twice the family, twice the fun {newport beach, ca}

a couple weeks ago gracie and i made a trip to newport beach to hang out with the fabulously talented breanne schaap and her beautiful family. we got some photos of the whole crew then had a mini family session with breanne and her husband and daughter. here are a few favorite pics, love love love em...













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shanna + abtin wedding {carmel, ca]

okay, this may be a little much. thanks to david, i found a FAST and easy way to get BIG pictures on my blog! so therefore, i have a gigantic post with like 50 pictures. but hey, its about time right- so i guess i'm making up for lost time here. i will update all posts of weddings so you all can see the sweeeeeet couples i've gotten to photograph this year. but for now, *drum roll please* heres the highlights from shanna & abtin's intimate persian wedding in carmel...























































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danica

...is a beautiful girl. heres a few pics i found of her over the last 4 years that we've taken. if you are reading this D, call me, i miss you.

p.s.

to everyone else... sorry for blog lag, this week is insane, all day long back to back every day! i love it! much to post about, plus a sweet wedding this next weekend, i'll try and keep you all posted! God bless you all :D


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christi + jaimeson {santa barbara, ca}

love love love looooove.







>>>more to come soon! hopefully i'll update all my blog posts from this summer by the summer of 2014- keep your fingers crossed :D



*here are some savory morsels from isaiah chapter 43 that i've been soaking in tonight {dramatic emphases added by yours truly}.


But now, this is what the LORD says—
He who created you...
He who formed you...
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned...
For I am the LORD, your God...your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you

p.s. does anyone else think its way annoying how blogspot makes colors and contrast dulled down on pictures when it compresses them for web? lame! if you want to see pictures in their full glory click them to view bigger :( !

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freedom

"he who the Son sets free is free indeed"
-john 8:36


"... creation itself will be liberated from its bondage and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God,"
-romans 8:21


"then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and He saved them from their distress. he brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing
love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through iron bars."
-psalm 107:13-16


"in Him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence."
-ephesians 3:12


happy 4th of july!



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lol # 45,657

my mom gave me this comic today that she cut out of the newspaper.... so cute.



don't worry mom, i have life insurance ;)


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paulina

yesterday gracie and i got to shoot with this lovely lady. she is carrying the little girl of robert, a good friend of mine, and i couldn't even wait to get some pictures when she got big enough! as anyone that knows me knows, i loooooooooove babies, and babies and moms, and babies and dads, and babies babies babies. even more than i love babies, i love when a girl faces hard circumstances, yet in spite of it all choses selflessness on behalf of her child's life, instead of taking an easy way out. when selflessness like that meets courage like she has, you get a gem of a girl in the rockiness of this world - paulina. i wish them the best in this crazy and exciting time and can't wait to meet their little bundle of awesomeness. here are a couple favorites that caught my eye...















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can i ask you a personal question?

yes this is my blog. yes i can do whatever the heck i want with it. but i want to take a readers vote... should i keep this blog more business instead of personal? i mean, i do have a journal, i could write my ramblings there and save you from hearing the dramatic epiphanies of my life at 20. so here it is... what do you think? keep in mind that lack of comments will also reveal that you're scared to tell me to shut up and post pictures only.

p.s. this song is pretty cool



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