KRISTENI had the pleasure of meeting Kristen and Brandon, back in 2012, while I was shooting our mutual friend's wedding. Wow, that feels like so long ago, but we kept in touch all these years through social media. I was super excited when they asked me to capture their sweet maternity session. Kristen chose one of my favorite locations in San Dimas -the "tree arch", it lets in the most dreamy light! We had such a fun time during our session, full of laughs and sweet intimate moments between these two. I'm so excited that she booked my "Bump to Baby" package, so I get to photograph her little baby boy when he arrives! I can't wait to meet him! Timeless, organic, light & airy photography. Located in Southern California. Serving Orange County, Los Angeles, Temecula, and the Inland Empire
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I had soo much fun photographing Ivanna and her beautiful growing family! Maternity sessions are one of my favorite things to shoot! Especially when its a funny family like them! They had me laughing the whole time!!! They are so down to earth and little miss Presley was too cute -she was taking photos right behind me on her moms cell phone! The pressure was on!
It was a dark and gloomy when we met in San Dimas at one of my favorite locations! But with the help of them wearing soft pastel colors, we were still able to achieve this light and airy style that we just love! It was an absolute pleasure capturing this adorable family, here are some of my favorites! I can't wait to get her new little guy in the studio!!! Ok, so I know I always say that "this is one of my favorite sessions", but seriously this one definitely is!!! You'll understand once you see the sweetness of this family naturally interacting! And this light and airy location is sooo dreamy!!! Stephanie & Manny may look familiar because I photographed their first maternity session, 4 years ago HERE, when they were pregnant with their son!!! I'm so happy to be able to capture their growing family photos. They are so thrilled to be welcoming a sweet baby girl to their family this summer! I can't wait to photograph her newborn session!!! Tags: family photographer in los angeles, family photographer in orange county, family photographer in riverside, family photographer in san bernardino, family photographer in temecula, family photographer in chino, family photographer in inland empire, family photographer in southern california, family photographer in chino hills, best family photographer in los angeles, best family photographer in orange county, best family photographer in riverside, best family photographer in san bernardino, San Dimas Family Photographer, San Dimas Maternity Photographer, best family photographer in temecula, best family photographer in chino, best family photographer in inland empire, best family photographer in southern california, best family photographer in chino hills, natural family photographer in los angeles, natural family photographer in orange county, natural family photographer in riverside, natural family photographer in san bernardino, natural family photographer in temecula, natural family photographer in chino, natural familyphotographer in inland empire, natural family photographer in southern california, natural family photographer in chino hills, natural light family photographer in los angeles, natural light family photographer in orange county, natural light family photographer in riverside, natural light family photographer in san bernardino, natural light family photographer in temecula, natural light family photographer in chino, natural light family photographer in inland empire, natural light family photographer in southern california, natural light family photographer in chino hills, top family photographers, best family photographers, light family photography, light and airy family photography, minimalist family photography, natural family photography, baby photographer in los angeles, baby photographer in orange county, baby photographer in riverside, baby photographer in san bernardino, baby photographer in temecula, baby photographer in chino, baby photographer in inland empire, baby photographer in southern california, baby photographer in chino hills, Light and airy maternity photographer, light and airy photographer, maternity photographer near me, film photographer, natural family photographer
Welcome our baby girls whimsical nursery! When we found out we were pregnant I really wanted to wait until the birth to find out the baby's gender. I planned on decorating a gender neutral nursery, painting it a light gray (like the rest of our house... I'm kinda obsessed with the cleanness of gray!) I was going to just purchase the furniture in whites and light wood tones until the little one was born and then add touches of pinks if it was a girl or black and whites for a boy. But the hubs wasn't having it! He wanted to be more prepared -which is not like him, Im usually the ocd organized planner (have we switched roles). I'm not gonna lie... I'm kinda glad we didn't wait, because it has been so awesome being able to plan a girl baby shower and decorating a girl nursery. This is all so new to me, so Ive been loving every second of it! First thing the hubs booted was my gray walls! He felt that since she was our first (and last) girl then she should have a girly pink room. I wasn't on board at first. Until I spent a bajillion hours on pinterest and found this beautiful watercolor floral wallpaper and fell in love! Unfortunately this wallpaper was more than I wanted to spend, so I started researching how to DIY watercolor on a wall. After watching several videos (that had nothing to do with flowers), I decided to take a stab at it -since watercolor is more forgiving and imperfect. Ill create a blog post with details on how I did it, but let me tell you -it was way easier than I thought! I'm no natural born artist, I have to do tons of research and practice my butt off before I dare try anything. Trust me, If I could do it anyone can!!! How adorable is this pillow!?! My sister saw this quote on my instagram and custom ordered it from etsy for her. Moving on to the wall color... After collecting 10 different samples of pinks at the home depot, we finally chose the perfect blend of blush and dust rose color called Iced Cherry by BEHR. We painted the remaining 3 walls, but I HATED it! It was wayyyy too pink! It looked like I walked into Pepto Bismol land! As it is the room is so small and dark, we wanted as light of a pink as you can get. So I bit the bullet and decided to repaint it! It was hard for me to convince myself to spend another $30 on a second gallon of paint, (i know its only $30 bucks but that could've been spent on something else!) but after dreaming about it... (yes dreaming, pregnancy