kate and rich +1 | san francisco maternity photographer

we have gotten to know kate and rich over the years. from their engagement to their wedding, and now to having a new baby, we have been lucky to document their love and life. and we now live so close, we get to see them on a regular basis. we went out to the oakland hills to shoot a few maternity shots of kate before she had her beautiful daughter elise. here are our faves...

happy new year + miriam and johnny, baby on the way

i thought i would start off this year by first saying thank you to all of you, our loyal clients and blog readers. it is absolutely unbelievable to think how far we have come in such a short time, and how many friends we have made through our cameras -- we look forward to continuing our friendships for many more years.

last year was a great year, a busy year, but a great year. and we fell behind, waaaayyyyy behind, in posting our shoots. so while things are a bit slower, i am going to try and catch you up on all the fabulous shoots we did over the past few months, and share some more personal news.

on the personal front, james and i just bought a new house (photos to be coming soon) and we couldn't be more excited about this next stage in our lives. we'll tell you all about it in a future post, but we are thrilled to be able to experience all the joys of owning an old home.

i am going to start our new year posting with a very special maternity session, james' sister-in-law. we visited them last month when we went to san francisco for james' birthday and stopped in napa for some wine-tasting and maternity pics in the vineyard (thank you to the fabulous honig winery for the jambalaya and for letting us shoot in the field). the pictures turned out absolutely amazing. and if taking pictures in napa, drinking wine and visiting with family wasn't enough, we learned after dinner that we are going to be godparents, woo-hooo!!! here are some of my favorites from the shoot, we did mostly a vintage look since the leaves had turned and it was grey skies out...




and now for some fabulous color...

miriam and johnny, we are so excited to be part of your lives and share in the joy of your little baby boy. we look forward to meeting little john james joseph ready IV.

heidi and brian + 1 | san diego maternity photographer

there are some sessions you just know are going to be perfect, and that was the case with heidi and brian. we were so excited when heidi contacted us to do maternity photos, and when she said she wanted something in a field, we were even more psyched. we headed out to mission trails park for some of the most beautiful scenery in san diego.

gorgeous...

and this is our favorite pose, when we saw this at the engagement session, we were hooked...


congratulations heidi and brian, we are so excited to meet your little one!!!

denise: baby on the way | san diego maternity photographer

i asked to borrow their adorable son for some photos i was doing for the toy store project. what a bonus that denise and scott were also expecting their newest little one in just a couple months, the perfect time for some outdoor maternity photos at la jolla cove. here is what i got for the toy store, absolutely perfect...


congratulations, we can't wait to meet your little girl!!!