Mark + Candice Brooke have been our good friends for almost two years now. We met at an industry party, hit it off, and have made a ton of good memories together ever since (Mark is also one of Justin's fellow Mammoth Men hommies)! We were super excited for them when they discovered that they were expecting their first little baby boy. The soon-to-be Wyatt will be one lucky kid when he is born, with two awesome parents that eagerly await him.

Kaitlyn + Jordan were married on August 14th in San Diego. I simply ADORED this wedding, not just because Kaitlyn happens to be my sweet cousin, but because every little detail was thought up and executed directly with their wedding theme of "beside the seaside" with a vintage twist. I thought that the theme and the day played out super well and I've never witnessed an idea that flowed more perfectly. You may recognize Kaitlyn + Jordan from the engagement session we shot a few months back in Laguna Beach.

I immediately was drawn to PJ + Yea because of their endearing personalities, both so fun to be around and so real! We shot their engagement session in Downtown LA. I arrived and thought to myself, "hmmmm, I've seen this before!", but didn't know from what. Then it came to me! We were just around the corner from where The Aquabats Fashion Zombies music video was filmed (Justin produced this a few years back). This was also the same location where the fight scene from Anchorman was shot! Yea actually works in the film industry and has access to all of the hot film locations. I was excited to have a super sweet couple to work with, and even more excited with the awesome location choice, nice job PJ + Yea!

I went out of town for a few days this last week and Justin was left with our boys at home. I got back to see all of the fun photos he took with them and I especially LOVED these photos he took with Hudson and Sloan in cowboys hats (thanks to Lyndzee for the fun gift!).

We love the Anderton family and have been friends with them ever since we met them seven years prior at church. When they first contacted us about shooting a surprise session with the children for their dad my first thought was how fun it would be to see them again! We shot the session at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel. It was slightly comical when we ran into them that following weekend during a wedding we were shooting as they continued their stay there in Laguna Niguel. The Anderton children were a delight to spend the afternoon with, so photogenic and even more well behaved!