Pua and Steve are jewelers over at AA Jewel Box in Tustin. You must check them out! Danielle's ring is from there and it is a beauty. They do custom jewelry work and have been a local business for many many years in the OC area.

Truth be told, in another 5 years I hope to be doing exactly what Pua and Steve are doing on exactly the same steps of Memorial Hall. I always encourage people to choose a location, outfit, or element that is sentimental. See, this is also where Josh and I met over 8 years ago and had our portraits taken for our save-the-date on these very same steps... and you know something, I hope to also stop by AA jewel box while I'm down there and get a little something sentimental for myself, if you know what I'm sayin! :)

From Bangkok we took a bus to the Cambodian boarder walked out of Thai customs, across the street, stopped at a health check point (a pop up table on the side of the road where we filled out a piece of paper) and finally walked through Cambodian customs. Once we were in Cambodia we then had to take a bus to the bus station (don't ask) and then wait for our bus to take us to Siem Reap (Angkor is located here) to hire a taxi to take us to our hotel. Needless to say I can't quite remember why we didn't fly, but I might recommend that in the future! Talk about a travel day. 

I know this seems early for some (myself included) but the truth is... the holidays are coming... and quickly! For the first time ever I'm offering The Holiday Session. It is a mini session including one hi-res 4x6 digital file perfect for printing your own holiday cards. There are so many darling online retailers all you need is the perfect professional photograph, and VIOLA! Instant cheer. It's perfect for families, kids and newlyweds! Yes! Newlyweds too. Everyone sends holiday cards, why get left in the dust? In fact, Josh and I just had our portraits taken for this very reason (more on that later). 

I just made that up. It is a happy Friday because it's sunny and it's photography cause that's what I do. No messing around here. I hope you all have a wonderful day and I also pray the weather people were wrong and this sun sticks around all through Saturday and Sunday.

Before I sign off for the weekend I've been working on this little guys 1 year old photo heirloom album. I love the collection this family has done. I've seen Jeevan in his parents maternity session, at 2 weeks old, at 6 months old and finally at a year old. It's been so fun to watch him grow and begin to explore this world! His parents have chosen three different 8x8 albums for each stage of his life. Each album is a different color but keeping will all the same earthy tones. I'll be doing the same thing when I have babies. It's just such a neat idea.

Here is a teaser from his 1 year old portrait session. He happens to sitting on the same structural cushion as he was as a newborn. A round of applause for his mom and dad-- for his outfit of course!