Jennifer & Jimmy: ENGAGED!!

We met Jennifer and Jimmy in Downtown Pomona near our old stomping grounds. Matt and I have been to many a punk-rock show and plenty of these outings were spent at the Glass House! Oddly enough it should now be called the "wood" house because all the glass is gone but never the less it brought back memories.

We wandered around Pomona and got to know our clients. It's funny, when we worked at restaurants we were friends with our coworkers and we all did the same thing. We shared stories about serving nightmares and horrible customers. When you work in a bar or restaurant you all speak the same language. Now that we get to photograph people for a living we meet ALL kinds of people. I feel like our clients are constantly educating us. For example, Jennifer is Veterinary Technician and Jimmy is an EMT. I love listening to their stories and chatting about their lives. We are so lucky to have amazing clients that share their stories with us.

Jenn and Jimmy, you're hot and we can't wait for your wedding!

Baby Bryant!

I think one of the coolest things about our job is watching our brides and grooms grow little families. We are blessed with clients that we love. You may remember Nikki & Rob from their wedding or engagement session earlier this year. Every time we see them we laugh and chat and have a great time. I love that our clients always become our friends. Baby Bryant is an adorable little guy. We brought Charlotte along so they could meet but she slept the whole time. Typical! She always chooses to sleep when mommy can't rest.
Anyhoo, we love new babies and Bryant is no exception! Check him out!

Charlotte is getting BIG!

It's SO weird... I look at Charlotte and I think, "you're getting so big!" And then I think she's only 2 months old! How will I feel when she's 1, 5, 10 YEARS old?! I am constantly reminded by my daughters presence that I need to live in the moment. I do not claim to have mastered the art of being present, I'm terrible at it. I worry, A LOT! But I'm working on appreciating all I have and spending quality time with the people I love.

I think Matt and I both struggle with documenting our lives because our job is to do this for other people. Our goal is to at least take a mini-session with Charlotte as a marker of each month of her precious life. Here is our first self-family portrait! Enjoy!

Bitty & Shawn: MARRIED!!

We drove out to the Bakersfield Museum of Art for Bitty & Shawn's fall wedding on October 17th. Bitty's dress was handmade by Ryan, another one of our friends from the Costa Mesa Playhouse. He did a beautiful job and Mel helped with the beading. We love seeing the playhouse crew, they are so FUN! Bitty & Shawn, thank you for inviting us to be a part of your day. You're both such passionate people and it was so awesome to celebrate with you and all your friends and family.