Author archives: elizabeth

  • Smith Family 2020 - Laguna Niguel, CA {Family + Lifestyle}

  • I absolutely love watching families and their littles grow! This is my third year taking the Smith Family photos and I have so enjoyed meeting up with them each and every single time. I also love the change of scenery. The first year we hit up Salt Creek, last year we strolled through downtown San Juan Capistrano, and [...]
  • The Pilon Family - Dana Point, CA {Family + Lifestyle}

  • I just love watching families grow and The Pilons are no exception. Last year we met on Victoria Beach for a dreamy family session. I was super pumped to photograph them as they have become family to us! There was so much love and so many giggles in this session - I am so happy to share a few of my favorites with you! [...]
Faith Family - Dana Point, CA {Family}
  • Faith Family - Dana Point, CA {Family}

  • Loving this sweet session with the Faith Family this past weekend. They will be expecting a little girl in March who is so lucky to be part of this loving family. We met up for a sunset session to climbed rocks and jump waves. Here is a sneak peak into our time together!  
  • Upadhyaya Family - Laguna Niguel, CA {Lifestyle + Family}

  • As much as I love beach session - I even more love cozy home sessions. I love how sweet this family is and grateful that our boys have become friends. We spent our time with lots of snuggles and bribing Jimmy with treats to look at the camera! This warm and cozy session has me all ready to get cozy for the holidays wit[...]
  • Dominguez Family - Laguna Beach, CA {Family + Children}

  • I so enjoyed taking pictures of this sweet family this past weekend. I met the Dominguez family because the twins and my son were besties at Montesorri School. We had so much fun running around the beach in Laguna and chasing the sunset. How cute are they together?! Here are some of my favorites from this past weekend.[...]
  • Ricciotti Family - Laguna Beach, CA {Lifestyle + Family}

  • We met this sweet family when we moved into our new neighborhood last Valentines Day. Their oldest daughter babysits for us and my kids just adore her. We are always catching up at the pool or running into each other surfing at Doheny. I was super excited when they asked me to do their family portraits this year. We me[...]
  • Applebee Family - Laguna Beach, CA {Family + Lifestyle}

  • Mornings on the beach are my favorite! Especially around the holidays when everyone is trying to squeeze their photo session during golden hour. I was grateful that the Applebee Family was up for having our mini session in the 7 o'clock hour on a Sunday morning. The air was crisp, the tide was rolling in, but we had so[...]
  • {Live}

  • It was time to upgrade Cruz out of his little toddler bed. Three years ago we updated Cruz's room to a big boy room. The move to California hasn't really let me get fully into decorating as we are still renting but I was excited to give him a big boy bed. We had to continue the surf theme as Cruz has taken so well to[...]
  • {Live}

  • My heart is feeling so many emotions today. The biggest emotion it is feeling is HOPE! I had a talk with Sienna about what this means to her to have a Woman in the White House in such an important role! We spoke about it and she asked why I was crying so much. I explained to her that this would open so many doors for h[...]
  • Smith Family - San Juan Capistrano {Lifestyle + Family}

  • I love photographing families year after year! Since I'm new to the West Coast, that doesn't happen often. I was so happy and honored to photograph The Smith Family again this year. We had so much fun last year at our beach session and I was so stoked to photograph them again this year! We met up in the old part of San[...]