Chapman Family I Central Park Playa Vista

I met Amy, Jimmy and Ryan at my new go to park in Playa Vista. This park is situated in the apparent Phase III section of Playa Vista, which means it’s surrounding by nothing right now. It’s a little hidden gem with fun textures and landscaping and little ones always seem to find something to play with there. But enough about the park, let’s move on to the Chapmans. Amy was given a gift of a mini photography session as a bridesmaids present back when she was pregnant with Ryan. As what happens to all of us, time crept up with her and now Ryan is almost 1! But we were able to capture this fun time in Ryan’s life where he has just started walking. His facial expressions really got to me, I hope they make you smile as much as they did for me:-)

Here are just some of my favorites from the day:

How could you not love these faces?!

Some mom and son lovings


Dad time


Such a cutie

How fun yet dangerous is this background? Props to the Chapman’s for gettin in there


Here starts the many faces of Ryan


Such a sweet family

more Ryan cuteness


And the fam

Bye bye Chapman’s. I had a great time with you!

Featured on The Knotty Bride!

Kara and Jason’s Rustic Picnic wedding at the See Canyon Fruit Ranch has been featured on The Knotty Bride! Alison from the Knotty Bride picked up on all the crazy cats at this wedding site and ran with it in her post. I have to say, Kara and Jason look even better on someone else’s blog:-)Thank you Alison from The Knotty Bride for featuring such a sweet wedding with rustic charm.

For the full link to the feature, you can find it here: http://theknottybride.com/28695

The McNiece Family I Playa Vista

I have known Mia since junior high school! We were in student council together and her early career as Secretary has carried her through all the way to where she is now at People magazine. It’s so awesome to know people for that long and to be able to see them continue to grow into adults and become mommies! I first photographed Mia and her family last year when Dahlia was just crawling. This year Dahlia is a full blown toddler running everywhere. We met at the Central Park in Playa Vista and seriously couldn’t stay in one place longer than a few minutes. Dahlia kept me on my toes, attempting to chase after her with my own two babies in my belly getting bigger and bigger and reminding me that I can’t always do the same things I was able to before. It was such a pleasure to see Dahlia again and of course her super sweet parents Mia and Gavin. You two made a beautiful child together!



Such sweet giggles


Fun with plants



Sweet family time


Dahlia finds the Playground



My fave series from the day

Goodbye McNieces, had such a fun day!