This past Sunday, I met one of the most awesomest (i just made a new word!) families ever: the Ralston’s!! Bill and Robyn are good friends of Chris and Charlene, whose maternity session I photographed a while ago. They have an adorable 15 month old son Will and, slightly older but just as cute labrador retriever, Bella. Together, the 5 of us headed out and got some beautiful photos while having a great time. Srsly, we kicked butt and took names. Simply put, they’re natural models!

Please, kindly enjoy! (slideshow)

Easily my favorite shot so far this YEAR!

On Sunday, we packed our gear into the car and headed over the hills of the Santa Ana Mountains (I think that’s what they’re called) towards Irvine to meet up with Charlene and Chris. I was so honored when they approached me to do these photos. Pregnancy is such a special time in any couple’s lives and I was especially humbled, being that this is Charlene and Chris’s first child. They’re expecting a baby boy in a little over a month and he’s going to be one lucky kid to be coming into the world to this amazing family.

Charlene is an awesome wedding coordinator with Picture Perfect Events. You can find more information about her fabulous work here at MyFoxLA’s HotList. We’ve worked together in the past and she was so helpful in making my job easier at Melissa and Dave’s renewal that I knew it was going to be a fun and relaxed day of great picture making. Chris is your typical, man’s man. He’s a great person with an always-relaxed, always-cool attitude and he’s going to make a great father!

We had an awesome time on Sunday with Charlene, Chris, Maddie, Sandy, and myself. We started off in their beautiful Irvine home (while it was still raining outside.) When the clouds parted, we grabbed lunch, then headed down to Laguna Beach and grabbed a few more images. The weather was perfect and there were plenty of people out and about. Maddie, their 2 year old Golden Retriever came along with us and kept Sandy quite busy, dragging her around trying to get near the water while I snapped away. (Thanks babe!)

Please click and enjoy the images in the slideshow! The song is “Baby, Now that I’ve Found You” by The Foundations.

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Please enjoy these photos of Maria & Richard’s beautiful and intimate wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I had a great time photographing such an awesome couple and family. Please click the image to view the slideshow!

Florence and I have been friends for quite a long time. I photographed her and her then-fiancé, Nelson, last year in a small engagement session a few weeks before they were to be married. Unfortunately, Sandy & I weren’t able to attend their gorgeous ceremony and reception at the St. Regis Hotel because we were moving that week. But soon after their wedding, I got an Instant Message from Florence and she told me that they were expecting!

Fast forward to today, where she is currently about 37 weeks pregnant (yup, expecting any day now!!) We’ve been planning on doing her maternity photosession for the past two months…but things kept coming up. Last weekend, we were finally able to meet up and grab a few shots of the lucky couple. Fortunately, she was still pregnant but very, very expecting.

We started at their home in Rowland Heights, in the nursery room that Flo and Nelson had lovingly put together in anticipation of their baby daughter. From there, we rushed over to Newport Pier to finish up. During their engagement session last year, we re-located to the beach but were a little too late and missed the sunset. Not wanting to repeat that mistake, we left the house with plenty of time to spare.

I had a great time hanging out with Flo and Nel. Thank you guys for sharing this part of your lives with me! I can’t wait to meet Isabella!