Aya and Ben and The Donald

Ok, the Donald wasn't there. But we were on his property. Two of my great passions in life are Photography and Golf. And shooting on a course this nice, ($375 a round), can be very hard for me not to run onto the tee box and crush a drive in between pics. We shot the other day in Palos Verdes on the adjacent public park at the Trump National Golf Course. The sun was super bright and we were early so we had a few drinks before and chatted it up about Stanford, mutual friends, Hobbees, and life. It was really fun. I love getting to know my clients. The hills were beautiful, and I swear it looks like some of there were taken on the Rolling HIlls of Ireland. I can't wait for their wedding next month!

A little frolicking...


I love her black hair. It makes a beautiful contrast with her outfit and the bright colors. I hope you wear it down on your wedding!






A little laying...









A little chillin...

Ellie's Back! With Christmas Sweater Vengeance

I think Ellie is my favorite baby to shoot. This is the third installment of Baby Ellie Sullivan. Her parents, Margie and Ryan Sullivan are friends of mine, and also neighbors. I shot their wedding about 4 years ago. And Margie is due with #2 soon! Can't wait to shoot that delivery margie (hint hint).
Aside from being perhaps the cutest baby girl on the west coast, Ellie is super charming and so sweet. And with Rockstar hair like this, how could I not love snappin shots of her!?

This was the last shot of the day, literally right outside the car where we parked. I couldn't resist the raw wood look.












If J Crew made baby clothes, then we'd have the cover model here.




Taking a jog.


Love this one in the brush.


She's done.

Steve and Katie at Stanford

I loved this wedding for SO many reasons! Steve Settle is one of my really good friends from Cal Poly. We were roomates for 2 months when we lived over in China. It was amazing to see him settle down (pun intended) and get married. Not only that, but to see him so madly in love with a woman, was awesome. And Katie is a very special girl. Not because she has to put up with Steve and his shenanigans, but because she has such a down to earth personality. She has a great family, and is super cute and funny. Katie looked gorgeous on her wedding day i might add. We had a great time with the eng. pics a few months back, and the just had a blast at the wedding shooting at first, De Anza college, then at Stanford University. Congrats Steve, i love you man!

This was a great shot, one of my favorites in the main courtyard on campus.


It was practically dark, so with the ISO cranked up, this shot has a great vintage, classic feel.


She took my advice from my blog..and got sweet colorful shoes. Love em.














The girls LOVED this shot. I do too.






Steve's Dad's sweet hotrod!


This was the best moment captured during the day. Steve praying with the boys at the church.










Smokin.