Megan K Photography

Michelle and Casey: Married!

2011-11-12T20:19:00.001-08:00

Michelle and Casey are the cutest couple! They are the couple who has the cute little inside jokes with one another... cute little secret nose kisses... you know what I mean:) It was so much fun hanging out with them on their wedding day! It was a perfect way to spend a Sunday. Enjoy the pics!

(Thanks to my 2nd shooter that day, Matt.)

Love this one Matt got!

Megan and Steve: Married!

2011-11-08T19:29:00.000-08:00

Megan and Steve got married in Huntington beach... right on the sand. It was such a beautiful ceremony! Although I go to weddings all the time because of my career... I never get sick of hearing the message that is being sent, even though there are many similarities with each wedding I shoot. I think it is important to always be reminded to love and respect your husband, adore your wife, put God first in your relationship. I find myself smiling throughout the ceremony. During Megan and Steve's ceremony, they spoke of Megan and Steve and their career choices, and the way they both live a life of service to others. I think of how special that is. How it is important to each of them individually and now as a couple, and I think of how awesome it is that God brought them together and I wonder of the great plans God has for them. Megan and Steve, you are such a special couple and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for choosing me to shoot your wedding.

(*Thanks to my 2nd shooter Mike that day. A few of these images are his.)

Steve capturing the view on the most important day of his life:)

Megan's mom surprised her with a carriage to bring her over to the ceremony... love this look on her face:) She had no idea!

This is one of my favorite images from their wedding day. I took a second to switch cards and when I went back up to shoot... I caught this moment they were having. Megan's look is just complete happiness. I love it:)

Stephanie and Doug: Married!

2011-10-28T21:40:00.000-07:00

Stephanie and Doug's wedding was so awesome. My favorite part of the day was the father of the bride's speech. He said that when Doug came to ask him for his daughter's hand... he told him that Stephanie made him be a better dad, which is one of the many reasons he wanted to marry her. I thought that was so special.. gave me some goose bumps:) Anyhow, they are a beautiful couple! Please enjoy the pics.

*Thanks to my second shooter Matt who always gets great images!

Danielle and Scott...Married!

2011-10-07T18:38:00.001-07:00

You may remember Danielle and Scott's engagement session. Danielle and Scott were so much fun to shoot then, and their wedding day was no exception. Danielle and Scott thought of everything when it came to their wedding day! Seriously every detail for this wedding was amazing. They had welcome bags and door signs for all the guests, signs for everthing (the date of the wedding, Mrs. and Mr. signs), flip flops for all the guests so they could dance the night away, a photo booth, a donut station (yes that's right... homemade donuts!)... and if those donuts didn't fill you up and you needed a late night snack... don't worry because there was a taco stand for that at the end of the night!

The wedding was also incredibly memorable for me because it reminded me to treasure every moment I have with my family and friends, and not to take anything for granted. Scott's mom has been battling cancer for some time now, and she was able to be there at the wedding, and even had just enough energy to stand and dance with Scott. I am so thankful she was there... it's as if God gave her a little extra time to make their wedding day that much more special.

Danielle and Scott, thank you for choosing me to be there on your wedding day. I feel blessed to have been a part of it!

Vendors for the day...

Venue: The Estancia Hotel and Spa

Band: The James Gang

Wedding Coordinator: Brooke Keegan Events

Donuts: Party Donuts

Photobooth : Pacific Photobooths

Videographer: Modern 8

Flowers: Annette Gomez

Danielle even thought of the bottom of her shoes! How cute is this!

A few shots of Danielle before she becomes Mrs. Sablan:)

Here is my favorite part of the ceremony (other than the vows of course!) ... Scott looking at Danielle walking down the isle...

The bags read: "I love you like a fat kid loves donuts" ... a.w.e.s.o.m.e.n.e.s.s !

I could post hundreds of amazing dancing photos.... but since this post is too long as is... I will have to hold myself back:) This reception was NO JOKE! If you notice the image above this last one is of the band... The James Gang.. They played at Fergie's wedding. They were amazing!!! The dance floor was full the entire night which is so much fun for me:)

Jason and Ashley: Married!

2011-09-27T17:28:00.000-07:00

Jason and Ashley were married at a cozy winery. It was a perfect day... and now they will live happily ever after:)

*Thanks to my 2nd shooter that day, Chuck:)

They wrote vows to each other and read them before the ceremony... so romantic:)

My little Nugget...

2011-09-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

I know that I should have millions of photos of Lili because I am a photographer... but I don't! I am always trying to catch up on work so am terrible about making time to take them. So... as of today... I am going to set time aside each month for her. I have to post a new image of her because it's been 5 months since I posted one!

Oh and by the way... please excuse my blog and site right now. I am in the middle of updating my logo (finally!!!) so some things are a little off in both. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend:)

The Yang Family

2011-09-15T16:24:00.000-07:00

I'm back! I cannot believe it's been so long since I have blogged. Week after week went by... all without posting a thing! I deserve an F in the multitasking department this year:) Since Lili has been born it's hard to find time to keep up on everything. Oh well... good thing she is SO worth it:) Anyhow, I am back and ready to go. I will post some of the shoots I've done over the last couple of months so you all can see what I've been up to:)

Here's one I just did of the Yang family. We met down in Laguna, for no reason at all... I love shoots like this. Just spending time together documenting being a family:) Brady was seriously AMAZING!!!! He is only 2 and 1/2 which usually means they don't listen at all. Not Brady! He is a model in the making:) Here are some of my favorite shots from our time together.

Ben is here!

