Hi, I am Carson and I am cute! + Christmas Cards?

QUICK NOTE! My schedule is rapidly filling up with holiday sessions .... if you or anyone you know is looking for a Christmas card sitting have them email me asap to get a session booked! I shoot Christmas card sessions up until December 15th and will be in the bay area a lot in the coming weeks and will not being charging any travel fees.... Good god, the holidays are upon us! A few weeks ago I drove down to Newport Coast to photograph my good friend Wendi's son, Carson. We were in art school together and it seems like yesterday she told me with glee that she was pregnant! Tim and I drove down to Newport less than a year ago to have breakfast with their family and I was absolutely shocked when I saw how much he had grown. It reminded me why I don't want to live away from my parents when I have babies- how would my mom feel if every time she saw her grandkids they'd be massive! Anyways, Carson has grown into the most wonderfully expressive little man who just love love loves his mama. Him and I had a rough start but once he was positive that his mom wasn't , in fact, planning on leaving him with me we became quick friends! Thanks for breakfast, Wendi and for letting me spend the day with little Carson- can't wait to get to know him over the ages.

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Don't kill me Wendi ;) He ate dirt, we laughed, he thought he was sooo funny- and ate some more.

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The perfect example of why locations don't always have to be extravagent. This was outside the public restroom and it's one of my favorites!

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Amy and Morgan - A Family - Aliso Beach, CA

A few Sundays ago I had the pleasure of spending the late afternoon at Aliso Beach just south of Laguna with Amy and Morgan! When they showed up Morgan was clutching a copy of New Moon (the sequel to Twilight) and I just knew we were going to have a good shoot. I teased her about Edward and we all warmed up quickly! These two will be heading back to the east coast to live in a few months and specifically wanted to capture the beauty that is Southern California's beaches. It was a perfect day!

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Thanks so much for sharing your day with me guys- it was such a pleasure!!! And thanks to my May 09 bride Davida for the referral :) You're the best!

Meet the Perottis

Rarely do we get the opportunity to take nice family pictures and it seems as though I am talking about them nonstop on here so maybe a proper introduction is needed? - Septembers wedding of Mario and Nikki brought our family together in one place all wearing pretty nice clothes so- why not! Thanks to Tim for snapping most of these. True talent ;)

 

Just for comparison:

(last Thanksgiving)

 

Mom, Emma, Dad, Yours Truly, Tristan

 

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Timmy :)

 

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Mario and Nikki : Majestic Oaks, Waterford California : A Wedding

A couple weeks ago I had the utmost pleasure to not only be a guest at my cousin Mario's wedding but also do some shooting for them as well! Tim and I flew up to San Jose and then drove into Waterford for a fun weekend of family time! Mario and Nikki planned their wedding all by themselves and did an awesome job! The location provided amazing scenery and light and they were a blast to work with! Not to mention it was just great to finally be a guest at a wedding and get my groove on. Welcome to the family Nikki! This post will be a bit more personal since these are relatives of mine... sorry folks :) You guys did an awesome job on the comment situation last post- so let's do it again! Anyone who was a guest at Mario and Nikki's event, is a relative of mine viewing this post, or is just a photographer stopping by- take a second and leave me a quick shout out in the comment field below! Love to get connected with people and knowing people read this thing makes me feel like less of an idiot writing it. ;)

Also, guests can go ahead and visit www.pictage.com/557374 and sign the guestbook. As soon as Mario and Nikki release their gallery you'll be able to view all the pictures from the wedding!

Note: ***My schedule has been absolutely insane lately- those of you who know me probably know this already because I can't seem to shut up about it- but all of my posts are going to be on about a two week delay. Don't want to rush through things so please be patient if you are waiting to see some pictures of yourself!!!

Nikki had these stars everywhere from the veil, to her necklace, to the flower girls headbands, to the cupcakes!mar012.jpg

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I hope Mario can admit this by now, but he was a little bit of groomzilla ;) In the most loving of ways, of course.

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My cousin David's son Colin (2nd cousin? is that how that works?)- too cute. I asked him if he felt handsome in his suit and he said, "Hm... not really."

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Father and Son aka Mario and Uncle Paul

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My little sis, Emma- not so little these days!

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So i'm not sure what the manatee significance is... but it's cute nonetheless! Red velvet..mmm

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The Perotti's and The Casey's

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Colin, Uncle Charles, Me (oh god- at least I look skinny), and Em getting down..

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Me and Jackson- Colin's little bro (can I borrow him sometime Lisa and then when he starts to cry or needs a new diaper give him back?), Aunt Lucy, Lisa, and Colin, and I'm ashamed to say it but I only know Laura in that third one! Who's the mystery relative? :)

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Mario and Nikki hope you guys are enjoying ISLAND TIME !!!!!!