Wedding photography at Earl Burns Japanese Garden, Long Beach

I originally met Jason & Katrina at the Garden during their consultation. Their son, Alex, patiently waited knowing he would get to feed the koi after the appointment. They live in Vegas & were trying to accomplish as many wedding details before making the trek back home. Not until a month before their wedding did we begin to discuss photographing their wedding. We had an official consulation two weeks before their big day. It was quite last minute in todays timeline standards yet it all worked out perfectly. Thank you Katrina & Jason for allowing CW to be part of your special day. Also, a big thank you goes out to Michele Menier who second shot for me & captured beautiful images of the day.



















Look between Jason & Katrina's embrace..it's their cake topper.

1 yr. baby portrait, Colorado Lagoon Long Beach

Aiden had his first baby portrait session & he was well aware there was a camera pointing at him. He expressed, "cheeeeessseee" a couple of times which made me crack up. You never know how a baby is going to react or respond when a photographer is following him around. His Mom, her friend & mother were there to encourage him to smile but Aiden wasn't going to let us control his emotions. We lost a big red ball that rolled into the lagoon yet found some pine cones that provided entertainment for Aiden. It's not easy being the center of attention & I thank Aiden for all the laughs and moments when I thought I would never see a smile for the camera. I'm glad that we still had his toy trucks in our possesion, a new pine cone toy and these adorable pictures of Aiden trying to figure out what's going on here.