I’m in love with this little Italian nursery rhyme and this picture. Swoon.

Italian:

Fa la ninna, fa la nanna
Nella braccia della mamma
Fa la ninna bel bambin,
Fa la nanna bambin bel,
Fa la ninna, fa la nanna
Nella braccia della mamma.

It loosely translates to:

Go to sleep, go to sleepy
In the arms of your mother,
Go to sleep, lovely child,
Go to sleepy, child so lovely,
Go to sleep, go to sleepy
In the arms of your mother.

This would look absolutely amazing on a large canvas hanging on the wall! I love making art out of my photographs

What about you? Do you have an empty wall that is begging to be decorated??!

Xoxo,

Emmy

Hello kiddies! It’s been a rollercoaster of a few weeks, but I’m so excited to blog these images. My favorite hairsylist, Janae, of Janae Smith Studio needed some professional headshots for her webpage and so we had a little mini session a couple of weeks ago. I love her. Seriously. She is Miss Fierce and rocked her session. I absolutely LOVE the way her images turned out.

If you’re in need of headshots for your business or personal use, contact me and we’ll set up a little mini sesh!

Till next time, enjoy her fabulosity!

Xoxo,

Emmy

This blog post is near and dear to my heart. Confession, I know this family and I know them well and I love them!! After seeing their pictures, you’re going to love them too! So, I might be biased when I say, little Giovanni might be the most fun and expressive little baby I’ve ever had the opportunity to photograph, but I think the pictures will speak for themselves haha. He is every bit as goofy as his parents and just a fun-loving little guy! And please, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t get ANY cuter than this!!

We did a quick little family session to commemorate Giovanni at 10 months and I couldn’t be happier with the results. Enjoy some of my favorites from this adorable family’s session below…and remember I warned you…this little guy has it all…check out his expressions and his eyes!! SWOON ♥

Xoxo,

Emmy

10 years together! Yep, 10 whole years, woohoo! That’s the reason behind this femme sexy session. Monique wanted to surprise her hubby with something special to commemorate their time together and I couldn’t love her choice more! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…these are my all time favorite sessions to shoot! So fun, flirty and empowering! Hot hot stuff I tell you. Just a couple to show you how she rocked this session. Her husband is going to die…

Awesome, awesome job Monique!! And congratulations on 10 years!!

Xoxo,

Emmy

Because really when you’re this cute and strike a pose like that…you deserve to be blogged in a sneak! ♥

Full post coming soon!

You might remember these two love birds from their engagement session that they seriously rocked. Well, this fun-loving, beautiful and so in love couple tied the knot on one of the most popular dates of the year, 9-10-11.  In front of their extremely close knit group of friends and family, they exchanged vows and made their love official. It was SO beautiful and there was so much love in the air that day. These two are incredibly cherished and loved and it was shown during the reception with the emotional speeches given by their wedding party, family and friends. I teared up several times. These two make me fall in love with love all over again. Swoon. AND if that weren’t enough, boy does this family know how to throw a party!! Both sides of the family and all their friends made this night so memorable and really let loose to celebrate the love between Danyka and JD. How very special! By the end of the night, I felt like I was part of the family too and would have loved to rock the night away with all of them into the wee hours of the morning!

Congratulations Danyka and JD! I wish you all the best and may your love continue to inspire all those around you and may you have many many years of complete and utter bliss and happiness. You two deserve it!! Lots of love you newlyweds!!!

Xoxo,

Emmy

Woohoo!!! It’s finally here! I have been DYING to blog this session for weeks. OMG this was one of my most favorite sessions to date. Why you ask?? Not only did I get to team up with (yet again) Janae of Janae Smith Studio but I got to play with 11 girls all dressed up in wedding gowns! Give me this ANY DAY!! There’s nothing like a straight up girls day that includes hair by Janae herself, professional make-up and nails. Then, what do you do after you’ve gotten all beautified?? Go run around in the 100 degree heat in Folsom and take pictures, of course! Ha!

Okay, so the real purpose of this session wasn’t so yours truly could have fun playing (although I had tons of fun!) it was to showcase bridal looks for Janae’s portfolio. She did an awesome job organzing the whole session and styling each and every girl.  And we litterally shot all day…right until the sun went down! We used every last bit of natural light and these girls were troopers I tell you. They were so fun and really rocked it in front of my camera…on top of it being a sweltering hot day.

Here are just a few of my favorites from the day. And if you’re in need of an amazingly talented hair dresser for that big day (or just any old day…she does my hair on a regular basis!) contact Janae Smith Studio. You will NOT be disappointed!!

Xoxo,

Emmy

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A couple of weekends ago I had the extreme pleasure of photographing this adorable little family and I was smitten the moment baby Adam opened his eyes at me! He really knows how to work those eyes and my oh my he’s already a heart breaker!

I’ll admit we had a mini melt down at the beginning of the session, but a few cuddles from Mom and a croissant did the trick and he was all smiles again! Woo!

We spent a Saturday morning enjoying the beautiful light in Old Folsom and playing with blocks and toy bunnies and books. We had such a blast!!

Mom and Dad were pretty cute themselves and it was so fun to see them dote on Adam and how much Adam loves them both. This has seriously got to be one of the cutest families I’ve ever had the honor of photographing!

Enjoy a few of my favorites from their session!

Emily, Jeremy and Adam, thanks for letting me spend a wonderful Saturday morning with you guys and I hope you love your photos as much as I do!!

Xoxo,

Emmy

Are you kidding me with this face?!?!

A sweet, sweet boy and his family are coming very soon…stay tuned!!

If you’ve been following this blog from the beginning you may recognize Melissa. She’s been featured quite a few times and she’s also the mastermind, creator and diva extraordinaire of our favorite bling shop, Bling Diva Designs! She’s not only a wonderful and talented business woman, but I’m so proud to call her my friend!

Melissa and Jon are expecting their very first baby in 4 weeks!!! Oh my goodness! They’re having a precious little princess and I cannot think of two people who deserve it more. They love each other and mesh together so well that this baby is going to be the cherry on top of their fantastic relationship. And oh goodness, she’s going to be so loved too! I cannot wait to see how this little girl enhances their lives   Click here to follow her pregnancy journey!

Melissa and Jon and I headed out to Ventura pier to shoot their femme belly session (the same place they took engagement pics!!! Collective sigh here haha) and the day couldn’t have been nicer! The sun came out to play and hid behind clouds to give us some gorgeous filtered light and Melissa and Jon worked their session like pros! And seriously, have you ever seen a more gorgeous pregnant woman in your life?! Yeah I haven’t either. Here are a few of my favorites from their session!

Melissa & Jon, I wish you all the best in this new adventure you’re about to embark on and I cannot wait to meet your perfect and precious princess! Lots of love to you both!!! ♥

Xoxo,

Emmy