We snuck in my last engagement session of the year on a super dramatic winter day. Michelle and Steve got some amazing stormy beach skies that I just love!!! MIchelle works on a boat so it’s sooo fitting that they had thier engagment session at the harbor and on the beach. Michelle and Steve were such a fun couple to shoot! I can tell that their wedding is going to be full of a ton of laughs!
It was my first time hosting Christmas at my house and I was sooooo excited! Everything really turned out amazing! Here are some cute pics!
I got Steve a Wii… funny story.. because that’s what he bought for me too. We kinda caught on before Christmas and I got an iphone instead!

Now that I’m married I get to cook all the holiday dinners. Here’s my mom and Annt Clyda a little too excited to pass off the “honor” ;) Gotta love them!!!! Thankfully Steve knows how to cook!

My Annt Clyda

My Dad having a great Christmas by catching up his people magazine!

Yeah! I actually get in a picture for once :)

Self portrait time

So cute! My brother and his girlfriend Rikki.

Rikki loves her present!!!!

Everyone’s gone home and now it’s cozy movie time with my Mom :)

Happy Holiday’s from the new Mrs. McCormick!
Whoo hoo! I survived the year as both a wedding photographer and a bride. Trust me ladies… I know exactly what you all go through ;) I’m looking forward to 2009 as a newlywed and photographer. I have a feeling 2009 is going to rock!!!
Happy Holidays!!! Thank you all for helping make 2008 a fabulous year!
How could I blog this wedding only once. I know it’s odd… but as I was editing this wedding I just fell in love with so many more pictures that I had to put more on the blog. The details were just so phenomenal. Karmela and Sal got married at Brand Park in Glendale. The Reception was held at Urartu Resturant. It was a beautiful as it was a party!
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Kip took this picture and it’s so smokin’ hot!!!!






Jolanta’s friend bought her a gift certificate for her birthday and I’m so glad she did. What a nice Birthday present! We had the most fun playing around at Paramount Ranch for Jolanta’s portrait session. I think she looks amazing! As beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside too! What a sweetheart. I’m so glad she had so much fun with it! She really worked it!
I’m so glad I got to do pictures with Kristina’s family this year. We were supposed to do it last year and postponed. I met Kristina at Kim and Bill’s wedding and was soooo looking forward to taking more pictures of Zoe. Those blue eyes are so expressive and beautiful! It was so much fun to do a session with the whole family. And the pumpkin bread Kristina gave me afterwards totally hit the spot. Enjoy!!!
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Here’s the DeLeo’s at Kim and Bill’s wedding…


and here’s their Christmas session!











Amanda and Andrew were my first mini-session of the day on Sunday. I was so excited to shoot at Camarillo Ranch for an engagement session. The fact that it was already decorated for Christmas was an added bonus. The red walls of the stables and barn are amazing! Amanda and Andrew are such sweethearts. They totally worked it for this session! Congratulations on getting married later in the year at
Hartley Botanica!










I can totally tell which ones are Amanda and Andrew’s favorites by thier order.
This one was a hit!


I’m so glad they liked some of the unusual angles :)

I love the christmas card they picked out!

and I love, love, love the picture they picked out for the back of the card. It’s my favorite from their engagement session!

I met up with the Lowen’s for thier annual family portrait for the Christmas card. I was so excited that we got to use thier neighbor’s vineyard for the portrait session. There is nothing I love more then portraits in a vineyard at the golden hour. It’s the trifecta! ;)
And if anyone wants to know how they can look as cute and styled as this family check out Julia Rose & Company in Ojai. Taffy owns it! They have the cutest boutique clothes. Tell Taffy you saw her on my blog and that she looks fabulous!
Julia Rose & Company
335 East Ojai Avenue
Ojai, California
805.646.8564
http://www.juliaroseandcompany.com/
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Super cute card to send out for Christmas this year!

I was so glad that Mara called me and asked me for a portrait session while I was on my way up to Ojai. The timing worked out just perfect. We got a really cute holiday portrait in their backyard. Then we headed off to the field where they walk their dogs every day. I thought it was so fitting to get some pictures showing the love they have for their dogs and is representative of the simple things they do every day. The dogs had so much fun during this session! They are beauties!
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and a super cute Christmas card for the Redden’s!

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