{ Big news! }

Growing up I always dreamt of being a mom when I grew up. Not really about being a ballerina, or about my wedding…..but about being pregnant and having fun raising my kids.

I come from a back ground of some serious infertility issues (I was actually an in-vitro baby), so that’s always been in the back of my mind too – and made me decide very early on that I would be a young mom! (or at least try to be). Luckily I have the most amazing husband who has the same ideas. And we have both always talked about our kids and everything we want for them.

Well I am happy to announce (to those who don’t know already), that my dreams are coming true, and that God has blessed Sean and I with a little tiny bundle of joy.

A couple weeks ago we went for the baby’s first ultrasound and saw his or her little heart going a mile a minute and it was honestly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. We immediately prayed to God and thanked him for this the moment our doctor stepped out of the room, I mean…just wow. I am getting teary eyed just thinking about it!

Then we were able to go back this week and our baby has already grown so much!

I have to say, I feel completely different, totally different than what I was really expecting. I mean, I knew I would be happy. But Sean and I are just so utterly IN LOVE already. It’s all we can think or talk about, just like when we first started dating 9 years ago- it’s that kinda new love all over again. It takes my breath away just thinking of this beautiful baby growing inside my belly.

My heart is just too full! I could go on forever. But I know a picture is worth more than anything I could say, and I have to say this is the most beautiful picture I have ever seen!

{See the little arms and legs?! Cutest ever arms and legs ever! :) }

Orange County Family Photography - { Danielle, Ian and baby Ariana }

Danielle , Ian and little Ariana should probably get an award for one of the cutest familys ever. Fer reals.

Individually they are beautiful people, but when they all come together you can just feel so much love. There is just something about the way Danielle and Ian smile at each other, and at Ariana. And of course Arianas priceless faces, you have to love them!
I was honestly smiling the entire time I was working with these pictures , and my face will probably be cramped for the rest of the month ;) .

So I know that I’ve been saying this a lot lately, but this has to be one of my favorite sessions to date. Its true. I mean, the light was just to die for (most of these are SOOC), the family was beautiful, I had my awesome hubby there with me shooting (even though he was not feelin so hot – such a trooper!), what more could a girl ask for?!

So I have a lot of favorites, so help me narrow it down for my web site…..what are your favorites!? (Warning: This might be a very hard choice for you too, but you have got to help me out here!).



yeah...get ready, she's as adorable as it gets....











Love love LOVE this one! :)





Tell me this face is not amazing. :)


Hello? Parenting magazine? surrrree...I guesss you can use my pictures... ;)


Love this!











Danielle , you are so beautiful....Ian , your not so bad either. :)

 I cant get over how beautiful, and at the same time awesomely funny this is!(I know you are smiling as much as I have been with this one!) :)


Hello beautiful girl!





Melts.my.heart.

















Love these next two tons - so I could not choose.

Los Angeles Wedding Photography - { Laura & Genaro : Married! }

Where do I even start with Laura and Genero!? They are honestly one of the sweetest couples we have ever worked with. We just love them! They are just too perfect together too.

I feel so lucky to be able to become friends with our clients, but Laura and Genero are so genuine and so friendly, that you just can’t help but feel like you have been best friends with them forever!

Now on to the big day…. When Sean and I arrived at Laura’s parent’s house, it was different than most wedding days we walk into, normally it’s pretty crazy with the ladies running around getting ready....but we walked in and it was so quiet and calm. Laura was there with a few family members, but mostly she was sitting in the kitchen alone having her make up done. It was perfect and sweet, and so Laura. She was just as patient as can be, and you can just tell, she was just so ready to be Genaro’s wife that day.
That morning just set the tone for the rest of the day. It went so smoothly with their beautiful ceremony and sweet, intimate reception.

Here are some of my favorites from the day! :


















Loved this light....and Laura made it beautiful!























Cant you just feel how happy they are here?!


Like I told you in their engagement post, Genaro plays a mean piano!


Sean took these next two, and I am IN LOVE with them!





So I have no idea why I never asked her before…maybe just because she pulls off “beautiful” so well , but when I saw this gate I asked for Fierce. Are you freakin kidding me!? Laura, you blow me away!














Um yeah…. Laura,you are stunning!!



G…your not so bad either! ;)


These next two were all Sean again, Love um!








