Tuesday, July 30, 2019

A Lovely Family Time at Cuesta (Mountain View, CA)

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One of the things I appreciate most about family and kids photo session is to capture the natural, genuine and sweet emotions among the family, and the little adorable details of the kids at the time, like the missing front teeth, the braces, pimples, freckles etc. etc. Those of us with kids usually feel one way or another how time flies by so quickly, and the kids almost seem to be growing up too fast without us paying enough attention or spending enough time with them, and times we wished we could remember more. So having these photo sessions not only allow the whole family enjoy some quality time, but also allow me to freeze these precious moments into images. And it feels really good to be doing that. 

On this day, I had a great photo session with Kristi, John and their three energetic girls at Cuesta Park, and we captured a lot of beautiful sisters affectionate and fun moments and more!

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Sheila + David: A Lovely Dream Backyard Wedding (Los Altos, CA)

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Friends and families from all around the world came to celebrate this wonderful event of Sheila and David. Sheila is an amazing planner and pretty much handled the entire wedding's planning herself. Originally they decided to have the full wedding at the beautiful backyard, but as the number of guests started growing, they decided to have the reception at the wonderful Oshman JCC in Palo Alto. 

It was such a lovely wedding, especially hosted in the beautiful backyard where the wedding was in vision when it was renovated. From the elegant decorations to all the superb food, one could see how much Sheila has put in. Even on the day of, she was so thorough and attended to the finest details. 

The joyful celebration continued at the Oshman JCC, with laughters, tears and excitement. Following the Jewish wedding rituals, there were various joyous dances, and the one that really got our bride Sheila was the chair dance! And the touching speeches by Sheila's 3 lovely children brought her to tears. The celebration ended on a high note when the groom David came on stage, dressed and sang a song as Elvis Presley for his bride! What a nice surprise for the bride and all the guests! 

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