Orange County Engagement Photography - { Lauren & Kevin : Engaged! }

Lauren and Kevin are such a cool, down to earth couple - and I am so excited to shoot their sun flower themed wedding next weekend!

Lauren, Kevin and Pancakes make up this cute little family! I had a ton of fun following them around their home, and places they hang out in Fullerton, their home town.
I wanted to be sure to share a few of my favorites since their wedding is just days away! Enjoy!




Little Pancakes just recently had a little injury and was in the doggy hospital for a while...and he was such an awesome trooper for our portrait session!... I could even see a modeling career in his future ;)








Love this! :)











A favorite!





There is something about this image that I just love :)

Fullerton Engagement Photography - { Paul & Crystal : Engaged! }

So Sean and I have known Paul for years! We went to high school together , and since we were in the same circle of friends, we may or may not have partied a few times together. I have plenty of themed party pictures that I could share here, but I am going to hold off ;).

Not too long ago, when I would stop by Starbucks on my way to my former job, my favorite barista (Paul) would be there to welcome me. And every single time, I would ask if he was engaged yet (since I knew it was coming soon) , and FINALLY he was! Now I finally got the chance to meet this sweet lady that I had heard so much about...and let me say, Crystal is just as sweet as she is beautiful! So excited for them!

Paul and Crystal met in class at Cal State University Fullerton, and I am so happy that they decided to really put themselves into their session, and do their engagement photos there too!

Paul & Crystal - I had a ton of fun shooting your engagement session and am so so excited for you two! Although I wont be shooting your wedding photos, I honestly cannot wait for the big day! :)

Hope you two enjoy your blog pre-view!

 



















Soooo Paul and Crystal are the only ones that will know about this, but this shot was not so easy to get ;)

Fullerton Engagement Photography - { "Super secret couple" : Engaged! }

So Sean and I recently shot an engagement session, and it was awesome. We're talking, like really awesome. Super sweet, adorable couple, with HOT chemistry in front of the camera to boot.
But, I am a little bummed to say that I can't share all of the hotness with you. Why? Well because they are a top secret couple. Secret agents? Maybe. Russian Spies? It's a possibility. But regardless of the reason, I just cant share too much with you (but I SOOOOO wish that I could since they were some of my faves ever!) .

Here are a few that I thought I could get away with though! ;)

A sweet day of mini portrait sessions!

So this past weekend we had our very first holiday mini sessions! It went fantastic, and we could not have asked for any more beautiful weather!

I have always strayed away from mini sessions in the past – because I hate to limit my clients with time. I know that some times kids have their own agenda for the day, and some times naps and feedings just can’t wait. So usually, I show up to a portrait session, hang out with the kids for a while (so we are buddies and having fun together), then just take pictures till I feel like I have everything I want. But with mini sessions, we are on a bit of a time restraint since the next family will be showing up ready for their photo time. I did give myself a good buffer luckily…but I still very much wish I had more time to hang out with these super sweet families! But I am excited to say that we did pretty great with our limited amount of time! :)

Here are just a few of my favorites! :


First up : Shyla, Allen , Allen Jr, and Kaia




















My old friend Joe, his wife Heather and sweet Jamie:

















(and a couple of just the two if them!) :)





Then of course, our great friends Sue Ellen and Josh!



















Thanks so much to these beautiful families for coming out for a quick session! I hope we can spend lots more time together taking pictures in the future! :)