Last Days of Summer

Well, as always…the Summer months have flown by. Fall is just around the corner…and I’m not complaining. Fall is definitely my favorite Season…I love the crisp cool weather, the leaves turning beautiful colors, and  the boots I finally get to wear:)But I’m not quite ready to say Goodbye to Summer. And neither is one little boy who has just learned to swim! In fact, if it was up to him….it would be Summer all year long… and this is what he’d be doing….

Thank you Santa Clara Swim Club for turning our little guy into a Fish!

Melissa & Brian: {Married}

It was a perfect San Francisco day…. as I drove to the city for what would turn out to be a fabulous wedding! You see, this past Saturday I had the great pleasure of working along side east bay photog-extraordinare, Preston Davis of Divine Order Photography fame in photographing the wedding of M&B.  Melissa and Brian planned a perfect day with the help of Jessica Goldblatt, rock-star planner of  www.dreamsonadime.com. The ceremony took place at the lovely Shakespeare Garden, in Golden Gate Park….and the reception was held at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club.

It was a day filled with love and happiness, shared by all those present for this wonderful couple. But I have to say, my favorite moment was when the reverend read the words that Melissa and Brian wrote to each other. Absolutely lovely.

We started the day at M&B’s apartment where the ladies were getting ready….

I love the look on mom’s face. It’s the look all of us mothers share….be it the first steps, the kindergarten graduation, or the day of her little girl’s wedding.

We then made our way to Shakespeare Garden, which by the way is one of my favorite places in the park. It was the PERFECT setting for a wedding ceremony…..

MARRIED!

She was breathtaking….when I showed her the photo on the back of the camera she said something like “magic camera”….UHH, no Melissa…you are just that beautiful.

Brian was getting some behind the scenes footage:)

and I’ll end the post with the chair-lift. ….This was such a great moment.

Cousins ~ San Jose Headshots Photographer

Isaac loves his cousins, E & A.  And it’s always such a blast when these two come to town. They live in Long Beach and so sadly we don’t get to see each other too often:(A is going to be a Junior in High School this year (OMG, i can’t believe it!!!)….and that means that college is right around the corner. So, what better reason to go walk around the beautiful Stanford Campus:)and to get a few headshots as well….

Gotta love a girl that rocks the pink cowboy boots!

love.love.love

On the Move ~ San Jose Photographer

Hey y’all….about a week ago, I met S and her handsome little boy V for an afternoon session at Vasona Park. Isaac an I love the park and go there often…but this was my first time doing a session. What a great spot!!! How have I never thought if it before?

Anyway, isn’t it amazing how a tiny little human can run faster then the rest of us??  V is two years old and quite possibly the fastest little guy i’ve ever photographed. For real…..he was On.The.Move! It’s a good thing he was so cute…Between the three adults present, we were able to get some FAB shots!!!

S, you were wonderful! Enjoy your peek:)

The first few are in the beautiful Ethnic Outfits…check out the shoes that V is rockin’….so cool!

an outtake….in 2 seconds he was on the other side of the fence:)

Mommy Airplane

Part II ~ San Jose Family Photography

So, remember THIS sweetness from a while back??? Mommy wanted something similar for the little man, and I couldn’t agree more! The photos of his big sister are still some of my favorite, and these have joined that group.

I promise he’ll make you smile….