diamond bar event photographer | baptism

it was a beautiful SUNDAY afternoon to have a baptism. it was warm, breezy, and bright blue skies.  ST. DENIS CHURCH is a beautiful church reminiscient of a mission with it's arched hallways and courtyard. beautiful SPANISH style architecture. AMALIE LUNA was surrounded by loved ones this day. growing up in the church, these sacraments are so important and sacred. it's an honor to be asked to document one of AMALIE's important days. 

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~thank you to MARICELA and family for always being so warm and welcoming. we enjoyed being a part of the celebration and asked to photograph such a beautiful day. AMALIE is very lucky to be so loved. 

ST DENIS CATHOLIC CHURCH

2151 S. Diamond Bar Blvd.
Diamond Bar, CA  91765

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happy birthday, boo!

"Back in the days when I was a teenager
Before I had status and before I had a pager
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
I said, well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin like Michael"

if you know these lyrics, you know what decade this picture was taken (in fact this album is still bumpin' in my car today). i have to laugh because pagers were so "in" then. it was the day when "911," "411," and "143" was texting back then.

i took this picture of j. about a few weeks after we just started dating. i took two rolls of film and my 35mm camera and took pictures of j. at the nearby park where we used to walk to. he was so whooped. we were so like the "COOL IT NOW" song, back then. he was eighteen. i was.. er...not. 

today, j. turns thirty-six! yay! i love that he made ME lunch on HIS birthday. that's the kind of guy he is. he's a keeper...

~happy birthday, boo boo! i loved-ed you the moment i seen-ded you! here's to many more celebrations together!

what i'm reading

it all started when i was visiting mom in the hospital. i am a movie freak and j. and i love going to the movies or renting DVDs when  we have free time. so i was initially motivated to watch THE HUNGER GAMES when it came out because it was receiving so much buzz the last couple months. my friends encouraged me to read the book(s) first before watching the movie. knowing me and my crazy busy life, i was unsure that i could commit to reading a whole book. this is coming from the girl who's last purchased book was HARRY POTTER (the very first one) and never got passed the second chapter. as the universe would have it, my brother lent me the book and i had lots of time to read in the hospital. i am now on the third and last book, MOCKINGJAY, and i absolutely enjoyed reading the series. it reminded me of reading as a young girl, getting immersed in another world, rooting for the heroine, and investing in the lives of the characters. KATNISS, the heroine, is a bad chick. bad meaning good. she's smart and a good shot. if i lived in PANEM, the setting of the story, i would be one of her homegirls. fo' real. don't mess with my girl.

i watched the movie after i finished the first book and i thought the film was well done. of course,  your imagination is better than any other director's vision, but they did a pretty good job translating the important details. i give it 4 out of 4 Gs rating!

dad

this past WEDNESDAY was dad's birthday. for some reason, this year was harder for me than the last. last year was the first birthday we didn't celebrate together and it would seem that would be more difficult, being that it was only less than six months since he passed. i guess it's because it doesn't seem like a dream anymore. last year was such a fog. trying to move forward, trying not to miss dad so much, trying not to feel too sad, trying not to wallow, trying to be strong. trying to find the silver lining. but there is none. aside from the fact that he's not suffering from his cancer anymore, there's no silver lining. he's really gone. so i let dad's birthday come and go. continued on my workday, pushing the memories of past birthdays in the corners of my mind. it's not the same. i only hope that we'll see each other again. i know his spirit lives on. 

we miss you, dad.

montebello baby portrait photographer: {amalie}

i love taking pictures of babies when they're about 6 months old. aside from being able to sit up and hold their head up, you start to see their personality shine through. they smile, giggle, and have so much expression in their faces. it's a special time. one that affords documenting. so i am so honored to document this special time in AMALIE's life. this is a rare session that i didn't get any crying shots (which i love, by the way). AMALIE is such a happy baby. she loves her momma, MARICELA,  and bares the same resemblance of that bright smile. 

here are a few more faves from her session. click here to view slideshow in a new window, or view it below.

~thank you for letting me document this special time, MARICELA. it was wonderful spending time with you and AMALIE. 

GJ Spiller Photography || Los Angeles-based Wedding and Lifestyle Portrait Photographers || Photography for fun, modern couples and families

life. love. memories. your love story.

info@gjspillerphotography.com

626.376.9501

site: www.gjspillerphotography.com

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