Happy 30th St. Patrick's Gender Reveal Day!!! | Orange County Photographer

Three celebrations at once? Yes, please!! A good friend of mine, Jillian, is going to be a first time mother this year!! I am super excited for her and her husband Matt. My husband and I met them at our friend Michael's Celebration of Life in November. She has quickly become one of my fave gal pals and I was honored to be asked to photograph this special day. On Sunday, March 12th, Jillian got family and friends together for a St. Patrick's Day themed gender reveal/30th birthday party. It was SO HOT out, but it was great to be around good people and good food celebrating.

Food was catered by In-N-Out (yummmm) and friends and family baked delicious treats. Jillian made lucky charms puppy chow. It was delish and straight out of a Pinterest recipe.

Since this was a gender reveal party, guests were encouraged to place their bet by adding $2 to the pot of gold. If the baby is a girl, she will be named Ripley. If the baby is a boy, he will be named Bronson. After lunch, it was time to reveal by popping a giant balloon. Guests were given poppers to pop when Jillian popped the giant black balloon so everyone could be part of the reveal.

IT'S A GIRL!!!

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY JILLIAN!!

CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU RIPLEY VALEN!!

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[Picture Life] with The Lynns

Kristen Lynn and I played roller derby together years ago. She retired some years back when she started her family but we have kept in touch through Facebook. A few years ago when her son Harry was only a few months old, she let me come over to try my skills at "newborn" photography. Turns out, I'm not great at posing babies and prefer lifestyle/documentary style. Kristen told me that she never got family photos because she didn't like posed portraits. I was very happy to hear that, since I am pursuing this documentary style full-blast now!

Enough backstory, fast forward to a few Saturdays ago when I went to the Lynn household and spent a few hours with this awesome family, documenting their typical Saturday afternoon. These are my favorite types of sessions because I enjoy capturing the ordinary and freezing everyday moments for parents who can enjoy their babes and look back on these photos forever, to remember this fragment of time. From this session Kristen and her husband Harry will be able to remember when Joey loved playing dress up and would change her outfit multiple times a day and loved to play jungle gym on her parents. They will remember when little Harry was still into Lego's (even though Minecraft is also pretty important to him) and he was in the stage of wanting to show you everything he did with your undivided attention. In a few months, some things may change but through these sessions, we can create art and memories together to last a lifetime.
 

These moments will happen without a camera there to document. I'm honored to give this gift to the Lynns to cherish for a lifetime.  Hope you all enjoyed this session and be sure to drop us a line to book your in-home storytelling session today!

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xo,
Sarah C.

[Picture Life] with The Guimonds & Powell Families | Orange County Family Photographer

This is a Sunday afternoon, well spent! Sunshine, planes overhead, and two loving families ready for some portraits!

I met these families under sorrowful circumstances. We have a mutual friend who recently died. His mother, Lynda, gifted Heather and Terra and their families with a photo session this holiday season. I was thrilled to spend some time with them and capture some special memories.

We decided to shoot at Back Bay in Newport Beach where I photographed Michael this summer to pay tribute to our friend. I am stoked on these photos, so enjoy! 

First we have The Guimonds. This trio was so much fun. I let the little one take the lead and he did a marvelous job. 

and now for The Powells

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[Picture Life] ETA February 2015!

To secure the privacy of my client's child, I will refrain from saying their names in this post. Mother will be referred to as L, Father as G, and Daughter, as B.

L and I met in the summer when she had a tiny baby bump. After seeing her over the course of the next 6 months, she approached me to take her next maternity photos. I was thrilled! L is so sweet and encouraging about my craft. I couldn't ask for a better client! I went over to their home, which is currently being remodeled and once everyone was ready, we set out to a local park! 

B is such a ball of joy! She was so precious and such a good helper on our shoot.

My most common question for B was, "can you touch mommy's belly? Can you give your brother a kiss?" She only compiled a couple times, and this was my favorite. 

Itty bitty Uggs!

B was too cute! She was trying to climb up on mommy.