the sweetest thing?

Erica is stunning…

One of my favorites…

LOVE the details!!!

The PINK backdrop was such a great idea! Kudos to Erica!

Awww Chewy!  How dare you stick your tongue out at me?!?

Love the candid laughter in this one!

Like Mother…like Daughter = Beautiful!

This picture makes me happy!

One of my favorites of the day!  Erica is so adorably cute in this picture as she receive kisses from her sisters!

After many attempts I was able to get Chewy to strike a pose!

Cheers!  Let the good times roll…

Congratulations to Erica and Greg!!!

Now for those who have been following my blog, you may know a thing or two about me and particularly that I have been with my hubby for almost 14 years. We take great pride in our commitment and it puts a smile on my face whenever I hear about others in long (or longer) relationships.

I had the pleasure to meet and shoot, Hannah and Quang, who have been together for an astounding 18 years!!! Yes! 18 years!  Look at them…they were probably dating since they were 10!  Jokes aside, I just want to congratulate them for their perseverance, dedication, and commitment to love.

We spent a beautiful day in the sun not only with Hannah’s totally chill mom but their munchkins too, PePe and MoMo!  It was an awesome family affair. Thanks to the Vong-Vo family for being so adorably fun and easy going.  This definitely adds to my collection of favorite shoots!

Hannah is the youngest of 7 siblings which makes her the baby of the family and Mama’s favorite!  :) I love this mother and daughter picture, Hannah is still mama’s little girl no matter how much she’s grown!

I never really had a pet growing up (well actually I had a pet frog but it didn’t survive past 2 weeks ) so when I met the “kids”, I was so excited!  They are perhaps one of the cutest pairs and you gotta LOVE the BAD TO THE BONE collar!

MoMo loves to stick out his tongue, which makes for an adorable facial expression!

PePe on the other hand likes to portray himself as the big man on campus or should I say park!  He is about a third size smaller than MoMo but runs the park like Napoleon!  So adorably brave and confident!

This picture cracks me up… even though PePe looks comfortable in the basket, he is actually being squished by MoMo! haha!

Aren’t they the sweetest thing?  They gave me a disclaimer upfront stating that they haven’t done anything like this before and aren’t natural in front of the camera…well HELLO! I beg to differ!  These images do not lie and they scream out HOT, fun, and definitely natural!

I love clients that are willing to get a little dirty for the perfect captures!  These images makes me HAPPY!  Thanks for hurdling over the obstacles to reach our destination!  Best part is …we came out alive with no bites or scratches!

I had the pleasure of photographing the boys of the Norbeck Family not too long ago.  The weather was radiantly sunny and the boys were a delight to say the very least.  When their mother, Jenny, contacted me about their photo shoot, I was excited to meet the trio that I’ve been hearing so much about from their Aunt Kari.  She was definitely right, the boys were a lot of fun and absolutely adorable!  Thanks Jenny and Jason for allowing me to capture the beauty and innocence of your children! You guys make a wonderful family!

JACKSON

MAX

WARREN

Going “Greene” is the ever more popular and trendy movement that is sweeping the country.  Well I got to experience “the movement” first hand by spending an action packed afternoon with the bubbly Greene family.  From top to bottom, they each possess a unique personality; however, their strengths lie not from their individualism but from their family bond, which is reminiscent of the classic Brady Bunch family.

I was especially blown away by the cooperativeness and natural modeling skills of the kids.  It didn’t hurt either that Lan and Shawn came prepared with snacks and tricks up their sleeves to keep these munchkins happy! Kudos to you guys!

Thanks Shawn, Lan, Connor, lil’ Allison and baby Michael for an awesomely fun shoot!

I’m sure you’ve heard of Jon and Kate plus 8, well this is Michael and Jennie plus many!  When Jennie reached out to me to take her family portraits, I was ecstatic and nervous all at the same time!  After all, it was my very first family shoot and …she IS my boss!  Well the tables turned on the day of the shoot and boy did it feel GREAT to be boss for a day!

The Boyer family was a lot of fun to work with, not only because they were so easy going but because they had spunk, fun and lots of love!  Michael, Jennie, Austin, Wyatt,  and triplets- Jasmine, Oliver, Violet:  Thanks for taking a chance on me and giving me the opportunity to capture the beauty and love of your wonderful family.

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