For my first session of 2019, I had the honor of photographing the Ma family in Mountain View. Hana and Hiep requested the Rengstorff House for a very special reason - they got married there 5 years ago! They have a little tradition of going back and taking a photo in front of the house with a sign - keep scrolling for this year’s updated version :) We had a ton of fun playing with their daughter Corinne - she was full of giggles and loved being silly with her parents. She even led them in a sweet dance party ;)
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Best of Families: 2018
I promised myself that 2018 would be the year I started blogging a year-end reflection.. is February 2019 too late for that? ;) I’ve been honored this past year to meet and photograph so many beautiful families all across the Bay Area, each with their own unique stories.. extended families who live spread across the globe, or those whose grandparents help babysit the grandkids every week.. new families with their very first child, those with three or more, and those with their first on the way… some with pets and some with kids just as rambunctious ;) Here are a few of my faves!
Cupertino Family Photographer | The Karp + Chandler Family
Grandparents are known for doting on their grandchildren, and my Cupertino family session with the Karps and Chandlers was no exception! It warmed my heart to see how much Ashley and Jonathan’s parents adored little Kira, and how they would do whatever it took to make her smile - more on that at the end of the post ;)
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Oakland Engagement Photographer | Grace + Jeff
Carbs, snuggling, and lots and lots of laughter - these are some of the defining words of Grace and Jeff’s relationship, and I loved that they incorporated all of these into their Oakland engagement session! We started the afternoon cozied up in their soon-to-be new home, where they snuggled together and snacked on some fries from Mickey D’s. Then we took a walk around their neighborhood - it’s seriously so beautiful with all the light streaming through the trees! We ended the day by catching the sunset atop a nearby parking structure.
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Cupertino Family Photographer | The James Family
This holiday season, I held mini sessions for the first time ever and they were amazing!! I loved being able to serve multiple families in one day, including Sophia and Damon. I had taken their maternity photos a couple years ago when they were expecting their first child, and this year they came back with TWO kids, and it was so much fun!! We met at McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino on a Saturday morning and had a blast playing amongst the leaves.
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Cupertino Family Photographer | The Park Family
This holiday season, I held a day of mini sessions for the first time ever and they were amazing!! I loved being able to serve multiple families in one morning, including the Parks. Their outfits were on point (coordinated but not too matchy-matchy), and the kids had so much fun with each other! I especially loved seeing how caring the older sisters were to their younger brother.
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