{ connecticut + new york }

Just a quickie blog post of my trip so far! I LOVE it here!

Lots of old lamp posts, trees, and wires in New Haven, CT. We waited in line for the infamous east coast pizza... it was pretty damn good. But, then again, I rarely meet a pizza I don't like (my bestie says I'm like a Ninja Turtle LOL).

How flippin' cool is this bus? Some random guy told me they used to make pizza FROM this bus. There's a bunch of equipment inside and a huge exhaust pipe sticking out of the top.

One of my favorites :-)

Yay! New York! This building is across the street from our hotel... I love the random mix of ghetto and super nice in big cities.

So much gorgeous color.

My favorite!!! The sunset was awesome.

Chaos!

This is my favorite time of day to shoot in cities... the sky is still blue, but all the building lights are on.

Ok... another favorite. You can't look up without seeing more than one building through your lens.

Yay! My travel buddies! I <3>

The subway!

{ Roman is 4 months old! }

I just have to start by saying that I am madly in love with this family! I first became smitten when I did their maternity session, then I realized it was something more when I took Roman's newborn portraits... and now I'm head over heels. PS I swear I'm not a stalker! They're just super awesome :-) Check out these photos and you'll see why:

We met at the Dana Point Harbor because it's their favorite family spot to walk around and relax.

Uh.... helloooooooo ridiculously cute baby!

YAY COLOR!

Awe, he's ticklish :-)

Our little man konked out mid-shoot... stinker!

He woke up! And he had some super funny faces ready for the next round of photos. Seriously Josh (my husband) and I were cracking up as I went through the photos for the first time.

For example:

And check out this picture perfect little boat Kirstie spotted as we were leaving... we helped ourselves to a few photos in it... I love how Kirstie just went for it and plopped Roman right down into it. Anything for the shot!

Well peace out everyone! Keep your eyes peeled for my blog posts from NEW YORK in the next few days!!!

{ kevin + vilma are engaged! }

They call it Kevilma Fest... and right then and there I knew I loved them. This couple is one of a kind and I seriously can't wait for their wedding next month... ahem, I mean Kevilma Fest next month. Their engagement session was so much fun I'm sure the big day will be absolutely amazing.

Anyway, we played around in Laguna over the weekend and I got some pretty fun shots... here are just a few of my favorites. Thanks for looking!

Yellow shoes? LOVE!

Laguna has so many cool spots to shoot in...

Sizzle, sizzle...

I love their personalities :-)

The light was amazing!

My gawd the sun loves Vilma! Her skin is absolutely flawless!

Kevin and Vilma,

Thank you so much for choosing me to be your photographer! I think you two are nothing short of amazing and I know your wedding will be epic. Can't wait!

{ The Acosta and Munar families }

Last week I got to run around the park with 2 great families that I've been lucky enough to photograph before... and I gotta say, I just LOVE repeat clients. It's so much fun (and such a privilege) to watch families grow and change :-)

Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day. Happy Monday!!

Yay! Laughing!

Mom and Dad need photos too!

Generations...

The Munar family... who just happen to be my awesome cousins :-)

{ featured on The Unbride }

Yay! One of my all time favorite engagement sessions got featured on a wedding blog! My first feature! Hop on over and check it out :-)

www.theunbride.com

{ a little monday fun }

Just thought I'd share one of my favorite random things ever. Seriously, it's hilarious... in fact, its my very favorite kind of humor. Come on, hit play... it's less than 4 minutes long...

Happy Monday!

{ dolly couture - ridiculously fun wedding dresses }

Ahhhh, I'm so excited to finally post this shoot! I've been sitting on these photos since February... and I am NOT a patient person LOL.

Anyway, Alice Hu (a fellow photographer... who is awesome) got ahold of a few of Dolly Couture's fresh off the rack dresses and decided to do a little photo shoot... and I'm so glad she did! I love the quirky design of the dresses and had so much fun playing with light and poses.

Be sure to stop by www.dollycouture.com to see all their gorgeous dresses!

Oh! And the beautiful hair and make-up was done by Jamie at www.jamiemichele.com

Ahhhh! Jessi is so gorgeous!

My super favorite from the day!!!!