July 4th is special every year. Its a day to remember our freedoms and take stock of how luck we are to live in America. But THIS year was extra special, because Jason and Suzy decided that would be the day they would get married!

You may remember Jason and Suzy from their engagement session at Balboa Park earlier this year. I remarked them that I loved how they couldn’t keep their eyes off of each other. This was even more true on their wedding day!

From the moment they had their first look, it was so obvious that these two really cherish each other and could not wait till they were finally husband and wife. This was my first Jewish ceremony and I had so much fun learning about a different tradition, so intricate and beautiful. There were just a few more steps until Jason and Suzy were married.

I have a long list of favorite images from their wedding day! The guests were so much fun, the details were absolutely gorgeous and the couple was totally in love. What more could you ask for???

(Jason’s cell phone case accidentally matched the wedding colors!)

This wasn’t actually supposed to be the shot, but Jason just couldn’t stop watching Suzy as we were taking some shots of her by herself. I love how he adores her!

Love me some emotional first dance action!

Love the super proud parents too

The night ended with some Hava Nagila! So much fun!!!

Huge congratulations to Jason and Suzy! I hope you enjoyed your honeymoon in southeast Aisa!

Last week, Rick, Allie and I headed up to Rancho Bernardo for their engagement session. Allie and I met at the Bridal Bazaar back in January and we hit it off right away so I was very excited for this session! Rick and Allie are so fun and full of life. They have so much fun together, and its so obvious how much Rick adores Allie-he could barely keep his eyes off of her!

Here are some of my favorites!

We were very excited to find this S…S is the first letter of their married name.

Rick and Allie-I had such a good time laughing with you! I can’t wait till 10-10-10!

Let me just say that I just love these two. Ryan and Katey are so obviously in love and its so clear they have the best time together. I’ve said it before and I”ll say it again: people in love are the best!

Ryan proposed to Katey at the top of Torrey Pines, overlooking the beautiful waves, so we knew this would be a perfect place to shoot their engagements. Here are some of my favorites from Saturday!

Ryan and Katey, Michelle and I had a blast with you guys! I can’t wait for your wedding!!!

I’ve been loving all the family sessions lately! Its been so fun getting to know so many wonderful families!

This morning my brother and I traveled up to Temecula for a fun family session in Old Town. This small section of Temecula has a lot of rustic charm and I totally loved it!

Here are a few of my favorites from today!

Thanks for having me out guys! It was so fun spending time with you!

Last week I met up with Kyle at his house to do some quick senior portraits before graduation. Yes, there IS still a little bit of time for you 2010 graduates! What a gorgeous back yard though, you’d really never know that we weren’t in a park!

We took a few with Kyle’s girlfriend, and his super cute dog, Rip, too!

Here are some favorites!

Favorite!

Time for the second half of last weekend’s double portraits weekend!

On Sunday I headed up to Fallbrook to the Wilderness Gardens Preserve to photograph the Parker twins. These adorable 4 year old bundles of energy love the outdoors and sunshine. We had a ton of fun hiking around the preserve and getting some really fun shots of the kids in action. Here are some of my favorites!

They were showing me the leaf they found. I wish I got that excited about finding a leaf!

My favorite There’s a neat abandoned mill foundation…this stone wall is all that’s left of it.

More fun finds!

Being carried back to the car in daddy’s arms. Being 4 is hard work!

Thank you Tony & Cherl for allowing me a peek into the twins’ lives!

This weekend was a double header portrait weekend! A rarity but tons of fun!

First up on Saturday was Tim, Ashley and their 3 awesome kiddos at Old Poway Park. This turned out perfectly as there is a train that runs around the park and Tyler is all about trains right now. What fun for him!

here are a few of my favorites from yesterday!

The last one is my fav!

Tim and Ashley-Thanks for letting me capture your awesome family!