lockwood family

there is nothing better than a little one who loves the camera...except two little ones who love the camera. when we met the lockwood family at balboa park, we were thrilled with how cute they all looked (mom and dad included). the girls were having a lot of fun posing for us, and we managed to get them both smiling at the same time. here are our faves from the session...

wedding: jill and arne part 3

as i was taking pictures of some of the details inside the reception, james was finishing off the bride and groom pics out on the bahia belle.

the first dances were beautiful...

the toasts were funny and emotional...

congratulations jill and arne, we wish you a lifetime of happiness!

wedding: jill and arne part 2

so after i stopped myself from taking yet another picture of jill on the beach or jill posing by the tree or jill doing something else, we headed over to the ceremony, where arne anxiously awaited his bride to be...








i love how happy she looks here...

the little flower girl was so cute...





the wonderful wedding party...



and then it was time for the bride and groom, first a few pics at the altar, and then it was off to mission beach for sunset...









the beautiful sunset...




check back tomorrow for the last post of jill and arne's super-fabulous wedding reception and a few more pics of the gorgeous bride and groom.

wedding: jill and arne part 1

we always get excited before a wedding, and seeing the excitement in a bride's eyes as she waits to see her soon-to-be-husband is so emotional. when we met jill before her wedding, she was so excited, completely radiant and absolutely gorgeous, one of the most stunning brides i have ever seen. jill and arne got married at the bahia resort in mission bay, and the day was absolutely perfect. here are some of our favorites from the first part of the day, stay tuned for part two later in the week.



ok, so how stunning does jill look here?









and we couldn't leave the dapper groom out...


and a few of the wedding party...





finally, some details, how great is this coin jill had from her grandfather?




check back later in the week for the ceremony and jill and arne pics!

mallory family

we love meeting cute little kids, and this little guy was adorable, even though we couldn't get him to smile. no matter what, we couldn't do it. dad tried, and we got the cutest grins, but they were gone in a flash. we'll bring our bag of tricks next time, but for now, here are our favorites from our photo session in a local park in rancho bernardo...

gibbs family

we met the gibbs family a couple years ago when we did some family pictures for the holidays, and it was so great to hear from them again this year. the kids have grown, but are still super adorable, and they loved playing in the water, even if it was a bit chilly. here are some favorites from the session at the oceanside pier...

engaged! christina and jesse

we couldn't figure out where we wanted to do engagement pictures for christina and jesse--when we met her earlier this year, she told us her and jesse had met at la costa canyon high, yes, they were high school sweethearts. but she also works at aviara resort which is beautiful, and oceanside pier has gorgeous sunlight toward the end of the day. so we hit all three places, and we had so much fun, especially at the high school. here are some of our faves from the session...

we had to avoid stray lacrosse balls while doing these shots...

next it was over to aviara resort, where we spent a few minutes on the beautiful golf course...

then it was over to oceanside pier, where we were hoping for an awesome sunset and we weren't disappointed...

christina and jesse, thanks for being such amazing models, we are really looking forward to the wedding next summer!!!