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Violet’s Birthday Portraits: Old Sacramento Children Photography

I still remember Amanda and Tim’s big day! I remember walking around the garden, capturing their special moments! A few years later, I got the opportunity to photograph their beautiful baby girl Violet. I was anxious about for this session, for one, I love making memories, and the second, I had only seen her pictures and couldn’t wait to meet miss little Violet in person! She was simply adorable with her big smiles, dimples and big wide eyes. And how could I miss those cute curls! She was a doll!

I had a great time catching up with Amanda and Tim while walking around Old Sacramento with them for Violet’s very first birthday portraits. I was reminded again why I do what I do. Like I said before, I love making memories, especially when I get the opportunity to document life as it evolves.

Happy First Birthday, Violet! You are beautiful and charming just like your parents are!

Baker Beach Family Session : The McDermott Family

This year we met Rayna, David and Morgan at the Baker beach for their annual family session. How can we go wrong with the amazingly clear and sunny day in San Francisco! The view of the Golden Gate bridge made the perfect backdrop. Rayna and David’s little Morgan surprised me this year. We were friends right away! She smiled big this time and she was clearly having fun at the beach. I love the tress at the Baker beach. We walked in to the woods, played with pine cones and got some great shots of the family.

I can’t wait to see what Morgan will be like next year. It is one of my greatest pleasures to watch the families grow while I capture the moments of their lives. I’m sure it will be a new experience next year as Morgan grows and explores a new phase in life.

Roseville Family Portraits: The Bilardellos and the Hills

Meet my favorite family – The Billardellos, including the Hills (a Bilardello who became a Hill through the marriage to a Hill [who also goes by Sean] and formed their own family comprising Katie and Sean Hill. Is this confusing enough?) My story with this family goes all the way back to 2009 when I was contacted by Katie (now a Hill) to photograph her wedding to Sean in the spring of 2010. I photographed their wedding a year later and met with Katie’s family on the very same day. Little did I know that I would get so emotionally attached to them. That night after the wedding, I secretly wished to run into them in the mall or in a random Japanese buffet (again) so that I get to see them again.

The love this family has for each other is infectious. One can’t help but spread this to another. I can’t speak enough of Katie who makes me feel like a queen (yes, I can’t find a better word) everytime I get in touch with her, be it in person, via email or on facebook. I don’t know what I have done to deserve so much love. But I’m thankful that I have it and I sure am not giving up any of it. It brings tears of joy to my eyes to know that my passion has brought me so close to this family who makes me feel like their own. I can only hope to grow with this family as they grow and include new additions to their tree. It was such an honor to capture these images for them yesterday. Here’s is to many more of such happy memories…

Rocklin Maternity Photographs: Sandra

A couple months ago I met with Sandra, Brandon and Kaitlin at their house for Sandra’s maternity pictures. Sandra was on her seventh month, but she knew that her baby was going to arrive weeks before the original due date. The Lynch family was prepared for the arrival for Baby Autumn Faith. The love in the family was undescribable. Brandon is a firefighter for the City of Sacramento. On his day off, he loves spending time with his daighter Kaitlin. I could see how excited he was for the new baby.

Kaitlin, the super cutre big sister, was a darling. She was showing me her toys and her princess bed. Sandra was glowing that day, she looked beautiful in the pictures. I was so happy to capture the time as the Lynch family waited for the newest addition to the family.

Sacramento Portrait Photographer: The Wake Family

How do I begin this post! I have known Don from my early days in California. When I was all alone here, struggling without any friends in a new town where I knew no one but the people I just met at work, Don was one of the ones, at my work, who made me feel like a friend they had known for years. I remember the day when Don helped me bringing home the very first and only furniture for my new apartment…a papasan chair from Pier 1.