san diego photographer -- its almost that time...

the time of year when the candy shelves are stocked full of quite possibly the worst-for-cavities candy there is...peeps. i remember when peeps were only peeps, no bunnies, no crazy colors, just sugar-coated delicious yellow chicks. of course when i saw the cute little guys sitting in the store, i had to have some on our drive to temecula a few weeks ago. somehow i remember them tasting better, but no matter, they are still too cute to pass up.

engaged: shelby and mike | san diego wedding photographer

we met shelby and mike through heidi and brian, who were the most fabulous clients (and friends) ever! shelby and mike were in a bit of a bind and we were super-psyched when they contacted us to shoot their wedding. we quickly met up to do some engagement photos and wow! we knew we loved them instantly. here are a few from the engagement session in la jolla...

engaged! shannon and jud | san diego wedding photographer

it is so awesome when we meet a couple as fun as we are, and as soon as we met shannon and jud, we knew we were going to have a great time. we started out at balboa park for some fun and romantic shots and spent some time enjoying the warm january weather.









next it was onto little italy, where jud proposed to shannon. we started out at one of our favorite wine bars, sogno di vino, and then took a walk around the cute and colorful streets.

shannon rocked it in a sexy black dress and braved the cold night for some cool pics--they celebrated their engagement right here, zia's bistro in little italy...



gorgeous light, right before sunset, i think they belong in a magazine...


we made another stop at the porto vista hotel where we grabbed a drink at the glass door, a very cool bar with a gorgeous view of san diego harbor...


and then it was a race to catch the train and the little italy sign before it got too dark...


shannon and jud, we are so looking forward to your wedding this summer, and james is looking forward to renting an aston martin one of these days :) congrats!!!

vincent

this little guy was so adorable, i couldn't get enough of his chubby cheeks. and his mom's skirt was fabulous, i was in love! we met one early morning at balboa park for some pictures to celebrate vincent's 1 year birthday! here are some of our favorites...

happy birthday vincent, we look forward to seeing you soon!

the most adorable little girls

its not often that you meet someone with whom you become instant friends, and its even more rare that you meet someone with whom you stay friends for many years. i met patrick almost 10 years ago, and he is one of my closest friends, so i was super excited when he told me he and his wife staci were having their second baby. i was even more excited to be able to visit them in appleton, wi earlier this month, since i had been working in chicago. trekking through ice and snow (ok, maybe it wasn't that bad, but it was COLD), i headed up north for the weekend and spent some quality time with the family. welcome baby bella...how cute is she???




patrick's mom made this amazing quilt, to match the purple them in bella's room...




sophie has to be one of the most photogenic little girls i have met, not only is she super cute, but she LOVES taking pictures...usually...



creeping close...

and closer...

and we can't forget about winnie, the most excitable and fun-loving puppy around...