Mini Session: The B Family

Super fun family alert!

It was my first time photographing this group, and they were up for pretty much anything.

When I said, “Hold hands in a line, spread out, and do a little twisting and wiggling and dancing,” they did.

When I said, “Green light!” they took off.

When I said, “On three, look at the funniest person in the family,” they did.

We took some portraits in the vineyard, too.

Such a beautiful family in a gorgeous location. Thanks, B Family, for an easy breezy mini-session!

Mini Session: The K Family

It was so special photographing this sweet family again — this time we met up at Vina Castellano, a beautiful vineyard and winery in Auburn. I first met the K Family at a local preschool when our oldest boys were four years old. Now those 7-year-old boys are playing soccer together on Saturday mornings. And coincidentally, their younger siblings (both 3 years old) are currently attending said preschool and had fun playing together at last Saturday’s soccer game.

Time marches on, doesn’t it?!

Mini Session: The F Family

I started off my afternoon of mini sessions at Vina Castellano Vineyards with this adorable family of three. Mom is an elementary school teacher who is friends with my husband’s cousin — and she is also a teacher!

Isn’t this little guy the cutest?!

He is 10 months old — with the drool to prove it.

This is one loved little boy.

Maria & Bryce's Wedding | September 2018

Maria and Bryce were married in early September in a small town outside of Placerville. The couple opted not to have engagement photos done, but I suggested we meet up a week or so before their big day at their wedding venue. I love meeting each couple in person before their wedding day. It gives me a chance to get to know them a little better, both individually and as a couple, walk through the venue with them, and talk about the plans they’ve made for their special day.

And then when the wedding day arrives, the couple is more comfortable with me (which is SO important!), and I’m more relaxed and excited as well.

Maria & Bryce’s wedding day was filled with smiling and laughing and celebrating…all while sporting Converse tennis shoes! :-)

The soundtrack to the reception was today’s country music (I was in heaven — if you know me, you know I adore country music). I enjoyed capturing the first dances, as I always do, but my favorite part of the reception was when one of the young guests, a girl of maybe eight, started a dance-off with one of the groomsmen. Both of them had impressive moves — it was awesome! They even started breakdancing…say what?! So cool.

And then surprise! At the very end of the evening, as if not to be outdone, the groom broke out his breakdancing moves — and you guessed it — the crowd went wild!

Congrats, Maria & Bryce!

The D Family | Bernhard Museum

This adorable family of four was so much fun to work with! Earlier this fall, we met up at the Bernhard Museum in Auburn for a Sunday morning session. (I don’t shoot a lot of morning sessions, but mom Heather told me that her kids are happiest in the morning, and so we made it happen! And boy was she was right!)

Seriously, aren’t they the happiest and most beautiful babies?!

And yes, their eyes are just that blue! There’s no Photoshop magic happening there.

Speaking of Photoshop magic, I will let you in on a little secret. See that image above? The straight-out-of-the-camera image looked slightly different.

The little girl was looking off to the side (which is totally normal for a 3-year-old!), so we just did a little head swap and voila…she’s now looking at the camera!

And when I say “we,” I really mean Retouchup. (I have no head swapping skills to speak of, so for me, outsourcing is the way to go.)

Anyway, I say all of that, to let you know that if your munchkins are really wiggly during your photo session and looking anywhere but the camera, don’t despair. When I snap photos of kids, I almost always overshoot, knowing that there might be a head swap or two in post processing.

Thank you, D family, for allowing me to capture these special moments for you!

Want to take some photos at the Bernhard Museum, too?! Let’s chat! Shoot me an email at jennieharlessphotography@gmail.com.