Parties & Special Events

I have covered every type of event and party you can think of but my favorite, favorite, favorite are family oriented gatherings because they hold so much meaning for a million different reasons. And it is when the whole tribe shows up and I often get to meet my client's extended family and friends and capture their interactions with those they love! It is absolutely a day worth documenting. I'm lucky to be a Los Angeles based event photographer because the variety is endless - from covering kid's very first (or second or third or 15th) birthday parties, 100 day celebrations, dohl celebrations, baby showers, baptisms, bar and bat mitzvahs, gender reveal parties, quinceañeras, school plays, graduations (from pre-school to college!) and full-on backyard blowouts blasting Nelly - you can't beat getting to crash parties every weekend and take photos of all the adorable characters there - some portraits for sure but mostly documentary style: candid, emotional, playful and real. Then you can actually BE at the party - and in the moment - instead of trying to capture the moments from behind your phone.

Capturing events is where I often get to witness several generations in action and that is a delight - but to be sure, my favorite part is the in-between little moments: Mom with a frosting hand print on the back of her cute dress (classic!). The cute tension of the Doljabi grab, every auntie leaning in, breath held, phones up (will the baby be disinterested or cry or choose the paintbrush or the calculator or the hundred dollar bill??). Perhaps it is Grandpa getting farrrr lower than wise while entertaining the kids during limbo!! The always-sketchy piñata wholloping line-up combined with the epic candy-explosion split second, every kid diving like it's the dang World Cup. Streamers in the jacaranda tree, the most lovely balloon arch combined with folding tables sagging under the generous potluck, the parents clapping and the birthday kid's face lit gold in the half-second before the candles go out. Cousins, chosen family, the neighbor who's basically family - lots of all your favorite people mingling together is an amazing photo op - and all in one spot. It really doesn't happen very often so you gotta take advantage of it!

Every celebration of love is a joy to capture! Event photography coverage that I do also includes a sweet opportunity to grab family portraits (that friends and extended family and chosen family can jump into!) before the party and then also included is the download link to your complete gallery of images from your event, delivered in full resolution. From Santa Monica to Pasadena to wherever your people gather to get jiggy, let's get the whole crew in the frame - big city, big party, big FEELINGS.