Barbara & Gil in Maui!, originally uploaded by Jessica Verma Photography.

This weekend we went to Maui, Hawaii to shoot the gorgeous wedding of
Barbara & Gil. They had never been to Hawaii and managed to plan a perfect
wedding completely sight unseen - I’m impressed! After a lovely ceremony
overlooking the ocean, they had an event-filled wedding including a great
choreographed first dance, a slideshow, and even a surprise performance by
Gil, who learned to play the guitar just so he could sing his own special
version of ‘Grow Old With You’ to Barbara. It was really lovely!

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Brian & Shanan are actually family friends of mine, so I was thrilled to fly out to the east coast to shoot their wedding. They are such a sweet couple, but they definitely know how to throw a party! I loved the enthusiasm of the bridal party when the officiant pronounced them man and wife!

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These guys were so well-behaved, I just asked them to pose and they did it! (As someone who specializes in 2-4 year olds, this was a treat, let me tell you)

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You may have seen my post from a week ago about the little girl who got hit by a big wave at the beach - we re-shot their session today and it went much better! (They did decide to do it at the park instead of the beach for safety)

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This little boy is actually a professional model with Ford Agency, so it was a joy to take his photos - look at those eyes! His little sister is shaping up to be model material too, I have honestly never seen such a calm baby - her brother could pick her up, roll her around, and poke her and she just smiled and had fun. Lucky parents!

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I have been working with the MOMS club of Pasadena since last year, and it’s been wonderful to be able to help out their organization. In addition to donating portrait sessions for fundraisers, they asked me to come to their annual picnic to do mini-sessions of the families. We had a great time, and I got to meet several new families in one day! (If your school or organization would be interested in doing a fundraiser with me, feel free to call!)

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I started to do a family session at the beach in Malibu yesterday, and it was going great until the little girl got too close to the water! (click ‘more’ underneath this picture to see what happened next!)

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As you can perhaps imagine, getting good family photos with 2 or more young children all looking at the camera at the same time is one of the biggest challenges of my job. I got lucky yesterday with this great looking family, though!

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Tony & Jane in San Francisco!, originally uploaded by Jessica Verma Photography.

This weekend I actually got to be a guest at a wedding for once! My uncle Tony married his lovely fiancé Jane in San Francisco and I sat in the audience like a normal person They had their reception at the Fort Mason Firehouse, which is this really cool building that has been set up for events and things - very hip! Their wedding was very heartfelt and lovely, they wrote their own vows and incorporated traditions from both of their families. And of course I couldn’t resist sneaking in a few pictures!

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