wedding: nikki and josh part II | san diego wedding photographer

ok, so it has been forever since nikki and josh's wedding at marina village and since the first post, but maybe the suspense is a good thing. we loved, loved, loved this wedding party because they were down for some fun, and they brought props. not just some cute props, but props for a fight scene, a la anchorman...

first all sassy and sweet...





and then...not so sweet...



and now for our faves of nikki and josh, how hot are they???





and some rings, just because they look cool...


time for the grand entrance and the reception fun...





yummy churros at the reception...

and cake too!

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then you should head over to play, the coolest toy store around. i know i have mentioned play several times before, when i was showing off all the cool kids photos that are up in the store. but seriously, the store is so awesome it just got featured in where magazine. for those of you who don't have the pleasure of spending 75% of your time in hotels, where is a guide to the coolest things in the city, so it is quite impressive to see my good friend ann featured there.


check out the featured story here

engaged! julie ann and jason | san diego wedding photographer

we are always so thrilled and honored when our friends ask us to be part of their wedding as their photographers, and this was especially the case with my good friend julie ann. julie ann and i worked together as consultants for a few years, and that is where she met her now husband, jason. after years of dating and commuting from san diego to oc and back, jason popped the question and of course julie ann said yes.

when we met them for their engagement session, the weather was less-than-cooperative, as we have been seeing in so cal this year. nonetheless, we had a great time playing at the beach, checking out the car jason rebuilt himself and hiking around the local trails. we'll be sharing their wedding posts soon, but in the meantime, check out our faves from the engagement session...

we tried to head to crystal cove, where they have all these cool little cottages and a beautiful beach, but apparently you need a state permit to photograph there, and you can get fined if you don't have one. so instead we stayed around inspiration point in corona del mar, where they got engaged...

welcome baby chase | san diego newborn photographer

when we first met chase, he was all about being awake, and was a bit too old for the typical newborn shots, so we instead focused on his gorgeous, big blue-grey eyes. he also wasn't into tummy time yet, so we captured a few of his very serious gaze...

a few weeks later, we met stephanie, dan and chase at balboa park to try some family photos, and see if chase liked being on his tummy any better. from the looks of this first picture, i don't think so :)

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chase definitely liked being on his back better...look at how adorable his smile is...

tune in later this month for more of chase, all dressed up for holiday photos and almost sitting up!

play! karly | san diego portrait photographer

this is another one of our just for fun shoots that we did for our friend's wonderful toy store called play in chicago. we invited one of our favorite little models karly out to play with us in the park. she was quite enamored with the poufy skirt and enjoyed sitting in the little bucket. my faves from the shoot are below...

there's more of karly coming soon, playing in the bath and all dressed up for the holidays.