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…
And not just any cake – let them eat scrumptious, delectable decorated and simply gorgeous rainbow cakes from Sweet Layers: http://sweetlayers.com/ 29955 Technology Dr. #109 Murrieta, Ca. 92563 Phone: 951.677.9101 Email: Cakes@sweetlayers.com And don’t forget to make a wish before you blow out those candles girls! Everyone enjoyed these delicious cakes – I had two pieces myself…
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…
Who doesn’t look back with nostalgia on memories of running out to see the ice cream truck, hopefully with money in hand, as it comes whistling around the corner? And what a fun way to cool things down on a hot summer’s day at a 4-year old birthday party! The colorful shaved ice and yummy…
Birthday parties are more fun when there are crafts to make – just ask my kids! This was one of their favorite activities of the day! They loved all of the shiny sequins (jewels they called them) and playing with paint is always fun. And the frames were the perfect place to keep the photographs…
Ok, first let me apologize in advance for the plethora of photos I will be posting! There were so many wonderful images from this party, that I decided to break them into different posts, each focusing on the different aspects and activities that went on at this over-the-top fun birthday party! I also want to…
Kimber and I go way back. Back to before I even started taking pictures for other people. She was my first real friend when I moved to California 12 years ago. Our mutual love for horses, and riding and animals in general brought us together initially, but there were so many other things that kept…
I couldn’t think of a better word to describe this family, so keeping it short on the blog titles tonight! I was pretty excited to see that Jessica had signed up for my annual Valentine Mini Sessions, as I had a wonderful time photographing her lovely family just over a year ago, at the Redhawk…
I mean the love in the air. And the excitement. And the fun. All essential ingredients for a successful session with the “Y” twins! What made it even more fun is that this was the 4th mini session with the twins. You can see how they’ve grown over the years by checking out their past…
Valentine’s Day is less than a month away! Take advantage of these mini session specials to make a meaningful gift for your significant other, capture a beautiful portrait of your child – and have some super unique and creative Valentine’s to hand out as well, or celebrate the love you share with someone else by…
