Fairy Princess Party

So many gorgeous colors and details at this kids birthday party! Lia was turning 5 and her Mama decided this was the time to go all out with a party as fun for the kiddos as it was for the adults!

A very special session at a very magical beach!

So much twirling, running, giggling, jumping and flying… it was almost impossible to edit this one down to 32 pictures! The joy just beams out of the photos!

Let the kids play!

Letting the kids play, letting the kids be silly and letting the kids get wet and sandy is always a fun idea! Sometimes it’s ok to relax on the rules during a session and let the kids be kids. The smiles will be natural and the moments genuine. Sure there will be moments of madness but it always works out in the end.

Welcoming Baby Brother

I’ve been photographing the Edwards family for a while now and was so happy to be able to capture this time when littlest baby brother was so itty bitty.

New clients often have many questions about how many images come with my different session packages and I wanted to show an example of a client’s top 15. Out of the 100 + that were on the gallery these are this family’s personal favorites.

There’s always the option to purchase additional images with my sessions but the 15 retouched high resolution images that come with a newborn session are often the perfect amount.

Source: An in home newborn session with a family ...

The Holidays Campground

When Jacquelyn from Beijos Events asks if you want to go glamping with her family at The Holidays Campground in honor of Father's Day you say yes!

I've been seeing this adorable campsite pop up in my instagram feed for awhile now and have wanted to go since the moment I saw the vintage trailers and realized they were perched on the cliff tops right above one of Justin's favorite surf spots in San Clemente.

This is such fun and easy way to get your family away for the weekend. We felt like we had a true adventure and we were only 30 minutes from home.

I came away with so many sweet images from our trip and these just are a few of my favorites.

Here's to more summertime family adventures. xx