I love watching them grow!

After photographing mom’s belly and newborn last year,  here she is again just about to turn 1! She didn’t care I was chasing her with the camera at all, in fact she wanted to push every single button, so it was easy to make her run to me… I love, love,love this age and how fun they are.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

Happy Thursday!

After photographing their engagement session few months ago, I had another great opportunity to work with Gail Pomare and photograph Amanda and Cameron’s beautiful wedding. A young love fresh and pure and the great feeling of a new life together just about to start.

It was a perfect day surrounded by friends, family and happiness that made these images so special. Congratulations!

Some groom getting ready!

Just Married!

Bride beauty!

Groom great smile…

So perfect together.

The dance floor!

Welcome to my monthly project of personal photography! This month we are featuring laughter on our 12 times group.  Luna lover her stuffed animals and she is happy to be photographed whenever I offer her something special treat (usually candy) in exchange of good giggles…..Start your day laughing!

Happy Wednesday!

Keep spinning our small, but very talented circle, next is very the talented  Suzanne O’Brien Studios

Midnight Rendezvous

It is with something less than
maternal goodwill that I crawl,
asleep and annoyed,
from my coveted bed
to silence your angry screams
violating the night.

We rock in the chair
that has been ours since
the very beginning,
ensconced in
Great-Grandmother’s afghan and
the VCR’s ghostly green light.

Mute now, but for
periodic, pitiful whimpers,
you cling to me like some
abandoned creature reclaimed.
Clinging back,
I am Every Mother,
an all-knowing, all-bestowing,
all-loving, all-forgiving
paragon of matriarchal perfection.

Feeling your sweet, soundless breaths
tease the tangles of hair
on the back of my neck,
my last trace of irritation
over interrupted sleep
dissipates in a hug, a kiss,
and a smile.
You will never remember
these midnight moments together;
I will never forget.

                        –from Mother of Sons,
                          by Jayne Jaudon Ferrer

Goodness, it’s been so long since my last post!I hope you still love me.

As I was driving home this morning after a very nice walk with my dear friend Gail,  I realize I had quite a few sessions to blog, so I made myself to seat down after showering, and even before blow drying my hair, gere I am, posting these lovely images of my most recent engagement session.

She is a Brazilian girl living in the US. He is a Brazilian guy living who lived in Brazil. They met 2 years ago, on one of her vacation trips to Brazil, fell in love, and after waiting patiently for his Graduation last year, he finally moved to California. He had all planned, she didn’t know…he brought the ring, she said yes! (I love all that!!!)

It was one hour of laugh, joy and gorgeous sunset behind the trees on one of my favorite locations. Hugs, kisses, more hugs and kisses…. they sure master that subject, but most of all, their love was  beautifully captured!