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Oh, baby! I am 14 weeks pregnant… something special for you too!

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:14:40 +0000

I made the announcement on facebook and twitter a couple of weeks back but now that my belly is starting to pop out I thought I might make it official on the blog. Tim and I are expecting our first little one on or around November 3rd! If I look a little sleepy in that picture it’s because I AM. All the time, in fact. I have practically spent the last three and half months taking one long deep nap. Lucky for me, though, I have completely escaped morning sickness (apart from a few weeks of needing to keep crackers by my bed) and I am definitely starting to feel more closer to normal. Pants are officially too tight and I had to buy a few maternity staples this week to bring back feeling comfortable- although, I have a feeling I am going to be spending the summer in dresses. Baby is already the size of a lemon- moving around in there, making little faces, and maybe even sucking it’s thumb! We are so excited to find out if it’s a little boy or girl… either way, couldn’t be more thrilled for what the journey will bring us!

In celebration of our baby news, I wanted to extend an offer :

All newborn and kid portrait sessions are 20% off if booked in the months of June and July. Sessions must be done during an available morning or afternoon Monday-Friday only. All sessions are normally priced as follows:

STANDARD KID/NEWBORN SESSION : $550

up to two hours of shooting, 90 day online proofing gallery, one location, archival hard drive of final jpegs

Bay Area Family Portraits : Indu Huynh and her beautiful Family

Assistant — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:21:10 +0000

My intern, mentee, and great friend Miss Indu and her most adorable family.

I wonder why the grass is green and why the wind is never seen?

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:03:30 +0000

Hope you all had a wonderful, fun, and safe Halloween! Happy candy eating.

I wanted to take a moment to announce that I have a very limited amount of weekday family session openings left for this holiday season. After Thanksgiving my camera is going into professional hibernation until January so book your session while you can!

I wonder why the grass is green,

And why the wind is never seen?

Who taught the birds to build a nest,

And told the trees to take a rest?

O, when the moon is not quite round,

Where can the missing bit be found?

Who lights the stars, when they blow out,

And makes the lightning flash about?

Who paints the rainbow in the sky,

And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?

Why is it now, do you suppose,

That Dad won’t tell me, if he knows?

Little Meg : Yelena Johnson of The Stylish Soiree : Maternity Session

Assistant — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:33:07 +0000

Who knew when Yelena and I met at a little sandwich shop on Larchmont in Los Angeles that she would soon become my friend, wedding planner, would move with her husband up to the bay area shortly after me, become even a closer friend, and that I’d be soon photographing her maternity session! It’s been a wild couple of years for both Yel and I and I am so glad to call her not only a colleague but a dear friend. I am so happy for her and Mike and can’t wait to meet little Audrey! (who actually entered this world early last week )

Yelena is a seriously talented event designer and it was no surprise that she pulled together this gorgeous space for little Audrey to spend her childhood in. Not to mention that she pulled together such elegant attire for her self…

These images and more about Yelena’s decor choices are on On To Baby today- check out the post!

Little Meg : Bay Area Newborn Baby Photographer : Baby Nolan

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:52:12 +0000

Do you have a case of the Mondays? Scroll down to brighten your day with cuteness.

I photographed Nolan’s Mom and Dad’s wedding awhile back and was so happy to have the chance to document another huge moment for them this past spring. Nolan is such a calm and collected little guy with the brightest blue eyes I’ve ever seen (just like his mama!) … He’s probably twice this size by now but I wanted to share these images before he got to college.

xoxo

Little Meg : A little weekend cuteness!!!

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:30:00 +0000

A little cuteness in the form of baby Ilee to send us off into the weekend!

Bay Area Portrait Photographer : Julia, Nick, and little Daphne

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:38:27 +0000

I never found the time to write much about our wedding details but I am so very excited to share that our wedding was published up on Green Wedding Shoes today! So much fun to share lots of extra details that didn’t run in the knot and some more info on our vendors. Sigh… best day of my life. Check it out!

jasmine* rocks

Now for the cutest puppy in the world … enough said

No but seriously … if you know me well, you know I’m not the biggest animal/dog person in the world. I don’t hate them nor am I afraid of them I just .. don’t particularly want them. I know, they are cute and cuddly and can be your best friend but I didn’t grow up with them and I never quite know how to act around them! BUT, you guys…. Daphne almost made me want one of my own! Her little face and manner was just so precious.. she was the belle of the ice cream shop and her mommy and daddy love her so so so much!

As always… onward!

Bay Area Newborn Photographer : Little Meg : Baby Milo

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:58:41 +0000

This darling little guy, Milo, was featured on On to Baby yesterday- so many of my past brides are pregnant this year and it’s really fun to be able to document all of these new little treasures. If you are expecting- or just like looking at cute things (me!) check out On to Baby for some really great mommy/baby resources!

Milo was the perfect subject- he slept almost the entire shoot! A lot of moms get disappointed when their newborn is sleeping in all of their photos but really, it’s the best way to capture their essence. Who doesn’t like to stare at a gorgeous new life in dream land?

Little Meg : Bay Area Family Photographer : The Parkhills

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:42:25 +0000

As I’ve said before- My little sister, Emma, preps my posts for me. She runs the resize + logo batches and uploads the images and I log in and write and post … but she always leaves little notes for me and once again, her note was perfection. It said:

Oh man I hope my family is this beautiful.

My darling Parkhills, as always, it was a pleasure to photograph you … and you were sneaky! You went and got pregnant again since we’ve last seen each other and I am pretty freaking excited to add another beautiful baby to the mix! Lots and lots and lots of love. XoXo!

Reese and Jackson : Little Meg : Newborns

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:11:18 +0000

In my last post I wrote about my nostalgia obsessed state of mind and how I have always been a little preoccupied with documenting life. I have over 15 journals filled to the brim with words, thoughts, poems, lyrics, stories, etc. from my years past and while some, okay *most* of them, are totally embarrassing and things I wish I would not have written down on paper, every once and awhile I come across true gems.

Kiara is the mommy of these two little twins, Reese and Jackson. We spent many-a-day passing the time at Presentation High School together and although we mostly lost touch over the last 5 years or so she always remained someone I loved and thought of often. Over Christmas break, while leafing through boxes of my stuff in my parents attic I came across this journal page from March 14, 2001 that Kiara and I probably wrote during Mrs. Bouska’s media class while we were supposed to be taking notes.

It wasn’t until the middle of our shoot that I remembered this particular page but I could have sworn that Reese had been on the list. When I got home I fished it out from the basement and will you look at that?? #2: REESE!

It was not only an honor and a privileged to photograph Reese and Jackson but a challenge. I’ve never photographed twins before and it is no easy task! With a little patience and help from Kiara and her mother in law I think we pulled it off. Looking forward to watching these two grow and hoping to photograph them many more times in the future!

LOVE to you, Kiara Perhaps I’ll have a little Willow to add to the bunch someday soon! (Tayleigh??? What was I thinking???)