Mr. and Mrs. Lara + North Island Navy Lodge Coronado Island Wedding Photographer

This wedding... if I can describe in one big word was just plain out F-U-N! With all the planning for the wedding and Jon being in the US Army serving our country in Iraq, there was no budget left for a wedding photographer. Warm-Heartedly, Jon's family pulled together, and started searching for a wedding photographer as their gift. It was a month before their wedding date that I received a phone call from this sweet lady Francy, Jon's mother. In the end I was hired and in for a great treat! John and Aubree are so amazing. At first I was a little concerned because I always get to know my clients months in advance. I met them just two days before their wedding.  What an honor for me to capture not only a beautiful couple, but their love for their friends and family. I want to do a big shout out to their bridal party, who hands down worked the camera, and kept me laughing throughout the night! A special thank you to Richelle of Cote Wedding and Events for her amazing job coordinating this amazing wedding! Another special thank you to Kelli with Kelli B photography for coming out to shoot with me. To Jon and Aubree I wish you many years of happiness together and hope to keep in touch with you and your family for many years to come! Here are just a few of my favorites from their wedding day, but to see many more of their amazing day please click on the link here  

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Aubree was sweet to give her flower girl Barbie Bride as a gift she could treasure from this day.

This is why I so heart her, she is full of  laughter and sweetness!

This bridal party was full of surprises.... "work it!"

I love this photo for its sentiment, the front topper was John's parents wedding topper from their wedding cake.

Fun, Fun, Fun, all night long!

Dave and Ana Engaged + San Juan Capistrano Photographer + Orange County

What a great couple Ana and Dave are, and how you can see how much they treasure eachother! Love has brought two people from two ends of the world together. Dave is from England and Ana is from California. Ana and I talked a few times on the phone before we had our first consult and just really hit it off. Dave was flying in for Christmas and to help work on wedding details so we scheduled our meeting so I can meet them both. It was great to sit down and hear about the details of their wedding. They both really wanted to have an engagement session, but they were worried I couldn't squeeze them in before he had to leave back home. I was so happy to be able to fit them in just fine, and since Ana loved the beach we began our day. Instantly you can feel the love. That just made me and my camera smile! I think if I didn't have another location to go to I would of easily had them fully in the water, maybe next time! Here are some of my favorites from our day, I look forward to capturing your wedding in April!

Tell me you can't feel how crazy they are about eachother! 

Ana's eyes just sparkle with happiness.

You are gorgeous Ana!

Mi Tesoro, when Ana saw this on the house she was in aw! I asked her what does that mean and she says it means....MY TREASURE!!! Okay we can all say AWWW! Love it! 

We were trying to be sneaky and use somebody's car. I thought to myself I want this shot. Ana and Dave were so cool to sneak in the gated parking lot for this. I learned from my friend Alicia from Alicia Salcedo Portraiture that you have to be daring. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jubera + Hemet Wedding Photographer + Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Words can't describe how amazingly sweet and kind Ryan and Luanna are.  One thing I love to hear from my couples is how they met, and how they fell in love.  "We were best friends!" Luanna said. Yes,  indeed best friends who are head over heels for eachother from high-school to now husband and wife. What an honor to be able to capture their special day. Ryan and Luanna I want to wish you a life long of happiness and I am so happy to have you as new found friends.

To see more of their wedding click here on their name to view more of  Ryan and Luanna's Wedding!

Special Thanks to Kacee Geoffroy for her amazing talent with hair and make-up!

Loved their rings! On the upper-right hand corner was a hankie made of her grandmother's wedding dress, such a sentimental piece to add to her day.

Yes I love shoe shots! 

Luanna you are beautiful!

It was so nice to have my great friend Kelli with Kelli B Photography to come out and second shoot. During Catholic ceremonies they are very technical with were photographers can be so having Kelli taking charge of behind the church while I was up front made for a great combination. 

The reception was held at a library upstairs, so they were kind to leave the reception for a few minutes while we played quietly. It was only fitting that we went to the Romance section and found a favorite of mine...The Notebook! 

To see more of their wedding click here on their name to view more of  Ryan and Luanna's Wedding!

Merry Christmas!!!- Inland Empire Photographer

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Enjoying time with friends and family making new and unforgettable memories. Coming from a family with multi traditions I had two days full of enjoying it all! One of things I remember as a childhood tradition are the times my mom and aunts would get together to make tamales. Tamales is one of those meals that tastes amazing, but takes a lot of time, preparation, and heart to make. I received a call from my Mom on December 23 asking if I wanted to come over to help prepare some tamales for Christmas. I was so happy to tell the kids to get ready because we are going to go to grandma's to make a childhood favorite meal! They looked at me puzzled...okay! Happy with my camera in hand I couldn't help but to capture a few shots. It wasn't long before my brother saying c'mon put that camera down and let's get to work!!! hahaha. My kids noticed that their cousins were there and decided playing outside was funner , but my little girl Sierra! She found that putting the masa, filling, and folding was just plain out fun. With her little apron on she went for it, and for those of you who know my little girl she is a yapper. Keeps the conversations to it's most fullest humor. It was a great feeling to be surrounded by my siblings, their children, and just have fun with our Mom to keep us in line. Sometimes it takes some good hearted cooking to bring us together, but that's what traditions and holidays do is bring families closer. I am so blessed to have an amazing family on both my side and my husbands, that our holiday was two days full of unforgettable memories! Today I post our adventure of tamale making, a book my mother read to my daughter, and a sneak peak of weddings to come! I know I have been away from blogging for a few weeks, with shooting two weddings, over 9 family shoots, a Christmas party shoot, 40th glamour shoot, booked 3 new weddings for next year, and two of my kids celebrating another year this month I have to state this is the most busiest ever. Looking forward to sharing new shoots and my new years resolutions for 2010. 

My mommy!

Sierra so ready for the challenge! I just learned how to spread the masa and she had it down packed!

Some of the ingredients we stuff our tamales with.

My son captured us girls having fun, while my brother found no humor in us! Growing up with a bunch of girls he has become immuned to our craziness!

Here is a sneak peak of Luanna and Ryan's wedding!

Here is another sneak peak of Jon and Aubree's wedding!