The Perez Family, P. I
Not even three years ago I began working at a cutting-edge restaurant in Cerritos where people ordered from an iPad and it was all the rage. While working there I had many of my bigger life milestones (getting married, moving into a new home, having reconstructive hip surgery, my husband being laid off and unemployed, etc.) but I also met a lot of cool people. One of those people was Claire, and I remember since the moment I met her I was fascinated by her life. When we started working together I only knew that she was once an olympic level gymnast but after a few months I came to learn she was also married (a score, as I was starting to feel alone as a young married concierge!) and that she had a beautiful daughter too! As time went on Claire eventually left the restaurant to pursue being a full time mom, but little did I know they would soon be expecting a second bundle of joy!I started my photography business early in the year and over time I guess my social media skills reached in the right direction because Claire re-found me and asked me if I could take some maternity photos of her 36-week belly before her due date for her second baby came. I was so excited, I had never done maternity photos apart from my sister and one other friend who was just barely showing, so this was quite the experience for me. Claire is absolutely stunning and her family was as adorable as I imaged they would be. We met up at Seal Beach and grabbed a few photos before sundown and it was a great time all around. Her daughter--Ariana--played in the water and was soaked within seconds, which I thought might compromise our shoot, but Claire picked her up and held her for their photos as if she were as warm and dry as ever.... props to you, Perez Family, may your love keep flowing as abundantly as it was that day!! :)
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