Treasures

Cris and Aleni are the sweetest couple you will ever meet and I had such a great time capturing the love they have for their family.  My session with the Sunadas could hardly be considered a working one.  Not only is this family just fun to hang out with, they are easy going and in many of the shots, the girls came up with their own poses.  They would move into a new pose and then another and all I could think was, "you are making this way too easy"....but I love it! 

The location for a majority of our shoot was Pasadena City Hall .  I'm convinced Pasadena must have the most beautiful city hall in the west.  And luckily--- we were able to chase the sun and finish the shoot before the early sunset.

While editing these photos, I couldn't help but smile looking at the sweet giggles and love between the two girls.  Being a mom, I know how nice it is to have beautiful photographs of the people we love. But it goes deeper than that. Seeing our children in this ideal state (happy, carefree and perfect) moves us. A photograph captures a moment in time and allows us to revisit it again and again. And with kids who are constantly growing and changing, a photograph allows us to hold on to them a littler longer.

Watching my kids grow creates a tiny bit of an ache in my heart. As much as I love who they are and who they’re becoming, I can't help but miss the younger versions, who I can only visit in photographs.

Hoping these photographs will become treasures that Aleni and Cris can hold onto for a lifetime.