Thousand Oaks Wedding Photography

Here's a few of my favs from Saturday's wedding at the Stagecoach Inn in Thousands Oaks. I got to 2nd shoot for Eddie Bojorquez of Studio512 and had a blast. Thanks Eddie for having me along and being so sweet and generous! Hope you had a safe drive back to San Diego! :)





I found out way later that they had 2 family members with the swine flu still attend the wedding but they were sitting on a grassy hill real far from the venue. So far that they had to use binoculars to watch the wedding. That is what I call family love and support. :) So the picture on my left is one of my favs... it's so sweet how he's waving/saluting to them.









The bride & groom started with a traditional slow dance and then busted out their moves. I was quite impressed!

So Happi Together :: Event Design & Coordination

I am BEYOND thrilled to introduce to you my friend and fellow colleague Nancy Park of So Happi Together. She just launched her own event design & coordination business this year and I couldn't be more excited for her! Ladies, if you haven't booked a wedding coordinator yet, you need to check this girl out. I'm serious! If her attention to detail, bubbly personality and love for weddings don't win you over, I don't know what else will!

I met Nancy back when she was in the midst of her own wedding planning and I can tell you from personal experience that this girl can rock a wedding like no other. So when she asked me to take her headshots for her website and blog, I felt so happi and honored!

Nancy! I can't wait to see what's in store for you and your business! :) Congrats again my love!!!

Without further adieu, here is the ever so lovely Nancy Park of So Happi Together.


I love this! Nancy brought a ribbon baton as one of her props and I love how the picture turned out!


I know these aren't traditional headshots, but I just had to post them. She just looks so fierce here.




Loving her Anthropologie dress. :)






Yeah. She knows how to work it. Here's a funny story I just have to add. Nancy told me I had to patent the phrase 'smize'. I don't think she watches ANTM. LoL. Either way, she nailed smizing.


Check out her sweet business cards!


Towards the end of the shoot, I was so thirsty we stopped by Starbucks. So we decided to end the day with a few detail shots. Just fyi, you're not allowed to shoot in Starbucks. ;)


Check out all that quilling paper! And the adorable fabric she brought!


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Lifestyle family session :: The Yun Family

When Jaimie contacted me and said "it's time!", I got very excited. Jaimie had mentioned months ago that she was interested in a family session but wanted to wait. And right when October hit, she emailed me. It was time. October 2009 marked the one year anniversary of when beautiful Natalee became part of the Yun family.

I asked Jaimie if she would be willing to write a few words about the family's journey with the adoption and this is what she wrote:

"It's been one year since Natalee became our daughter. After 5 long years of praying and 2 long years of waiting after submitting our adoption application, we finally brought Natalee home one year ago. When she first arrived, she constantly cried for her foster mom and kept looking at the door at the slightest of noises hoping that a familiar face would come in and take her back to the place she thought was home. Slowly, and literally in baby steps, she began to trust us, bond with us, depend on us and love us.

It's hard to imagine what life was like before she arrived. Nathan did not have a little sis to be annoyed by, followed by and loved by; James and I did not have a baby girl to adore. Nathan stepped up to be a protective and caring older brother right away without missing a beat. Natalee's adjustment was miraculously smooth and easy, as though she was simply taking her place entitled to her. People are constantly amazed by the fact that Natalee was adopted because she looks so much like me. These are clear testaments to the fact that Natalee was simply meant to be a part of our family from the start. It was God's will to complete our family with the gift of Natalee, our precious daughter, and we could not be more blessed than this."

This session truly holds a special place in my heart. Every once in a while, I'll look through my baby pictures and try to soak in every detail. From the toys I played with, the clothes I wore, the way my hair was styled or the furniture in the background. I don't remember taking the picture, but as an adult, the images help me imagine what my childhood was like. And I truly truly feel honored to know that I was able to give Natalee pictures that document a little portion of her own childhood.

It was so hard narrowing down my favorites for this post. There were just so many I wanted to show you, but here are the ones that made the cut.

Thank you, Jaimie and James, for inviting me into your home and allowing me to document your beautiful family. And like you said, I can't wait to see your walls covered with pictures of Natalee everywhere. :)





I just adore this image. Nathan is such a good, sweet older brother.






How cute is this? I love the Star Wars tent!!!
























I have to admit, I got a little teary-eyed after this shot. Actually, that's an understatement. Jaimie had to hand me a tissue. LoL.


Daddy's little girl. I heart these images.




























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