does some odd things to your brain lol) Im so changed we did. I used the same type of pink but had the lady at home depot cut 70% of the color out to lighten the pink. And we Loved it!!!! I never knew you could dilute a color! HOW AWESOME IS THAT! I have plans on making window shade covers throughout the house, right now we have black out white vinyl roll up blinds from Home Depot (which we absolutely love!) but don't necessarily think the roll is the prettiest thing in the world. Who else feels like decorating your house is a never-ending project. Now for decorating... I wanted to keep everything bright and airy, because this room is so small and dark. We chose furniture that is simple and modern, that she could grow with. The crib turns into a toddler bed, then into a headboard. To be honest this is the first time we were able to buy all new furniture for a nursery! We were so young when we had Jack and Maxx and barely starting out, so hand-me-downs is what we worked with. That's when I learned to stain and paint things so they could all look cohesive. Total Started from the bottom now we here moment! Eventually I'd like to get her a trundle bed so she can have sleepovers with her cousins (who needs sisters when you'll have 5 girl cousins all around the same age)! Yes I said FIVE -all are from my siblings! Two cousins are a 1-2 years older than her and the other three cousins will be the same age! The 2017 quadruplets. There's no specific theme for her room, just wanted it bright and airy, dainty, bold and simple, all things whimsical, with touches of earthy-bohemian-hippie-flower-child. Yeah ALL that -is that too much to ask for!?! How cute is this Glass Flower Capsule thang! It totally reminded me of beauty and the beast! One of the games at our baby shower was to have the guests write down their favorite inspirational quotes. Growing up I was obsessed with poems, and as an adult Im obsessed with quotes. I feel like they can help you through some tough times (which we all know that life is full of tough times). We rolled each one of them up, tied them with twine, and put them in our wedding vase (sentimental much!). Obviously she won't read them until later in life, but my hope is that she will read one on her dark days and that they help her smile and keep her pushing through! These baskets will eventually be filled with her stuffed animals and one is for her dirty laundry. Right now the closet holds all the boxes of diapers, hanging outfits, a shelf with toys and all the baby stuff we haven't yet organized. Oh and extra blankets and pillows for guests. Once we get it all organized I'll share with you a post of how it looks, along with how we organized her drawers. We plan on using the closet to hang outfits, and store cubbies of toys and books -so we can keep her room tidy. We moved the boys toys to their closet and I have noticed a huge difference with their room staying tidy. Trust me, its not always clean -they're kids! We removed the closet doors and hung these curtains in all of our rooms to give us better access to the full closets since they are so doggone small. Old House = Small Closets This mirror and shelf was handed down by a neighbor and an aunt. We sprayed them white and it worked out perfect in her room. You don't always need new things to make a room, sometimes its already in your garage waiting for some lovin! Many of these bows were gifts, but of course I had to try to make her some (labor of love). I'll post a blog soon about how to make head wraps and interchangeable bows! This fan was also given to us by a neighbor who was moving away, she was the first to predict that we were having a girl and she gave us this brown bird fan. We also sprayed it white to go with everything else. Did I mention that this room is also my office! We have now filled up all 4 rooms in our house and have ran out of space for my office, so she gets stuck with it in her room. No biggie, I just shoved everything along one wall. I still need to decorate that wall behind the computer (Im thinking a simple collage wall), it'll have to wait a bit. I also want to get a rug, still searching... leave me some links in the comments if you know of a nice rug that'll go with the room. We want it soft enough that we can sit and play on and light in color. Y'all know that I'm a simple girl, who likes nice things without spending an arm and a leg to get it! I'll make do with what we already have, give a good spray job to hand-me-downs, or find good deals on cute pieces. It takes a lot for me to actually come out the pocket for an expensive object, I'd rather spend the money on a fun trip to somewhere new! And I love sharing my finds, so I can help others save money too! Spread the love! Here's a list of where I got everything...
Wall Paint Color - Home Depot "Iced Cherry" BEHR (70% of the color was cut to soften the pink) Crib & Mattress - Ikea Sheets & Crib skirt - Target Pillow - Gifted Unicorn Stuffed animal - Walmart Floral Wall - DIY Watercolor Project (Blog Post Coming Soon) Faux Sheep Rug _ Ikea "Ray Loren" Letters - Etsy Unicorn Head -Target Silver Frames -Gifted Cute sign quotes - Gifted Owl - Hobby Lobby (already had it) Beauty & the Beast Glass Floral Capsule - Ikea Felt Board - Etsy Plants and pots - Ikea Gold Unicorn -Painted Hand-me-down Shelves - Ikea Woven Baskets - Walmart Dresser - Ikea Lamp - Ikea Bird Fan - Painted Hand-me-down Diaper Changing Pad - Target Changing Pad Cover - Easy Closet Curtains - Ikea Mirror - Painted Hand-me-down Bow Shelf - Painted Hand-me-down Bows - Gifted & Some are DIY Bows (Blog Post Coming Soon) Dress - Gifted Baby shoes - H&M Pink knitted Booties - Gifted Desk- Ikea File Cabinets - Ikea Office Chair - Ikea Printer - Costco Baby Monitor - Target Desk Lamp - Walmart White dress: sewtrendyaccessories.com Black dress: HotMiamiStyles.com Blanket: ModernBurlap.com White moccasins: FreshlyPicked.com Pasadena | Pasadena Photography | Pasadena Photographer | maternity photography | Maternity photographer | wedding photography | wedding photographer | orange county | orange county wedding photographer | photographer | southern california wedding photographer | chino hills wedding photographer | Arlington Gardens | Arlington Gardens Maternity | | Arlington Gardens photoshoot | Arlington Gardens engagement | inland empire wedding photographer | los angeles wedding photographer | destination wedding photographer | photography | temecula engagement photographer | temecula wedding photographer | wedding photojournalism | wedding photojournalist | couple photography | engagement photography | fine art photojournalism | fine art wedding photojournalism
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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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