I am happy to share with you Valerie and Eric’s wedding (view their engagement session HERE).  We had a fabulous time getting ready with all the girls.

I loved the flower girls.  They were so excited all day.

After everyone was ready, we headed to Oneonta Congregational Church for their wedding ceremony.

I loved that they had this old Rolls-Royce to take pictures with.

Some portraits of Valerie and Eric.

On the way to the reception, we stopped at Old Town Pasadena for a quick city shot.

Valerie and Eric had a fabulous reception at The Rococo Room in Pasadena.

Thank you for allowing us to share your special day with you, Valerie and Eric.  It was beautiful!

Here are my baby Asher’s 6 month old pictures! I can’t believe it, but in fact, he’s actually 7 months old now.  It’s taken me a month to post his 6 month old baby pictures.  Yikes! He really is growing up too fast, especially because we have been so stressed the past 2 months.  My husband has been having some significant health problems, requiring 3 surgeries, which has really put our lives on hold.  It has made me examine my priorities and put a lot of things in perspective, like how precious our lives here on earth are.  I definitely have my moments of being completely overwhelmed and not coping very well, but when I calm down and focus on what’s important, I just want to hug my boys tight and savor each moment we have together.

So here is baby Asher.  At 6 months, he is sitting up…

and crawling all over the place.  :)

I love his yummy little fingers and toes.

The best feeling in the world, comes from seeing these 3 sweet brothers together.  Levi (2) is so loving, he is full of hugs and kisses for Asher.  Elijah (4) dotes on Asher, wanting to make sure he is happy all the time.  And Asher always wants to be near his brothers.  He crawls after them and tries to get their toys, but he definitely wants his space too.  I just love this sequence.  It shows all their personalities.

I love you baby Asher.  I am so happy you are in our family.  You brighten my day with your cute smiles and laughs.

I was so excited when Sarah asked me to return to photograph their newest addition (check out their first session HERE).  They had JUST moved into their new home in La Canada, and I know how hard it is to move with a newborn.   Much less have your house put together for pictures.  AND look absolutely amazing for having a weeks old newborn!  And did I mention that she has 4 kids 3 and under?!?!  Jeesh!  I wish I was as amazing as Sarah.

Look at how adorable Colin is!

I love his big blue eyes.

The 3 “big” kids were so helpful and well-behaved.  I think they have a thing or two to teach my 3 boys.

What a beautiful family.  We may or may not have trespassed for this great shot.

I love this picture of Sarah and her 4 kids.  They are all so beautiful!

Katie and John chose Eaton Canyon in Pasadena for their maternity pictures.  They were such a lovely couple to hang out with for the afternoon.  It makes me so happy when couples have fun together and show their love during the photoshoot.

I love that they brought their ultrasound picture to use.  Such a cute idea!

I was so happy to come to their home and meet baby James when he was just a few days old.

He was awake and alert for a lot of the session, but after a quick nurse and cuddle, he fell asleep for a few sleeping newborn shots.

He’s already found his thumb!

And they wanted a picture with their cat.  James was done, but at least their kitty obliged.  Such a beautiful cat.

I realize that all my posts talk about how far behind I am at posting pictures.  I won’t apologize, I’ll just let you know that this wedding is from December of 2010!  Congratulations to Kyrie and Austen, the not-so-newlyweds.  :)

Kyrie and Austen were married at the Newport Beach LDS Temple, which is such a beautiful temple to be sealed in!  As we wait outside the temple for the couple to exit, the grounds are always such a peaceful and spiritual place.  We captured this image while waiting for Kyrie and Austen.

Such a sweet and loving couple.

I love the HUGE smiles on their faces.

Some wedding portraits in front of the Mormon temple:

After we took some portraits at the temple, we drove to Ventura where their reception was.  We had a few last minutes of light (read: a VERY few minutes – it was already twilight), so we took a few shots at the beach.

Kyrie and Austen’s reception was held at the Four Points by Sheridan in Ventura.  I loved that the addition of the Christmas decor.