Their good friend Jesus made this cake for them (annnd sang in their wedding), isn’t it so beautiful!?



Laura and Genaro, thank you so so so much for letting us be a little part of your big story. We cannot wait to see what beautiful things the future holds for you two!

Oh and once again, a big huge thank you goes out to my BFF Sue Ellen for sending Laura and Genaro our way. You’re the best! :)

p.s. I played around with a few textures for the first time, and I am pretty excited about the little edge and personality it gives those few pictures.....what do you think!?

Orange County Family Photography - { Miguel : 1 year old! }

Sean and I met up with the sweet little Perez family to hang out and snap some pictures of Miguel. This quiet little man is almost one year old, and oh so adorable - so of course it was time for some pictures to capture this super fun time in the family's life.  

Felipe & Ashley : thanks so much for coming out to hang out with us for a bit, we had a great time and hope Miguel has a perfect birthday party! :)





































Favorite of the day! :)

{Good times with good people} - Santa Monica Photography

Can I just start by saying that I LOVE my family? I really do.

Sean and I just adore our cousin Heather and her hubby Willy, but as much as we try, we never get to spend that much time together. I mean, we see each other – but not as much as we all would like (since they are a couple hour drive from us in San Diego, and we all have pretty crazy schedules). But when we do hang out, I have the most amazing time!

Heather and Willy came up for the weekend to celebrate their 1 year anniversary (yay!!!). Heather asked us to come hang out with them in Santa Monica for the day. Of course we thought that we would be intruding on their anniversary trip, but like I said…..we love each other and spending time together – and they wanted us to come any way. So we were pretty stoked! ;)

So we walked the promenade and the pier. Played games, went on the farris wheel, took some awesome photo booth pictures, ate funnel cakes, and had some champagne to toast to their anniversary! It was just as fun and perfect as it sounds.

Here are a few pictures from mine and Heather's point and shoots:

Bubba Gumps for dinner and drinks....yum!!

(It was a littttle windy)

Winning toys for our pups (thats what you do pre-children)


















Sooo this last one was the last picture that our point and shoot camera took before breaking....it took a really long time to actually take the picture (if you cant tell by Sean's expression). But I love it any way ;)

Orange County Engagement Photography - {Ilene & Chris : Engaged! }

Ilene went to high school with Sean.But they did not just go to school together, but were in just about every single class together (since they were both in the teaching program together).

So its easy to say that it was pretty cool for them to see each other after being out of HS for a while! (and even though I did not have any classes with Ilene , I still was super stoked to hang out with her!) ;)

Chris and Ilene have some serious chemistry,and are a super sweet couple to boot! We had such a blast taking pictures and hanging out with them. But, I'm not gunna lie....we are just a little bummed that we can't look forward to shooting their wedding, but we know it will be a PERFECT day!!! :)

Los Angeles Wedding Photography - { Carrie & Bradley : Married! }

Carrie and Bradley are flat out awesome!

We had such a great time getting to know them during their fun engagement session. Then at the wedding we felt so completely welcome, and had such a blast!

The whole day was so fun and so full of excitement. Between the signing of the Ketubah , their fun family and friends, getting to hang out with some of my old family friends (small world!) , all the fun Jewish traditions , and of course Carrie and Bradley’s love for each other, and well….for us! :) – We just had the best time!

The next two are pretty similar, butI love them both equally! :) Which one is your fave?





























a favorite!!





Can't you just feel the love?!


Sean snuck this right before they were announced in to the reception ... I love it!










 Just a quick comment about our guest books – I would highly suggest to my future brides to book a package that includes a photo guest book, or add it on to your package. I think it really adds a lot of personality, and we get great reviews on these bad boys! Carrie and Bradley ended up ordering 2 extra copies to give to their parents as gifts, and we were so excited about their guests complements on the their engagement portraits, and the book. Besides, you might as well put those engagement portraits to good use, right!? ;)








Carrie and Bradley – Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your big day. We feel so thankful to have such welcoming sweet people in our lives! :)
Hope you guys have a blast in Mexico!

