Sneak Peek: The Beatty's at the Beach

I know you are all patiently waiting for Edward & Daniela's wedding, but first I just had to show a quick sneak peek from a shoot this weekend! I had so much fun hanging out with the Beatty's again!





Dawn, your daughter is sooo stinking cute! I love that smile :)

Graduation: Dan & Diane

Friday was a very important day in my family's life. My little sister graduated from college!
And not just any college.
Caltech to be exact.
With honors.
Yes, my little sis is a genius.

And we are ridiculously proud of her.

My mom had the bright idea of doing a graduation/love shoot with my sister and her boyfriend (who also graduated!) before they head off to Yale(!!!) in August to get their PHD's. Did I mention they are brilliant?

Dan & Diane, thank you for letting me shoot you guys. I know it was hard to be romantic and cutesy in front of your big sis, but I think the pictures turned out amazing! I hope you are having fun in Europe and we'll miss you when you go to Yale!

Caltech has a funny way of putting their students into dorms. They have houses, like Harry Potter. The first week of freshman year they get a chance to check out all the houses, rank their favorite houses while the houses rank their favorite students, and then they get sorted into the house that they will live with, eat with, and party with for the next four years.

My sister and her boyfriend Dan happen to be in the best house at Caltech, Fleming! They are known as the jocks of Tech and their nickname is "Big Red". They have a cannon that sits outside their house that they set off for special events and is kind of the symbol of their house. You might have heard of this cannon before since Harvey Mudd & MIT has stolen it as a prank a few times... Needless to say, this cannon is kinda important to these Flems.

I swear they love each other...





On top of being geniuses and sports stars, Dan & Diane also somehow find time to be amazing swing dancers. I think they've found a way to add more hours to the day and they arn't sharing their secret with the rest of us :)





Facebook picture!



If you're a huge fan of NUMB3RS like I am, you might recognize this staircase.



Thank you for being cheesy for me Dan :)







Caltech has some of the most amazing architecture. Across from the brand new chemistry building was this amazing window. Who would have though?







My little chemistry major!



This pool is called the "Gene Pool". It's got the shape of DNA tiled into the bottom of the pool.

Just a little nerd humor for you :)











If you know anything about Caltech you might know that their color is Orange. That being said, you might get a little confused if you went to a Caltech graduation and saw a group of students graduating in red robes. Well one thing you should know about Flems... they like to break the rules. They are the only house to graduate in their color. And the other houses hate it. But they are Flems and they do it anyway.

Plus, it makes spotting them in a crowd pretty easy :)







Dan and his proud parents:



Diane and her proud parents:



The proud sister (and sister's husband).
Did I mention we look nothing alike?



Happy Graduation!

Engagement: Oli & Jeni

I haven't been to Lacy Park in San Marino since I was little. I vaguely remember playing on an old wood playground shaped like a fire truck and climbing to the top tallest tree in the entire park. Jèni mentioned that she loved roses and gardens full of flowers. After checking out a few other locations, we finally landed on Lacy Park. And I'm so glad we did. Not only does it have a beautiful rose garden tucked away in the back, but it also has many other great photo opportunities.

Oli & Jèni are one of those couples that just click. There are no words to describe their connection. They look at each other and love just flows from them.
Oli & Jèni, thank you for letting me shoot you. You were so much fun to shoot and I can't wait until your wedding!