Tis the season for one of the cutest holiday sessions I ever did see! Christina & Morgan wanted something unique for their holiday portraits that reflected their style & personalities, and the result was stacks of sparkly presents, silver garland, Anthropologie ornaments, Bando accessories, sparklers, pink smoke bombs (!) and tons of fake snow! We photographed it all in front of this perfect pink wall and had oodles of fun.

Hope this adds a little holiday cheer into your day! :)

Seriously one of the happiest little families I ever did see! I was so excited when Peggy contacted me to take their family portraits, especially since they would all be donning beautiful kimonos and hakamas. The dressing up was also partially in celebration for the kids’ shichi-go-san celebration, which literally translates into “seven-five-three” and is a celebration for children of that age. I remember dressing up and having photos taken for my own shichi-go-san a bajillion years ago, so it brought back sweet memories of having my hair done and sporting a kimono that was so tight I could barely breathe, but made me feel absolutely fancy and beautiful :)

Little Jenna and Jake are seriously so full of personality and happiness, and I loved photographing this beautiful family in such a beautiful setting. Would love to do more sessions like this in the future! :)

A few of my most favorite parts of this session: Susan & David’s cute laughs, their amazing style, the architecture of the Pasadena city hall which just never gets old, those gosh darn perfect roses, the amazing diffuse light, and hearing a “that was fun!” at the end of a session :)

Their wedding will be my very first of 2014 {just 4 days into the new year!} and I can’t wait!