Drake

10 month's later and boy has Drake grown! I photographed Drake for the first time last October on the very day that my pregnancy test was positive so his photo shoots will always be super special to me! It was lovely to see Peter, Mark and Drake again. For those of you who are new to my blog, Drake and Pete had Drake with a surrogate in Russia. And boy, did they luck out! Drake is simply a beautiful, charming and very photogenic boy! Isn't he cute?

Recel and Bryan's Engagement Shoot

You know, as many times as I've photographed at Disney Hall, I never get sick of it. It's just such an incredible place to photograph. The light hits the building in such interesting ways at every different angle and it's unique and beautiful at each hour of the day. I guess that is what photography is all about, right? Anyway, I fell in love with Recel and Bryan at our first meeting and I am so honored to be photographing their wedding. They are so cute, sweet and adorable and we had a blast! Bryan took Recel to the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion on their first date so we had to get a couple of pix with the fountain. Sorry Recel and Bryan that you got a little wet!

Parris Family Photo Shoot!

What a fun photo shoot! I photographed Ashley and Alex's wedding in May and her mom wanted me to do a family portrait before her youngest sons went back to college this fall. We opted for the campus at Pepperdine as Carrol (mom) is a trustee and I mean, it's just so gorgeous there. Anyway, I had this idea that it would be fun to have them on a couch in the middle of this field. Well, the couch thing turned out to be a major drama....but it worked out in the end and it was really funny having it be delivered.

The Parris family was a little wild, unruly and VERY fun, so I just tried to capture that- and take a couple of standard portaits in between the goofing around!! I think the largest family group I ever shot was 5 so this was challanging and very inspirational. And what a great looking family!

Gaby and JR, The Roosevelt Hotel

This was my first wedding away from my little one, but it couldn't have been a better one! Gaby and JR got married at the Roosevelt Hotel and their wedding was simply gorgeous. Gaby is the sister of Missy, whose wedding I photographed at the beginning of 2006, and it was wonderful to see their family again as well as Jennifer and Maurice (whose wedding was March 31st, 2006) who are also friends. Kimery Sherwood of Kimery Events was the coordinator and it's always a pleasure to work with her (she keeps me on schedule!!!) and GD Designs did the flowers - AMAZING! Both Gaby and JR were really great to work with and I am thrilled with some of their portraits. My parents actually stayed at the Roosevelt Hotel the last time they came to town and back then I was walking around the hotel, looking at backdrops. I knew I would do something with that funky wallpaper. Yay! This was a Jewish wedding made ever more special by the fact that JR had just converted! I was pretty floored by how absolutely excited and in love these two are and there vows to each other during the ceremony were hilarious. The evening was topped off by the band, who are friends of the couple and learned the Hora especially for the occasion. And Gaby's friends and family can sure do a Hora!!!!

More Tessy

I am not going to bore everyone with photos of my little one everyday but people have been bugging me about it so here are some more. To be totally honest, I am so overwhelmed with love for this being that it's almost too much to photograph her. She changes so much everyday and I often I feel as though I couldn't possibly capture her the way that my eyes see her. It's difficult to explain but I'm sure you get the sentiment... Regardless, here are some that I think capture her funny little personality. She is a ham!

Sun and Becky's Engagement Shoot

Well, I was already booked for Sun and Becky's wedding date, but I was so thrilled when they contacted me to do their engagement shoot. It was my first time shooting since having the baby and wow, I can't tell you how great it is to shoot without a huge belly! Becky had mentioned that she wanted to take some photos of her and Sun on their skateboards, and, you know how I love that shit!! I was also incredibly psyched when I showed up the Karma Coffeehouse in Hollywood to find Sun and Becky in bright red and yellow. What a great palate to work with! We just ran around the area and had a great time. Have an awesome wedding Becky and Sun!!!