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Newport Beach Wedding

laurel — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:58:00 +0000

I had so much fun photographing this wedding all the way back in July. I know, I’m woefully late in posting these. I’m glad to have had the opportunity to take pictures of Shelly, Dan and their families. Enjoy!

The reception was just as beautiful and the temple!

Again, thank you for letting me a part of your incredible day!

sweet texture | nature at its best

laurel — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:46:00 +0000

a couple from tonight

laurel — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:50:00 +0000

we had a glorious evening here, after all the rain this morning. so I decided to head outside with the boys to spend some time with them and have a little fun.

even in our underwear.

check and check.

married!

laurel — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:10:00 +0000

remember these two? yeah, of course you do! well, they were smart cookies and decided to do a bridal/groomal session before their actual wedding day. it was like a dress rehearsal only lots more fun! and without all the stress and hubbub of the big day, we got to relax and take photos on our own schedule. i highly recommend this to any bride and groom!

we traveled down to the san diego temple and even though it was technically closed, we got special permission to photograph. the weather was gorgeous – blue skies all around!

gorgeous, no?

the beautiful bride.

the handsome groom.

seriously loved her dress! the details were fantastic.

pretty sure this is my favorite from the day.

thank you SO MUCH christina and sung! you’re awesome. that is all.

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love their love | southern california engagement photographer

laurel — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:10:20 +0000

these two recently got married and i was so excited to get to take their engagement photos way back when! (ahem, october, that is.)

seriously , we had so much fun hanging out at the beach together. we joked, we laughed, they kissed! watching them interact brought me so much joy. you could tell that they had both been waiting for this moment and their love for each other was obvious. i’m just glad they asked me along for the ride.

oh, and did i mention that they’re both gorgeous? they seriously made it easy for me.

thanks, christina and sung, for such an amazing day and for all your kindness. you guys are the best!

and, by the by, their bridals are coming up on the blog soon! so check back for those.

best costumes ever

laurel — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:00:00 +0000

these little minions (not mine, their moms’) had two of the coolest halloween costumes ever! their mom and dad put so much effort into them, with coordinating accessories and everything. i was seriously impressed. and even though we didn’t have the most picturesque place to photograph them, i think we made it work.

so here’s the big question – do YOU know who they are dressed as?

thanks for all the fun you guys! i feel like we’re lucky to know you. and your kids make the best link and zelda around!

perfection – southern california baby photographer

laurel — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:39:00 +0000

recently i was privileged – and i do mean privileged – to have the opportunity to photograph this sweet little baby c and her mom & dad. we had a fun time waiting out her fussy moments and getting some great shots of this amazing little creature, sent straight from heaven. enjoy this moment of perfection to brighten your day!

she has the most stylish little silver shoes!

and the killer….

aaagghh, seriously, how cute is this baby?!

i certainly fell in love. i hope you did too.

senior splendor | orange county senior photographer

laurel — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:01:00 +0000

this past week i was lucky enough to photograph a beautiful girl who is going to be a senior this year. she is fun, bubbly, smart and friends with everyone she meets. i was on a trip to dallas, texas, and we had a great time shooting around downtown garland.

she is a go-getter, and she was elected student body president for her school. that’s right, i had the opportunity to photograph madam president. it was quite the honor.

so as you can see, i had an easy time making this girl look good.

and did i mention she’s my sister? we are a lucky family to have her.

the L family | southern california family photographer

laurel — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

i’m so behind on blogging, forgive me! i’m attempting to get caught up on some past sessions, so here we go!

several weekends ago i was able to have really fun session with this great family! we enjoyed the downtown atmosphere, got caught up on all things justin beiber, and even broke out the guitars! these girls were so much fun to photograph and let me tell you — we had some little future antm contestants in the works! and the littlest one certainly kept me on my toes. luckily i have silly kiddos of my own so i know how it goes.

::wink::

thanks again for a great time, L family!

love!

laurel — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:56:49 +0000

this mother/daughter team that i got to photograph last weekend was a lot of fun. and while we literally only had about 20 minutes of light that night, we made it work! (and yes, that is a tim gunn reference, because i love tim gunn.)

enjoy the rest of the sneak peek, donna!

i loved getting to spend some time with you both and i loved the looks we got. thanks for the fun!