The First Look...

This past weekend, my friends Steve & Melissa got married!

If you remember, back in April, I shot their engagement photos (my first ones EVER!).  At that point, it seemed like ages till their actual wedding date!  (A long, grueling 9 month wait!).

Their big day finally came and I was happy to be on hand to document it all. Here's a first little glimpse of what went down. As you can see, Melissa made a stunning bride, and Steve... well, he was sufficiently stunned :)

Congratulations again, Mr. & Mrs Gabriel*, and thank you for letting me be a part of your special day! :)
I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for you guys next!

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*Yeah... not gonna lie. It's a bit weird calling you guys that.  Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel are Steve's parents!
** I can't post this without mentioning it.... take a look folks!  NO MORE ORANGE CARPET!!!!
(If you've visited Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Ontario at all in the past 35 years, you know how exciting that is!)

Super Heroes & Bubbles

Once again, I find myself wondering just where the time has gone.

Thankfully, for once I'm not talking about the eons that pass between my usual blogposts -- I'm just talking about time in general.

For example, I can't believe that a year has gone by since this session with Richie, Allison, Jackson, and Ella, but here we are again, a whole year older and so very grown up :)

Last year, we set out for Oak Glenn, but weather forced us to stay a bit closer to home than we intended. This year, however, we had a perfectly sunny morning in late fall and ample time to explore the newly restored firehouse in Upland. 





Jackson, aka Jackson Boy! - giving me his best super hero pose:

Why Hello There, 2012!

So, 2012 snuck up on me.

Here I am, in the middle of the second week of a brand new year, trying to figure out just where the last four months went. I seriously have no idea.

Thankfully, I have ample proof of my whirlwindish adventures behind the lens.

Starting with....

The Elliotts!

Back in October, I had a ball with my friends, James & Michelle, their rambunctious little mob of adorable blond babies, and James' parents and sister - who were visiting from Australia. We spent an afternoon wandering around Down Town Riverside near the old YMCA building, taking pictures.

These are some of my favorite shots of the day :)