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A Little Lady {Audrey is One}

Nicola Borland — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:11:44 +0000

Audrey is the perfect mix of her parents. She is a little lady like her mother, and I think she is going to be super smart like her dad. She is still very petite, and is working on the whole standing and walking thing, but I know she will be running all over the house pretty soon, causing lots of trouble! Watching her grow from a bun in the oven to three, six, nine and twelve months has been so amazing. I am sad that we have finished our Belly To Baby First Year Series, but know that her mum and I are now friends and I will still get to watch Audrey grow.

My favorite things about Audrey:

Her fashion sense – good job mum!
Her big brown eyes
Her giggle – makes me giggle thinking about it
Her expressions – even when she is not smiling she has the best expressions
Most of all the fact that I get to be her photographer!

Leave a comment and let us know what you think about this little darling!

Thursday’s Wedding {Jamie and Taylor}

Nicola Borland — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:17:45 +0000

What can I say about the Williams and Price families? Well, they are pretty much some of the nicest people I have met. They make everyone feel like family. After having know Taylor for a couple of years and being able to capture the proposal and the engagement session I was eager to finish out the full hand and capture the wedding images. It was a beautiful warm October day and all 72 members (really 23 and a few children!) of the bridal party looked amazing. And Jamie…the most beautiful of them all. Not only was her dress amazing, but she was really relaxed and glowing all throughout the day. The ceremony at St Bede’s was flawless and Jamie’s dad made an appearance to officiate part of the ceremony.

The reception was at The La Cañada Thursday Club, a place with close family ties. Taylor’s grandmother used to be a member there and has a bench dedicated to her outside in the little front courtyard. The whole place was beautifully decorated by Jennifer from An Unforgettable Occasion, with the color Jamie chose that went perfectly with everything, and one of my favorite colors, purple! The cocktails were delicious, so I was told! They looked amazing so that works for me! And the food was delicious too. I think two of the best parts for me of the night were the speeches by the two best men and maid of honor. They really know and love both Jamie and Taylor and seeing that was really special. And then I think the best part was the dancing. Wow. I don’t know what to say about the dancing other than there was some stuff I had not seen before, and I have seen a lot of wedding dancing! These families really know how to party!

This was a great way for me to round up my 2011 weddings, and as they say, we saved the best ’till last. Congratulations Jamie and Taylor and I look forward to the next family event!

Ceremony: St Bede The Venerable
Reception: The La Cañada Thursday Club
Wedding Day Planner: Jennifer Feeser with An Unforgettable Occasion
Catering: Daniel Kronfli at Bacaro LA Wine Bar.

The below video is a selection of my favorite images from the wedding. Please make sure you have your volume controls working to get the full benefit of the music and sit comfortably as its a long one!

If you love these images then please leave a comment for the bride or groom or myself below!

A Cheeky Holiday {Kayla}

Nicola Borland — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:06:41 +0000

Little Kayla has her parents, especially Dad, wrapped around her little finger! And quite rightly, too. She has these huge blue eyes and a lot of funny faces in her repertoire. She is just learning to sit so I used my magic powers to help her become an expert in sitting, and we captured some amazing images of her cheeky face…and her other cute cheeks too!

I Heart Zuma {Bridgette and Julian}

Nicola Borland — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:54:28 +0000

It was a typical Southern Californian day with not a cloud in the sky. All the family were gathered to see these two people tie the knot on the beach. Her dream setting. Julian was in his dress military uniform along with some close buddies, and Bridgette looked beautiful in her strapless gown. Bridgette best men were dressed in their casual “tuxedo shirts”. Excellent. The waves were crashing and the love was flowing. You can tell that these two are best friends. The whole day was filled with their love for each other and their families. It was honor to be a part of it. Have fun in Europe on your extended honeymoon. I’m jealous!

Baby Blue Eyes {Emma’s 1 Year Session}

Nicola Borland — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:40:10 +0000

Ummm…so cutest baby in the world or what?????? I have had such pleasure watching Emma grow up over the last year with our newborn and six month sessions as part of my Belly to baby Collections. Every time I see her she just gets cuter! Those big bay blues get me every time. It was really cool to see her walking and with hair too! She was very well behaved for the session and mum, dad and grandma where excellent helpers with the singing and dancing and clapping portion of the session.

As always, with Emma, these are my new favorite images and I can’t wait to put together her 1 year collage with all her best images. She will have a portfolio better than most catwalk models by the time she is 2!

If you are a family member and wish to see all the images from our 1 year Belly to Baby Collection please click HERE to find your event.

Where’s The Baby? {Ortiz Baby Shower}

Nicola Borland — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:09:17 +0000

To view all the images from this event click HERE and enter the new baby’s name as your access code.

Sunset at the Lagoon {Ali and Brian’s Wedding}

Nicola Borland — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:50:34 +0000

This is a hard post to write as there is so much to say! I loved this wedding. The people, the location, the design, the friends, the dress, the atmosphere, everything! We had so many images from this one it was hard to choose. Even harder when the bride is also a photographer and a friend. No pressure! LOL

One of my favorites from this year and I can’t wait to start designing the album! Its going to be a real storybook. Thanks, Ali, for asking me to capture such a special day in your life. It means a lot.

If you are a friend or family member and want to see all the images please click HERE.

Sweet Beach O’ Mine {Allison and Cory}

Nicola Borland — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 07:18:00 +0000

This is the second time I have been able to blog about Allison and Cory. The first was from their engagement session back in December. That was a fun day, but nothing in comparison to Allison and Cory’s Wedding Day on July 16th. It was a glorious sunny Santa Barbara day and with such a beautiful private home to have the ceremony the stage was set. Allison looked stunning. I loved the vintage inspired hair style Allison had, and Cory was beach smart with his slacks and flip flops.

When joining two families together there always seems to be an adjustment period, but seeing as Allison and Cory have been together forever it was hard to tell these families apart. The whole day was very family oriented and they made myself and my second photographer Natalie feel very at home. We were both exhausted at the end of the night after a long day of shooting, but it was a satisfying exhaustion after a day well spent. In fact I have more images from Allison and Cory’s wedding than any other so far. I am looking forward to sharing in one of their favorite pastimes pretty soon. Is it legal to swap photography services for UCLA games? Hint hint…

Malibu Love {Maile and Justin’s Wedding}

Nicola Borland — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:26:27 +0000

You can just see the love that was around at this wedding without even having been there. I am so happy for both Maile and Justin and look forward to spending many more special events like this with them both! Love you!

Blue Eyed Couple {Ali and Brian’s Engagement}

Nicola Borland — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:44:36 +0000

So, Ali and I go way back. She was one of the first people I met in the America. We were both in the same visual journalism class and spent many an assignment together doing some “drive by shooting” and later a lot of studio portrait assignments that I still have the evidence from, but will most likely never be seen unless I need some blackmail material!

Just before graduation in 2005 Ali and Brian met and have been together since then. Because they have been living in the San Diego area since then I have not had as many opportunities to hang out or get to know Brian, but I was really excited to hear that Brian had popped the question and even more so when I was asked to shoot their wedding on 9.10.11.

This was a great opportunity to shoot some very special images of Ali and Brian and to spend some time with them as a couple and not in a large group setting as it usually goes. Brian was an excellent model, taking direction very well, and was rather funny to boot. And Ali, well I must already have over 5000 images of Ali over the years, but these are by far my favorites!

I know that their September wedding is going to be gorgeous and am looking forward to Ali’s bachelorette party in 3 weeks as well!!!

P.S Is that not the coolest ring?!? Ali had is specially made after her love of Calla Lilies.