Recently, I met up with Brenda and Paul in Anaheim and Old Towne Orange for their maternity session. As soon as I met them, I knew we’d be getting some amazing photographs. They’re both real fun and funny, and completely excited about the arrival of their baby girl. I really enjoyed taking these photos because throughout the session it was clear how in love they both were, and how happy they were to be parents. When I asked them if they were ready for the sleepless nights and dirty diapers they just smiled, looked at each other, and said, “yeah.” Congratulations guys, you’re going to be awesome parents.

I was recently fortunate enough to have met Kim & Craig through a mutual friend, and they decided to commission me for a few portraits during this special time in their lives. Kim and Craig are a very expectant couple (they were literally on “any day now” mode) and they couldn’t have been more happy - or excited - to meet their first child. I arrived at their beautiful home last week and spent a few hours capturing Kim’s motherly beauty and Craig’s prideful joy at his growing family. They are both amazing - not just in front of the camera, but also as individuals who are going to make great parents. I couldn’t have been happier for them when I got the word a few days ago that they had delivered Baby Shiloh. Congratulations to the both of you and your entire family!

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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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