This morning, Keith and I packed up the cameras to go for a drive and spend a few hours in scenic Oak Glen. While this small town nestled near the San Bernardino Mountains is mostly known for it’s annual Fall apple season, we learned that it can be a fun place to visit any time of year. And the best part of our trip…a stop at the town’s local alpaca ranch, Peddler’s Pack. While there, we got to chat with the ranch’s owners and meet a few of the ranch’s stars. If you visit, be sure to keep your eyes open for the ranch’s emu, the wild peacocks, squirrels, and blue birds.
Yesterday, Keith and I had the opportunity to meet an adorable family of four at our new secret Irvine location. All the credit goes to Keith in finding it. He located this gem—several acres of open space, grass, and trees—while riding his bike one afternoon, and we’ve been hooked on visiting it ever since. It was especially nice to enjoy yesterday’s weather and spend a couple hours outdoors photographing the F. family at this new top spot. Thanks so much to David, Shannon, and the kids for making Sunday afternoon so much fun. We hope you enjoy this sneak peek from your session.
I don’t think life gets much better than this—hanging in a hammock on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Last weekend, Keith and I had the pleasure of meeting up with one of my old friends from high school, Matt, and his beautiful fiancee April. These two are getting married in October, so it seemed fitting to get together and snap a few engagement shots. We met up at The Lab and The Camp in Costa Mesa. These two outdoor malls are fabulous for engagement sessions. Almost every corner has some unique texture, background, or sitting area including this awesome hammock. Like these shots? Stay tuned. There’s plenty more of this fab couple to come. Happy Friday!
Want to get to know us a little better? Then head over to the Bokeh Pot. We recently did an interview with fellow photog Crystal Genes for her new blog. In addition to the interview, Crystal posted a few of our favorite recent photos. The site is a great resource–we don’t know of any other that works so hard to give exposure to those photographers who are fairly new to the industry. Thanks for the interview, Crystal!
It’s wedding season! And Keith and I can’t think of a better way to kick things off than by sharing some of the details from Kassie and Jason’s wedding day in Newport Beach.
As we mentioned in our sneak peek, their ceremony took place in Orange County at the Newport Dunes Resort, followed by a reception at the Newport Beach Yacht Club. Both locations provided a great backdrop for the bride and groom and their 70-plus guests. Since Jason is a Raiders fan, Kassie had fun putting together a black, silver, and red color scheme for all the wedding details including Jason’s Raiders cuff links, her own Raiders garter, beautiful bouquets of red roses, and tons of delicious strawberries on the reception tables.
We also worked with some amazing vendors:
Ceremony location: Newport Dunes Resort
Reception location: Newport Beach Yacht Club
Videographer: Isabel González
DJ: Eric Rathgeber
Thanks to Kassie and Jason for letting us be part of your big day! There are plenty of Orange County wedding photographers to choose from, and we know this was an important decision; we enjoyed ourselves thouroughly and appreciate the opportunity to share the day with you.
Keith and I love family get-togethers. It’s especially fun when we get the WHOLE family together for a shoot, so imagine how exciting it was to see four generations of this family come together for a shoot! The R. family asked us to take a family portrait on the beach during a small window when everyone was in town (grandma was snowbirding from the east coast, and one of the brothers was visiting from Colorado).
It turned out to be a beautiful day for photography in south Orange County; we met in Laguna Beach, where we found some flower beds that just scream “take your picture with me!” Which we did. We headed down to the sand where the kids took advantage of the pristine beach and ran right up to the water. Someone had the great idea to bring some chairs and a sheet which we repurposed to create a portable studio right on the beach.
This is the first family to ask for photos on the beach, but I doubt it will be the last. I think the photos prove why everyone loves southern California. Just another postcard-perfect moment in south OC!
by Lori
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