el dorado

When Amanda contacted me last year after learning she and Reed were having another baby, I sighed and thought, I must be getting older…. Now while Amanda and Reed were not one of my wedding couples, Amanda and her sister, Rachel were both El Dorado county high school seniors whom I had the pleasure of photographing…. just a few (lol) years ago. And now- to get to photograph little Owen coming into their lives. What an absolute honor to be remembered after all these years. Amanda sent me a text as she was going into labor so that we could…

Here comes Fall, with it’s golden meadows, dreamy light, and warm palettes. A great time to catch up with the Bila family, who I first photographed back in 2009 (click here to see their session.) Back then their son, Banyon, was just 6 months old but now there is a fourth member to the family, little Avila, and it was time to update the family portraits. Minda and Tyler not only have a new daughter, they also have a new home (and it’s gorgeous — who doesn’t love a turret?) and so we met up where they live in El…