Aaron Dieppa

She was here and he was there. And by there I mean, on the other side of the world! Chris serves our country in the military and has to leave for extended periods of time. In fact, he left not long after our initial meeting earlier this year. And it wasn’t until right before our engagement session that Kristen and Chris were reunited. They had not seen each other for months, which made it an extremely special experience. Absence makes the heart grow fonder! Kristen and Chris are getting married in March and I’m really looking forward to their wedding!

I had the pleasure of photographing Claudia and Mike and their two adorable dogs Parker and Prescott.  It was my first time photographing pets and owners together and I have to say it was a lot of fun.  Luckily Claudia and Mike decided to get to the park early that morning to tire them out a little before the photo shoot.  Great idea guys!  Parker and Prescott were both really well-behaved the whole time.  This was actually one of the most relaxing photo sessions I’ve ever had.  After it was over I couldn’t help but feel like all I had done was spend quality time with my friends and their dogs.   I left feeling really calm and happy.  I guess that’s the sign of good photo shoot!

Here is yet another beautiful family that I recently had the honor of photographing.  Aren’t they beautiful!  I had a wonderful time photographing them at Irvine Park a couple weeks ago just as the sun was setting.  Brianna wasn’t feeling well, but she pulled through like a trooper.  We were all very proud of her because she set a good example as a big sis to her younger sister Allysa and baby brother Nathan.  Allysa was so quiet, yet extremely professional.  She followed every instruction to the T.  Oh and you gotta love Nathan’s hat!!  I have one just like it…:)  But I have to say he looks much cuter in it than I do.

I love it when winter comes around and the air is cold and crisp in the morning. That’s the way it was the morning I photographed Shannon and her family and it was such a refreshing experience.

Shannon is a wedding planner in San Diego and I met her a year ago when I photographed Audrey and Gabe’s wedding in La Jolla. Since then she and her husband Brian were blessed with a beautiful baby girl named Alana. I was so excited when Shannon said she wanted me to photograph them, especially when she said these would be their FIRST EVER family portraits together. What an honor.

And baby Alana is SO adorable. Look at how huge and beautiful her eyes are!