I am super excited to partner with the awesome folks at Muttropolis in Fashion Island (Fashion Island Shopping Center, 865 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (949) 717-6888) to sponsor some holiday themed mini sessions specifically geared to pets and their people! These sessions are the best value I’ve ever offered before – only…
My daughter has the most amazing 3rd grade teacher! She does so much for all of her students and puts her whole heart into everything she does. The kids have had an amazing year of learning, parties, adventures and fun…culminating in this amazing swim party at the lovely and beautiful Kettley residence. I promised Mrs….
I’ve had a surprise party or two (or three) thrown for me in my life. Only one was truly a surprise. It’s not easy to pull those off. But this one was executed flawlessly…Michael was truly surprised (and delighted) when he arrived at the El Niguel Country Club to a huge party with lots and…
My family and I were so delighted to be able to trade a fabulous tour at Backcountry Snowmobiling in exchange for some professional commercial photography for their website and promotional materials! Even though this was a “working trip” I had such a fabulous time. The conditions were perfect – tons of fresh powder, gorgeous blue…
I met Henry and Annie a few years back when the asked me to take some portraits of them with their new puppy, Charlie. You can see the adorable results of that session here. Fast forward two years, and their family has grown by one notably adorable little girl, Katie – who just turned one! Annie…
So, my original plan was to blog these images last Saturday, just before Easter. Well, that was before my trusty steed, Pax, decided to dump me on my head and shoulder during a (rather eventful) Saturday morning themed photo session (apparently the voluminous folds of my old fashioned riding habit snagging on a bush and…
According to Wikipedia, “The Sadie Hawkins dance is named after the Li’l Abner comic strip character Sadie Hawkins, created by cartoonist Al Capp. In the strip, Sadie Hawkins Day fell on a given day in November (Capp never specified an exact date). The unmarried women of Dogpatch got to chase the bachelors and “marry up” with the ones they caught. The…
“Wherever they may have come from, and wherever they may have gone, unicorns live inside the true believer’s heart. Which means as long as we can dream, there will be unicorns.” –Bruce Coville What would a unicorn party be without, well… unicorns? Delightful ponies provided by Susan Remington at Pony Parties and horns provided by…
One of my favorite parts of this birthday party was the amazing face painting done by Amy at enchantedbrushstrokes.com! These were truly the most beautiful and intricate face paintings I had ever seen and they brought a fun splash of color onto every subjects face! My own children were so tickled to find that she…
What would a party be without one’s friends? One of my favorite part about covering birthday parties is capturing the relationship between the person being honored and their friends. And with kids it’s so much fun to capture whole gamut of expressions and experiences. For this post, I tried to show more of guests who…
Another must-have activity at a little kid’s birthday party – the pinata! Who knows how the tradition of beating some poor cardboard creature into releasing all of it’s candy stores became so popular with the 10 and under set, but it does seem to be a crowd pleaser every time. And I think even a…
No children’s party is complete without the kid-friendly favorite – the bounce house! But while Bounce Houses are great for kids, and even better for parents (fun places to jump = not needing to be entertained +sleeping well at night – bonus!), they are somewhat of a nightmare for photographers. The fun, bright colors cast…
