Man, this group was fun.

Bennet’s girlfriend Jill and his daughter Chloe found me and arranged a surprise family session for Bennet.  They were out here, many from out of town, staying in a (gorgeous) beach house in Venice, on a family vacation to celebrate Bennet’s birthday.  We headed down to the beach Sunday morning for the session, football, hanging out and goofing around.  The whole family was such a pleasure to be around… fun-loving, relaxed, silly, sweet, the kind of people who you’d want to hangout with indefinitely.  I felt so honored that they chose *me* to capture their love for one another, because it is truly special and one of a kind.

…oh, like I needed another reminder of why I love what I do. :)

Enjoy your sneak peek, Bennet and Family.  (and happy birthday!)

this beautiful family invited me to stay at their gorgeous vacation home in corona del mar in order to photograph their family, and their friend’s family the day before.  um… have i mentioned i love my job?!?!  what a fun group they were!  not to mention lucky to have three beautiful daughters.

i had such a great time and i just might follow them around begging to join them on all future vacations… haha, kidding.  (maybe)

thanks again, times a million, kelly and mike!!! enjoy your sneak peek.

kristin came to me a few months ago interested in a session for her family.  her boys are growing up fast and she wanted to make sure she had them photographed while they were still her “babies”.  in a blink of an eye they will be grown men with homes of their own to hang family photos in.  i’m so glad that i was able to give kristin and dwayne a chance to capture these memories of them with their boys… er, MEN.  :)

what a charming, beautiful, sweet and just incredibly FUN family they are.  i’m happy to have spent time with them, and happy to know them.  <3

kristin and dwayne, thank you for allowing me to photograph your beautiful family.  i hope you enjoy your sneak peek. xo

ahhhh i LOVE seniors!!! especially this one.  elise was so beautiful, laughed at all my jokes, her mom had a glass of wine with me, the weather was a happy 75 degrees, and well, this evening could not have been any better.   and, (best part) we’re doing part two tomorrow at a second location!

here’s your sneak peek, elise.  enjoy!!!

(disclaimer – editing on my crummy laptop tonight, fancy computer is in the shop till saturday – grr!)

(got the cool mini block chalk board here… we had a lot of fun with it!)