Serena Grace Photo Blog

Just wanted to share the cute custom folded cards I made for the Adi family from their portrait session.  Love the picture they used for the cards!

If you haven’t heard of the totally fab e-zine Utterly Engaged, then you should definitely check it out!  It is filled with tons of great tips, ideas, & inspiration for brides-to-be.  I’m a little late in blogging this, but last month I had the wonderful honor of working with Eva Chiou (event planner & Utterly Engaged editor) and Summer Watkins (blogger & event stylist of Grey Likes Weddings) in photographing a shoot for the December issue of Utterly Engaged.

For the shoot, Summer took us antique shopping at Country Roads Antiques in Old Towne Orange.  Eva gave Summer a budget of $100 and tasked her with finding vintage items to create a table scape & event concept.  I’ve never been antique shopping before but it was so much fun!  And Summer has an amazing talent for finding hidden gems & bringing together elements I never would have thought to put together!

Summer found the cutest little bingo set and it became the inspiration for our bingo & root beer float themed party.  Here are some photos from our day of shopping with Summer, along with photos of the fun table scape she designed.  Also, don’t forget to check out the full article in Utterly Engaged because Summer shares her shopping secrets!

Happy New Year everyone!  I thought I’d kick off the new year with a very sweet After Session with the lovely Sarah & her handsome groom Arnold.  The two tied the knot the day before (the amazing Jules Bianchi photographed their wedding), so this was literally a Day After Session!  I think it’s so fun when brides/couples choose to do an After Session.  I mean, seriously, what bride wouldn’t want to rock that amazing dress of theirs one more time?  Plus, for Sarah & Arnold, they were able to head back to their old stomping grounds to do their session.  When Sarah first emailed me about doing an After Session, she was considering shooting in a field somewhere.  After some thought, Sarah eventually decided she wanted to shoot at UCLA instead, the place where they met & where their love blossomed.

As we drove together to UCLA, I could tell they were so excited to head back to their alma mater.  I’m glad they chose to shoot at a location that was meaningful to them because I think it will make these photos that much more special to them!