Happy 1st Birthday Jianna! {Los Angeles Birthday Party Photographer}

You may recognize this family from Jianna's adorable "Destroy the Cake" session on the blog last month... just a few weeks later we photographed them again at the little lady's 1st birthday party! Her birthday was at Maggiano's at The Grove and was quite beautiful. Her pink and yellow color palate was the perfect combination girlie and modern and the flowers were exquisite. The cupcakes on her table looked extra scrumptious topped with pink bubble gum, brilliant! A big hit at the party was the caricature artist, we were even tempted to step in and get ours done but didn't... maybe next time ;) Here are a few of our favorite photos from Jianna's party... enjoy!

Happy Birthday Leighton! {Orange County 1st Birtday Party Photographer}

Last week I photographed Leighton's BEAUTIFUL birthday party at the Aliso Viejo County Club in Orange County! Leighton's momma went all out for her special day, there were thoughtful touches everywhere and you could tell a lot of TLC went into making this event extra special for the kids. The party was a huge success and I was glad to be a part of their special day... here are a few of my favorite images from the afternoon :)

Here's the vendor list from Leighton's Momma... she is so resourceful!

Theme – Lime green and hot pink polka dots Venue and caterer – Aliso Viejo Country Club Cake – Heidelberg Pastry Shop (Laguna Hills) Flowers – DIY with flowers from LA Flower Mart, vases from Walmart Blessing tree – www.bloomsandbranches.com Doljabi board, raffle tickets, Leighton 1st birthday stickers – www.dohlpostersnmore.com “Happy Birthday” banner – www.etsy.com (craftysweethearts) Candy buffet – platters are and apothecary jars from TJ Maxx, candy from Powell’s Sweet Shoppe, cupcakes, dipped marshmallows and sugar cookies are homemade Party favor bags, tissue paper for pom-poms, ribbons and candy buffet cellophane bags from www.papermart.com Polka dot table cloth accents and runners – fabric from Walmart, sewn by my mom J Dol go-im towers – oatmeal canister as bases, beans and candy mentos Candy buffet signs and labels – DIY in power point with craft paper from Michael’s

Miss Jianna's Destroy the Cake™ Session! {Thousand Oaks Baby Photographer}

I had such a great time photographing this family last week at their home in Thousand Oaks! Little Jianna is turning 1 soon so we took a ton of photos to document this milestone and to use at her birthday bash next month. Her brothers, Elias and Jonas, were both such good sports. Jonas (4) was such a ham for the camera and kept referring to his baby sister as a "princess", he totally melted my heart :) Here are just a few of my favorites from the day... including one of my all time favorite destroy the cake sessions at the very end!