I’m delighted to bring you another round of images from a recent family session I did in conjunction with HeartsApart.org. This family was an absolute dream to work with and I was so honored that they allowed me to share these precious moments with them! Here are just a few of my favorites.
Many thanks to HeartsApart for setting up this session and to this gorgeous family for the opportunity to photograph them!
xoxo, Lauren
I know some of you saw my last post about volunteering with HeartsApart.org. Working with the organization has been awesome, so I’m really excited to share a few photos from a recent family session I did for HeartsApart. We started off in the studio before heading down to Oceanside Pier and beach for some fun!
Their son had a blast once we let him throw some sand around!
Thank you to this family for allowing me to spend some precious pre-deployment time with you! And thank you to HeartsApart.org for organizing these amazing photo sessions!
xoxo, Lauren
Well, I wrapped up my busiest holiday season yet just in time to unplug and welcome in the New Year with my hubby! 2011 was filled with amazing families, couples, and friends who allowed me to photograph, hang out, and have fun! Now that the year is coming to an end, I just wanted to send out a great, big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported and encouraged me over the past several months. Here are just a handful of photos that have been taken in the past month or so.
I will be officially unplugged for the rest of 2011, starting NOW. I won’t have my phone on and I won’t be getting online until after January 1. If you try to get a hold of me between now and 2012, you’re going to have to leave a message at the beep, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can!
I hope everyone has an incredibly joyous holiday season! Until next year… *BEEP!*
xoxo, Lauren
Today I had the honor of photographing Ashley and Matt’s intimate wedding ceremony aboard a vintage yacht as it cruised the San Diego Bay! Rain poured down through the length of the trip, but did not put a damper on anyone’s spirits! Here are just a couple of my favorites.
Check back for their full post!
xoxo, Lauren
Finally! My hubby is back from Afghanistan! Yesterday was a very emotional day and I am so happy that he’s back in my arms, safe and sound.
A few months ago, I started coordinating with our family and friends to send out fabric squares for them to sign and return to my amazing big sister, Kay, to make this quilt! I didn’t see any of the squares until I received the finished quilt in the mail, and I was SO ecstatic with how it turned out! I had the idea to make the quilt to hang on the garage door, but Kay had the idea to have everyone send in their sentiments. I was blown away. I hung it up in the afternoon so I could take some photos to send to everyone who contributed!
Then I spent the next several hours putting some finishing touches on the house, baking a pecan pie (which took twice as long as it should have–guess that happens when you forget to turn the oven on!), and working on some photo edits before my in-laws met up at our house to drive to the parade deck. We arrived at the parade deck in the San Mateo area of Camp Pendleton at about 10:30pm. The Marines and Sailors flew into March Air Force Base then rode buses to Camp Pendleton, arriving at San Mateo at about 11:30pm. At that point, they took about an hour to return their weapons to the armory before they marched over to the parade deck and were released!
At this point, my friend Stephanie of stephanieZphotography ordered me to drop my camera so I could give my hubby a big fat hug when they were released. I obliged!
It was SUCH a great night!
Huge thanks to my big sister, Kay, for the amazing quilt, and to all of our family and friends for supporting us over the past several months! And to Stephanie for capturing our reunion! Check out her facebook page if you want to see some of what she captured!
xoxo, Lauren
