Playa del Carmen destination wedding: kim and franky part 2

it's been 6 weeks since i had my toes in the sands of playa del carmen, and i'm already dreaming of my next trip (a cruise to the mexican riviera in june!) so until then, i thought it was time to share part 2 of franky and kim's destination wedding. 

they were awesome enough to also want to do a "trash the dress" session the day after the wedding. it's a newer trend that can scare some people (the dress! the memories! the dry cleaning bill!), while others take it as an artistic way to have a little more fun in the outfits, with the stress of the wedding behind you. 

being in the land of ancient ruins and beautiful beaches, we took a little hike and captured the essence of the area. 

and a huge congrats out to the newlyweds, they will also be welcoming a little bundle of love this fall! 

pasadena portrait photography: don't you wish your lawyer was hot like mine

Verenice graduated from law school last month. 

not only is she beautiful, but she is smart (and talented too). 

we spent an overcast afternoon down at Pasadena's City Hall and Public Library, celebrating her recent accomplishment. 

i am so proud to call her a friend, and know i will be able to call on her to bail me out if i ever need :) ha! 

malibu ca family photography: the little beach beauty

i always feel blessed when people invite me to spend an afternoon with their family. 

i love capturing the relationships, the love, and of course, the little details of what make their family tick. 

traci and i had planned on the beach session for her 7 month old daughter abrianna. after rescheduling do to some cold and nasty weather, we settled on our date. we knew her hubs had to work, so we were making it an all important mommy and me session. 

but to our surprise, her awesome husband eric surprised her by coming home from work just in time to throw a few shirts in the car and join in the fun!

we set up shop on the beach, and to our dismay, the sand whipping wind kicked up. and when i say sand whipping, i mean pelting your skin like tiny razor sharp bullets wind. i'm not gonna lie, it sucked! abrianna is a trooper. she didn't cry (until we tried changing her in the wind- i'd cry too being naked with that sand), she snuggled with her mama and daddy and gave me gorgeous eyes,  you could just feel the love oozing from the family.  

thank you, traci, eric and abrianna for a fun afternoon at the beach! it was a pleasure getting to spend time with your loving family, and i look forward to getting to do it again in the future!