Saturday Trips

This Saturday Jer and I took a trip down to Balboa Island for one of our classic treats, balboa bars. Balboa bars are essentially an ice cream bar on a stick dipped in chocolate, and rolled in your choice of topping. Jeremy gets the frozen bananas, though. We've been going together since '05 and haven't been in quite some time. So we knew a Saturday in So Cal. at 103 temps was a perfect time to get the cool 77 degree beach weather going. Take a look at some snaps of the trip!











My delicious roasted almond balboa bar :) mmm






Hope everyone had a great weekend! Stay cool

New Feature: 10 things I love about Wednesdays

I have a new weekly feature I'm starting today and I'm really excited about the concept behind it. I needed a new creative outlet to update you all with things I'm up to in between my wedding/portrait posts. A lot of people don't really like Wednesdays, but its one of my favorite days of the week! (besides the weekend, of course) Its the "hump" day, the middle of the week, the halfway mark, and the most relaxing day for me. So I'm going to post some fun pictures of what I love to do on my Wednesdays, and also post any cute finds I see on the internet.

First thing I do have a cup of tea to wake me up, followed by a jog!



I love making lists, and with this weekends wedding coming up, I just go crazy! Its mostly a list of shots that I can't live without. Also, I'm a fiend for making props for my clients. I especially love triangle banners, which I made below for this weekend! It says "bliss"



I love going through old photos and seeing if I've missed anything good. These two photos are perhaps some of my favorites. My two fav boys! Race my cousin, and of course, Jeremy.



Reading is so relaxing to me. I'm currently on "Emma" by Jane Austen. And Baxter, my grandma's dog, usually likes to lounge around the house with me while I read.



A lot of people don't enjoy emails, but I love them! I almost always reply back the same day, mostly out of excitement. A friend also found this super cute camera strap on Etsy that I love!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/50901331/seabreeze-ruffled-dslr-camera-strap



Hope you enjoy the new feature! Let me know what you think.

Belle Noelle Session

Very excited right now to share my recent session I had with baby Belle (my niece) and her momma Manda. She just turned 6 months so I knew we had to do something big, and fun for her, especially since she can sit up now! I had the theme be a little bit sweet, girly pinks and pastels (which Belle looks cutest in!) and tea party-ish. So over the last 3 or so weeks of collecting items, making a ton of paper crafts, and baking some desserts, I was finally ready for Belle and Amanda! Take a look at some shots of them below.

















Pure beauty down here! Ugh. Just makes you melt.





























I am so thankful that I had the opportunity and ability to photograph them together so sweetly. I can't wait to show these to Belle one day when shes old enough, and her mom and I can laugh at all the fun times we had getting her to giggle.

Enjoy!

Bouquet Love.

I'm really into bridal bouquets right now. And I love these icy looking flowers my mom had in her backyard, so the dog and me ventured over to the field next door. I love experimenting, and wanted to get some good practice in for my brides this summer. Enjoy