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This is the third time I’ve had the privilege of photographing my sweet friend’s family. This time, Jen’s mom, Laura was in town and Jen wanted her to have some pictures as a Mother’s day gift. I adore Laura. I grew up with Jen, and became very close to Laura over the years. When Jen would be spending hours in her room getting ready, (well it felt like hours), Laura and I would have the best chats at her kitchen table. She was like a second Mom to me and I love her so much. Click here and here to see the two previous photo shoots we’ve done together.
Tags: Children, Children Photography, children portraits, Family Photographer, Family Photography, kids, Main Street, Mother's Day, portrait, Portraits, seal beach
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Let me just say that I have the best job in the world. I love connecting with new families and getting to know people through this business. Tara, is someone I’ve known for a long time through a mutual friend, although it was the first time I met her parents. She surprised them at Christmas with a gift certificate for a family photo shoot and they were so excited to finally have some updated family photos. Their little girl is so sweet and my camera loved her.
Lynda and Jack just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Aren’t they a beautiful couple!
Tags: Children, Families, family, Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach Library, Portraits
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After months of emailing about the shoot, I was so happy to finally meet Hanna and her beautiful family. It was such a perfect morning to capture them. We had fun walking around the trails and exploring the park where we met. I’m so thankful to live in California where I can shoot outdoors. Their littlest one is turning 1 year old, so we focused on getting some really sweet shots of her for her upcoming birthday.
I love this series of the birthday girl! Happy 1st little one.
Tags: 1st birthday, dol, Families, family, Fullerton, Infant, kids, korean, parks, portrait
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Yesterday, I had the privilege and honor in photographing a Home Dedication for the Partida family. Just over 1 year ago, I took their family picture for Habitat for Humanity Greater Los Angeles and met this awesome family. Two of the children have asthma and one has allergies, and this is why the Build Smart, Breathe Easier collaboration was created.
“This past year, Merck kicked off a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) and HGTV’s Carter Oosterhouse in an effort to build four affordable homes across the country as a part of Build Smart, Breathe Easier national asthma education program. The homes incorporate asthma-healthy features using specific building techniques, materials and ventilation systems. In addition to building these homes, the program teaches families affected by asthma how to address common triggers and help minimize the impact of the disease. Their commitment to building healthy affordable housing is unfaltering and greatly appreciated.
Alongside Merck, AAFA and Build Smart, Breathe Easier, the City of Long Beach and The Long Beach Housing Development Company have so graciously supported the vision of Habitat for Humanity of Grater Los Angeles in building home, lives and communities.”
Meet the Partida Family.
This is my favorite part of the dedication where the family receives a Bible and the keys to their new home!!!!
The Merck Family
Tags: AAFA, Asthma and Allergy Foundation, Breathe Smart Breathe Easier, Habitat for Humanity Greater Los Angeles, HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse, LBHDC, Long Beach Housing Development, Merck
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We had the privilege to share our testimony today in church about our experience with foster/adoption. I’ve attached both our testimony and the video slide show we put together. Go directly to this link: http://www.cerritospc.com/sermon/, and click on the movie icon to first watch our testimony. You’ll see us listed first.
Secondly, watch the video below, and make sure to watch until the end of the video, the best part in my opinion. 
We are so thankful for all of you that have supported, prayed, and loved us through this process. We have felt your prayers and love daily.
Love,
Jeff, Mia, Eva and Emma
P.S. Click the link below to view our video.
Our Adoption Journey2web
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When the idea came around that my church wanted to make a “Mother’s Manual” comprised of many different articles written by the amazing mothers at our church, I loved the idea. For me, it was great to contribute as well, sharing our story of foster/adoption and our struggles with infertility. We have so many newly married couples and new mothers, that putting together this amazing manual to help new moms trying to figure out the ins and outs of motherhood is so great. As a gift, I offered to give the manual a little something extra by giving each mom a face to their name by doing the photography. As our church grows, it will be awesome for those new moms reading the articles to be able to look at a picture of the mom that contributed and make a connection with her as they share in their trials and triumphs.
