Category: Lifestyle

  • McDonald Family - Dana Point, CA {Lifestyle + Family}

  • You can pretty much taste the sweetness in this family session. The McDonalds were such a fun family to capture. Between all the giggles and snuggles, we chased the sunset and dipped toes into the water. It was a warm October night and the beach was not swarming with photographers for once! The kids were all so sweet a[...]
  • Lindsay's Graduation - Dana Point, CA {Family}

  • I have so much love for this little family right here! Lindsay's daughter and my daughter became BFF's three years ago when they met in first grade. I will forever be blessed to have them in our lives. I am so proud of Lindsay for graduating with an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. I cannot[...]
  • Paige Senior Portraits - Laguna Beach, CA {Lifestyle}

  • Graduating High School is such an amazing and exciting time! I just loved capturing these senior portraits of Paige in Laguna Beach last week! She is beyond excited to be attending University of Washington where she will be majoring in Medical Anthropology and Global Health! I mean - how cute is she in this vintage Hus[...]
  • 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! [...]
  • 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[...]
  • 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[...]
  • 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[...]