Welcome sweet Lucia! I have had the complete honor of photographing her parents for the past 4 years! It all began as strangers connecting for with their sons maternity session HERE, followed by their daughters maternity session HERE, and now her newborn session! Our relationship has evolved from strangers to friends! I love watching your family grow and I am so happy that you got your baby boy and girl that you dreamed of! You and your family are absolutely beautiful inside and out! Baby Lucia was as sweet as can be and slept so great! She even snuck in a few smiles here and there, which is always a plus! Here are some of my favorites below! Timeless, organic, light & airy photography. Located in Southern California. Serving Orange County, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire.
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This romantic engagement session was taken in Claremont, California -at a hidden gem of a wedding venue, Scripps College. Yes, its a College, that also hosts weddings! And trust me those weddings are gorg! The grounds have beautiful architecture with blankets of green ivy cascading over buildings. Totally reminds us of a secret garden. Carrie's blush gown goes perfect with the dusty hues in her bouquet. Everything is soft, romantic, and elegant. Carrie and Michael are getting married in New Jersey this fall. Carrie is an advocate for mental health and body acceptance. She represents a community of curved woman who stand for equal opportunity and positive body image. How awesome is that! Carrie was also diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and has to have an insulin pump attached to her body at all times. This has only made her fight harder for equal opportunities for people with chronic illnesses in the work place and in everyday life. Michael is a man of many talents too -music, acting, producing to name a few! They were so much fun while shooting! The flirting was real! Here are some of my favorites! VENDOR LOVE... Florist | Rose Bubbs Events Hair and Makeup | Sharon Han Bridal Gown | Mariposa Bridal Boutique Dress Designer | Willow By Watters Venue | Scripps College Photographer | Janelle Marina Bride | Carrie Lane You know when you meet your type of people, and you feel completely comfortable from the start! Well these are those kind of people! So down to earth, funny, and sarcastic (totally my kind of people!) I'm obsessed with this family! We shot their maternity session in the beginning of the summer HERE and we are wrapping up the summer welcoming their sweet baby boy Travis! He's sooo itty bitty! Would you just look at his hair! Photographing all these babies this summer has definitely helped with my baby blues -I just can't believe that my baby was this size 10 months ago! These dainty moments go by way too fast! Wahhh! I digress. Back to this ridiculously good looking family! Baby Travis was only 6 days old in this session, so he slept like a champ! We were able to do all the intimate, natural, organic simple style that I just love. Thank you Ivanna & Derrick for choosing me to capture your adorable family once again! And shout out to big sister Presley for entertaining us the whole time, she is too funny! Its always a good time with y'all! :) Here are some of my favorites below! Timeless, organic, light & airy photography. Located in Southern California. Serving Orange County, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire. Anja and Alain came all the way from Germany to renew their vows for their 10 year anniversary! They had already had the big beautiful wedding, so this time they wanted an intimate ceremony on the beach with only their daughters to witness. When I arrived to the Waterfront Resort, in Huntington Beach, the skies were dark and red from the active fires all over Southern California. But this wasn't going to put a damper on their parade. We started with a fun first look in front of the resort and then walked down to the beach to exchange their vows. The whole ceremony was spoken in German, even though I couldn't understand a single word, I could totally feel the love that this beautiful family has for each other. After 10 years of marriage, everyone still shed beautiful happy tears -I can only hope that Jack and I have that timeless kind of love! Congratulations Anja & Alain, thank you so much for allowing me to capture this special time in your lives. It was a true honor :) Oh and the boys loved the gummy bears, thank you! Romantic, light & airy photography. Located in Southern California. Serving Orange County, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire.
Had such a sweet time capturing baby Bodhi's newborn portraits. He was seriously the best baby ever! He slept the whole time! A photographers dream come true. I'm really loving this natural, minimal, organic style for newborn sessions. I'm super excited to now offer in home newborn sessions. All we need is great window light and I'll bring the rest -from the dresses for mama, to the white bedding that'll allow us to achieve the same light and airy look that you see on my website! This will save you the stress of having to drive in So Cal traffic. It's also a great opportunity to get photos of your nursery. If you're anything like me you put in a lot of time decorating that doggone nursery, you deserve some great photos of it! :) It is recommended that we capture your newborn within their first 2 weeks of life, so they are extra sweet and sleepy during the session. But make sure you get on our calendar at least 3 months before you give birth so we have more than enough time to schedule you in. Thank you Erin and Matt for giving me the honor of capturing your first family photo of 3! Here are some of my favorites below! ... and we ended it off with that adorable stretch that I just love!!! Timeless, organic, light & airy photography. Located in Southern California. Serving Orange County, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire.
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I'M JANELLE MARINA
Wife, Mama Shark, + Photographer. Most days, you'll find me in mismatched socks and a top knot, working behind my computer with a smile on my face, listening to Zac Brown Band and R&B --or, dancing in the kitchen with my 3 littles and hunka husband, seeing who could come up with the coolest dance moves. I'm a wedding photographer, West Elm lover, aspiring advocate for our buddies with special needs, and a Certified Dreamer since 1986. We live in a cozy city in Southern California and are always up for a good adventure. I enjoy telling stories with my camera, grubbing on spicy food, and solving the latest Dateline case.
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December 2019
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