Marian & Matt's family Portraits

I photographed Marian and Matt's wedding six years ago in Carmel, CA.. Since then I have photographed their family every year and have watched their children grow up. Avery and Eden are really happy little girls that keep getting prettier each year that I photograph them. I love the photos of the girls interacting with each other. While Eden was sitting on the 'rocking' giraffe, I had asked Avery to help me make her smile. She grabbed a long piece of grass and started tickling her. I LOVE THESE PHOTOS!!!



There were other candid moments that I was able to see and photograph like the photo of Eden kissing Marian. Marian instictively closed her eyes and relished the moment.


Another favorite is this photo of Avery jumping on the rocks. As we were taking photos down by the stream, Avery started running upstream on the rocks. As I was capturing Avery I realized that Matt and Eden were playing in the background, which added a lot of interest to the story. These candid moments are what I love to capture. If I had 'scripted' this scene it would have lacked the life that makes it so interesting to me.



Here are some of my other favorite shots.....




This is the first time that I have seen Wheely Bugs. They are SO MUCH fun! (I had to take a spin on the ladybug.) These little toys are fast and the kids love them. If you have a toddler in your life, you need to buy a couple of these. One for them to ride, and one for you to race them with.
I think the photos show what a fun time we had doing our portrait session.