Motherhood is a journey, and we need each other to encourage one another and help in times of need. I’m so excited to see the finished product. We still have 6 more families to photograph, including mine (that’s always the challenge getting my family pictures done), but for now, here are the the first 13 moms and their precious children. A few of the husbands came too, so we seized the opportunity for a family picture as well if time permitted. We did 15 minute back to back sessions, so it was quite busy, but so fun.
If you’d like to come by and check out our church, we’d love to have you.
Tags: Babies, CCSC, Cerritos Library, Cerritos Presbyterian Church, Cerritos Sculpture Garden, CPC, Families, Mia Marisa Photography, portrait
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Mary and I have known each other now for 14 years. We met through our husbands many years ago. We’ve both seen our hobbies evolve into businesses, and have also watched our families grow. When we started talking about her amazing, custom, handmade beanies, and getting some pictures done I knew it would be a fun project. MairWear is Mary’s business, and her hand knitted beanies are amazing. I can’t wait for winter so I can wear mine and see my girls in them. We decided to run a contest and choose two families to wear these amazing creations. It’s a win, win. The families won pictures and they were able to pick out their favorite hat to wear. Thank you everyone for being involved and making this happen. A special thanks to Brianne, with {Bre} Style who did all the set designs and displays for the hats. You were amazing!
Look at all these cute beanie clips, or could double as a hair clip. I love them. They come in small, medium and large.
Little boy hats. So cute!
I love the variety of men’s hats. They are so awesome.
Little girl hats. They are just perfect.
Here’s Brianne’s little girl. She has the perfect hair for hats, so I had to take a few pictures of her wearing them.
Our first family. I’ve known Suzanna since college. We met at school in Pennsylvania. They moved to California last year, and this is the first time we’ve seen each other since she moved. It was a pleasure shooting their family.
Here’s our second family. Mary and Krista went to college together too!
Tags: Families, Fullerton, Head shots, MairWear, Mia Marisa Photography, products, {Bre} Style
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Christy, owner and creator of Simply Audrey contacted me about helping her with a shoot. She recently launched her on-line clothing boutique and wanted to use models for a lifestyle type shoot. It was so fun collaborating with her. Her clothes are so fun, chic, and fresh. I love the look and how wearable they all are. Denise, the make-up artist, did an amazing job on Hannah. It almost looked porcelain like, and she was able to see the clothes and pick the perfect colors to compliment each outfit. I can’t forget Hannah. She recently graduated from High School, and has never modeled before. We all thought she did so amazing. A special shout out to my assistant and friend for the shoot, Nicole. She helped me so much and I couldn’t have done it without her.
Styling and clothing provided by: Simply Audrey
Simply Audrey Blog
Make-up: Denise Van Arsdale
Model: Hannah
Denise, you did such a beautiful job on the make-up. That coral pink lipstick was the perfect color against the dark blue.
Tags: California Heights, Cloting boutique, Denise Van Arsdale, Lifestyle, model, Models, portrait, Simply Audrey
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Contest Rules:
- You must be a family with two or more children.
- You and your family must be available the evening of Tues, August 9th for the photo shoot. You also must be willing to travel to Fullerton.
- You and your family must be willing to model MairWear Beanies, Hats, and Flowers for advertising purposes.
-Contest ends July 31st
What you get:
- A 1/2 hour photo shoot of your entire family complete with all digital pictures at a low-resolution (4×6 printing) on a disc. (valued at $300) + 8×10 of your choice. This includes styling for the family by http://www.brebuskey.blogspot.com/ and make-up for the Mama.
- A MairWear beanie hat for each member of your family plus 2 flower clips for each female in the family (valued at over $70).
To Enter the contest:
- Post the following to your status on Facebook, “Help me get a free photoshoot by Mia Marisa Photography and free MairWear Beanie Hats for my whole family! Click on the links and “like” both FB pages. Then leave a comment on their FB pages saying you nominate me! THANKS!”
Click here for fan pages:
Mia Marisa Photography Fan Page
MairWear Fan Page
Tags: Contest, Mair Wear, Mia Marisa Photography
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