Oh and a HUGE thank you goes out to Ed for sending this awesome couple to us! You are so great for helping spread the word about us, and it was so great to see you! :)

Riverside Bridal Photography - {Kacee Geoffroy : One hot hair & make up artist}

As you know (if you have been reading my blog for a little bit), I just LOVE Kacee Geoffroy’s work. She is such a talented hair and make up artist that I have had the opportunity to work with a few times, whom I highly recommend for any one who wants to look fab!
So when Kacee asked me to come out and shoot some models for her soon-to-come web site, I was beyond excited!

I had such a great time hanging out with all Kacee and all of these great girls, and the private estate that we shot at was a photographers dream. There was so much space, and so much to work with, oh and not to mention killer light! To top it off I had Wai there with me to work it out with these beautiful ladies.

I had such a hard time picking out my favorites {so you get a bunch to check out! ;) } . Hope you enjoy! :

so, I could not decide out the the next two pictures, let me know which one you think should go on my new web site! :)












































and of course I had to take a quick shot of Kacee's adorable daughter Capri, she's too cute for words!

All dresses were generously provided by Jessica McClintock for the shoot.

And of course, all of the gorgeous make up and hair done by Kacee Geoffroy

Fontana Boudoir Photography - { Y : Love is Sexy }

Just wanted to share a few shots from my latest boudoir session with Y, she was so fun and super fab!

So here's just a sweet little teaser :)

Brand spankin new!

You may have already noticed some changes in the way things look around here, but let me tell you…..there’s so many more exciting changes now!

Such as….

New name
New web site address
New logo
New Business cards and stationary
New fancy product packaging
New wedding photography packages
New cutting edge products
& finally….a brand new web site!

I can’t tell you how excited I am to show you everything we have to offer now!

But first , head on over to the new web site and check it out!
http://www.BlairNicolePhotography.com/
(I would highly suggest clicking the little box in the lower right hand corner to view in fullscreen...so worth it!)

Take your time over there, but when your done, come back to the blog and let me know what you think! :)
(just keep in mind that I know we have a few little things to change still)

Oh, and as a added bonus, all portrait sessions booked before August 31st will be 50% off - just mention this blog post!


(Session can be scheduled before or after August 31st, discount only applies to basic portrait session fee, & does not apply to previously scheduled sessions).



Thanks so much for your continued support, you guys are the best!

Lancaser Wedding Photography - { Sabrina & Bobby : Married! }

Our cousin Sabrina got married to Bobby just before we went on vacation , so this post is just a littttttle late.....but I just wanted to make sure I got a few of my faves posted!

Sabrina is such a sweet heart , and she found her match with Bobby. I haven't really spent a lot of time with him, but its completely obvious how sweet and caring he is, and how perfect he is for Sabrina!

They got married at a beautiful golf club in Lancaster, CA , and had such a fun reception! And of course it seemed like it was over wayyy too fast! I just love love love our family!!!

Here are just a few pictures of our family and some of the gorgeous couple (from my guest point of view!).















My fave!





yes , yes & yes... love it.

Yeah, I really went on vacation!

So vacation was perfect! I have to admit that it was totally worth skipping out on our honeymoon a year ago , to do it big a year later.

We snorkeled ship wrecks , went on a little cruise on a ship that was in the Pirates movies , went horseback riding on the beach , visited a few historical forts , had a blast on a party cruise, and our most favorite thing was river tubing in the rain forest while it was raining in that perfect hot humid weather! But most importantly , we took a much needed break! A busy break, but a seriously awesome break from the real world!

So I could really go on forever about the amazing food, places, and people. But for now I will show you a few of my favorite pictures from the trip, and then an awesome little video Sean just made for me to show to you! :)

So this might be a pretty long post, but I am so excited to share these with ya! :)

These were all taken spur of the moment- livin' it up on vacation, so there was no post processing - I mean, how could you when it was just that perfect?! ;)

p.s. Who wears make up on vacation? (Not me.)





















































































































p.p.s. if you watch the entire 4 minute video, you will get to see a very cool friend we made on the trip! {...and its totally worth it! ;) }

{San Juan Capistrano Shootout}

This week I had the privilege of being one of the 50 photographers that were able to attend the latest Photog ShootOut. I’ve told you before how much I just LOVE these events. The whole combination of learning and socializing is great! It’s so fun to network with other photographers and just become better friends with all of these great people that share the same passion, and have such amazing talent!
But I have to say that this was most definitely the best one yet! I had such an amazing time! I swear I drove all the way home from San Juan Capistrano with the hugest smile on my face and the best feeling ever.

