Slow Season Mini Sessions: Family portraits Santa Barbara & San Jose

Late Winter and early Spring is traditionally not a very busy time of year- the weather and getting over holiday madness deters people from thinking of family photos. I've been busy using my time to organize, learn new techniques, and purchase new equipment and supplies. I also decided to do a small promotion to keep busy by offering mini sessions in Santa Barbara and San Jose. The weather thankfully cooperated and I had quite a few families interested. The Santa Barbara sessions were held at my favorite park- Alice Keck, while the San Jose ones took place at the beautiful Japanese Friendship Gardens. Thank you to all who came!

Engagement Photos: Celeste & Sean

I'm very much looking forward to Celeste and Sean's October wedding in Goleta! In the meantime, we captured some engagement photos at the Santa Barbara Butterfly Reserve in Goleta and then headed to Haskell's Beach. The Reserve was looking nice and lush even after the small amount of rain we've had this winter. Haskell's Beach was a good ending point with a little fog rolling in, which made for some nice photos :)

Wedding: Paul & Jenn

This wedding was a special one for me, as it was my brother's!!! Special thank you to Kimberly Taff for second shooting with me so I could enjoy and be in some of the photos! Paul and Jenn live up in the Bay Area, but wanted to do a semi-destination wedding for their special day. They stayed at The Fess Parker Double Tree and we were able to capture their first look and some wedding party photos there. The getting ready photos started at Fess Parker with hair and make up provided by La Rouge Artistry. After the first look and some photos, we headed over to the ceremony and reception venue of Stella Mare's. Stella Mare's greenhouse room was the perfect venue for their intimate wedding and dinner service! The food was excellent and the space was perfect for a guest count of 38. The tartan (a.k.a. plaid) details and purple thistles were a nod to our Scottish roots, being from Scotland! I hope you enjoyed you day Paul and Jenn- thank you for letting me be a part of it!