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Celina and Mike’s Engagement Session

Celina and Mike are big fans of architecture and contrast – two things also dear to us.  UCSD’s Salk Institute provided the perfect setting for these two elements to work together in harmony.  Add moody, late-afternoon spring light, and a couple that’s easy-on-the-eyes and…well, we had plenty of good stuff to work with!  Mike and...

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Sara’s last week of expecting what to expect…

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While in New York several weeks ago, I had time to catch up with Sara and Doug  at the very end of their 9-month endurance challenge.  Contrary to my own week-38 mania – scrambling to finish drywalling, sanding, and painting our new boys room up until the day he arrived – Sara, Doug, and their...

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Kileen, Aaron, & Riley

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We met Kileen, Aaron, and Riley (the furry one with 2 extra legs) in what is considered to be the oldest neighborhood in California. The Los Rios district in San Juan Capistrano,  is a ridiculously charming slice of California heritage.  The main street is dusty and lined with these cute, little buildings – some more...

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Claire and Kyle’s Engagement Sesssion

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Crystal Cove is a gorgeous 2400 acre state park just north of Laguna Beach that has wooded trails and 3.2 miles of beach.  Claire and Kyle suggested we meet them there for their engagement session and we agreed.  Jaime and I had never been but it’d been a place we’d been curious about for some time and...

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Mike and Kim’s Engagement Session

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I know we’ve already devoted quite a bit of time to Ashes – the 17 year old pug – but we have to give her just a little more love before we move on.  Ashes may be 17, sleep most of the day, and require a very precise lifting style, which I am far from...

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