The day started out fun enough – being able to carpool and chat it up with Michelle of Mila Photography. Then I got to chill with the amazingly talented Kacee Geoffroy who hustled to do the amazing make up for all of the models – you go girl! (whom I highly suggest for any bride who wants to look fab on their wedding day, she’s got make up skills!).

The Shoot out started with the ever amazing Jasmine Star. Listening to her speak was so motivating and uplifting ,and let me tell you, this girl is just as sweet in person as you would expect! I will stop there before I seem like too big of a fan or something ;) .

We then broke off into groups with some super talented teachers and got our learn+shoot on! Here are a few of my faves :































One of my faves!


I'm pretty sure this is my favorite of the day.


























Love this one!

...and of course a shot of me and J*.....you know, just chillin ;)

After the shoot, I got to sit down and eat a delish dinner (thanks to ShootdotEdit) . Socialize a bit, and then if all of this wasn’t enough, Michael and Anna Costa got up and shared so much valuable info. And really put a few things into perspective for me.

If you are a photographer, I highly suggest heading over to PhotogShootOut and joining. These events are just so fun and are truly priceless!

An extra special thank you goes to : Rob, Hanssie, Matt, Michelle , Kristin , Jasmine Star , Michael and Anna Costa... (and all the other teachers+leaders+planners) for making this happen. You guys are so great!

Overall, I have to say that this day could not have been any more perfect, and I feel SO blessed to be part of this group!

See ya’ll on 8/29!

Chino Hills Wedding Photography - { Maura & Chris : Married! }

Sean and Maura have been working together for quite a while now and we have grown to love her a whole bunch! (as any one would with her sweet personality!).
When Maura got engaged to Chris, we could not have been any more excited for her!
When Maura and Chris got married, we realized that we were totally wrong, when our excitement hit a whole new level.

Maura and Chris had a intimate back yard wedding at Maura’s aunt’s house in Chino Hills, and it was a truly perfect day. So relaxed and fun!

I snapped some pictures that awesome day, and here are a few of my favorites.....








One of my faves. How beautiful is Maura!?














I LOOVE this one too!











Now for a new feature on the blog to spice things up a little ;) .....

(Its easy to see that Maura and Chris have A LOT of family and friends that are very excited for them) :)


There is something I just love about this picture.
You can just feel their excitement!


My favorite of the day!




















You two are perfect together!





























(Sorry Chris, I had to do it)


The ladies at this wedding knew how to par-tay!














Congratulations Maura and Chris, we love you!!
xo- Blair and Sean

{ Going on vacation! }

So I’m just going to put it out there. Sean and I have a pretty crazy life. I mean, not in a partying kinda way. But like a “we both work like nobodies business, pretty much non-stop” kinda way. Sean is just awesome – goes to school full time and works full time, and is constantly cleaning up behind me and the pups around the house (between me, and the two spoiled dogs, we have a lot of stuff to leave around). And lets face it, I just need to relax too (the day job gets crrazzyy and the photography business is picking up). For the past few years from starting the photography business, getting engaged, planning the wedding and finally getting married, and now a year after the wedding nothing is slowed down! lol

So guess what? We are going on our very first real vacation, just the two of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not just a weekend in Palm Springs, not a family trip, but like, a full blown just us vacation.

That’s right ladies and gents. Sean and I are leaving today for San Juan, Puerto Rico.
But no, it doesn’t stop there, we are also going to : St. Thomas, St. John , Dominica , Barbados , St.Lucia , Antigua , and St. Kitts. All packed into about two crazy awesome weeks! Yup, we ALWAYS go big, that’s just how we roll.

And im sure if you follow me on Twitter, or Facebook – you know just how excited I have been for the past few years leading up to this trip. Seriously, BEYOND excited.

So I’m going to do my best to take lots of pictures – but we shall see what happens since we have a lot of water activities to do (fun grainy waterproof disposables are probably in our future!).

So if I don’t get back to you till the beginning of next month, please do not be bummed out and think I don’t like you any more. I probably love you even more; I am just not able to respond for a little bit. But of course I will get back to you ASAP.

Please pray for us to have a safe trip, and we will see you soon!