2011-07-31T21:24:00.000-07:00

The Saenz family just welcomed another little boy. Meet Ben... he was such a good sport during the shoot with his big bro poking at him and pretty much jumping on him:) LOL... it was quite entertaining to be there. Love you guys!

Lila's Spiritual Blessing

2011-07-29T18:11:00.000-07:00

I have been SO excited to blog this event. The Boren family is so special to me, and they invited me to join them to document Lila's very special day. They had a spirtual blessing/ baptism for her in their backyard. It was SOOOOOO beautiful, not only because there was not a detail that was missed, but also because of the meaning of the day and the way they expressed it so that not only the adults would understand the day, but the children as well. They had a theme of butterflies that ran throughout every detail. Lila actually wrote a poem about butterflies as well... can you believe it? A child writing this beautiful poem:

Butterfly's

Butterfly's in the sky with me

with Lila Alura Garcia

With me, floating with them

I love butterflies in my heart

Release the butterfly's that are trapped in that box

And then they can with me to my house for a play date

And then the butterfly's loved me

And then I picked up a basket and filled it with flowers so the

Butterfly's could drink the sweet nectar of the flowers

My heart has wings like a butterfly.

Lila... you are such a special little girl and I am so thankful that you wanted to share this day with all of your family and friends. God will always have you in the palm of His hands!

This is the first thing that Lila showed me... a special locket her parents gave her. She tells me... "it has a picture of each of them from their marriage day"... So sweet!

A special "mini" table for Lila to share a meal with her friends!

Lila getting her own water to be blessed with.

Here are just a couple from the ceremony. Lila's parents, and each of her grandparents spoke special words to her about God. They then gave her a necklace of flowers. Later throughout the day Lila then took all the necklaces and gave them to her friends so she could share her "special blessings" with them!

Part of the reason I love photographing children is because of their complete innocence. You can see God in them, each and every one of them. As parents, it is our job and duty to teach them that God made us all perfect, and to teach them that they are perfect just the way they are, as God made them. It is the best gift that you can give your children!

Ava is here!

2011-07-29T17:32:00.001-07:00

"For this child I prayed" is up on Ava's wall... I thought it was so sweet and special! Her room has the cutest details I had to post a few images showing them off. Here are some of my favorite images from our day together...

Summer is 1 !

2011-07-10T22:47:00.000-07:00

Julie and I met in the good old Islands days. We had so many fun memories together... (oh Hawaii, how we miss you!). We reconnected a few years later and I was able to shoot her wedding to the man of her dreams, Dave:) Now they made the MOST beautiful, perfect baby girl. Meet Summer.

Jules, I had fun spending time with you and Summer in Orange (and listening to the cutest noises I have ever heard from Summer!)... you are a wonderful friend, and an amazing mother!

Megan and Steve: Engaged!

2011-07-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

Megan and Steve are ADORABLE together! They have such a connection it's awesome. I am so excited to shoot their wedding later this year!

Stephanie and Doug: Engaged!

2011-06-26T11:57:00.001-07:00

Stephanie and Doug are getting married in September. I am SO excited to shoot their wedding. They are so much fun together and we had a blast hanging out in downtown Huntington Beach. Thank you for letting me capture your love Stephanie and Doug! I can't wait for the big day!

Mason is here!

2011-06-16T20:26:00.000-07:00

I shot Adam and Lani's wedding at the Turnip Rose a couple of years ago. It was the most FUN WEDDING EVER! They danced like you have never seen. Adam even serenaded Lani at the reception:) I loved shooting their wedding and was so excited when they called me and said they had a baby boy. I went over to shoot baby Mason and it was so good to see them! I didn't even recognize their other son Charlie when I first saw him. He went from a little boy at the wedding to now rockin' a mustache! I love it! Anyhow, just wanted to post a few from our session:)

Seylah is 1 !

2011-06-01T19:54:00.000-07:00

I love this family! I feel very blessed that I am able to be with this family as they grow! I can't believe Seylah is already 1 ! Oh my goodness. She is so stinking cute and Kelsey is an amazing big sister... not shy at all:) I couldn't even pick which images to blog...

The Saenz Family: Expecting... again:)

2011-06-01T12:04:00.000-07:00

Jason and Jen had Logan under 2 years ago, and are now expecting another baby boy in just a couple of weeks! We had so much fun trying to get some images to capture this time.

Ron and Nicole: Married!

2011-05-30T17:34:00.000-07:00

Ron and Nicole got married in Hawaii, and had a reception in downtown Huntington Beach at the Shorebreak Hotel. Here are some of my favorite images from the reception:) Thanks to my 2nd shooter Matt for his awesome shots!

Another Snelson... Riley is here!

2011-05-20T15:00:00.002-07:00

Less than 2 years ago, Charlotte was born. God has now blessed the Snelson's with a handsome little dude named Riley Jack. I love thinking about families growing and how shoots change so much. The first child's shoot is very mellow, with mom and dad looking at the baby, loving them, giving them ALL of their attention. Then when the second baby is born... the shoots consist of guarding the newborn from their older sibling! Seriously. I LOVE it and find it quite fun:) Charlotte loved pointing out Riley's nose and toes and such. So sweet. She was also trying to feed him cheerios the entire shoot, and thought he would like her to pretty much jump on him:) Riley didn't think that was very cool. At all.

Congratulations Matt and Molly. You guys are such great friends to me and I love you so much. I thank God all the time for our friendship.

2011-05-20T15:00:00.001-07:00

Addison and Owen

2011-05-17T18:09:00.000-07:00

I have been shooting for the Wiggins family since Owen was born. He is SO big now, and now he has a little sister, Addison:) The last time I saw Addison was when she was first born, so they had me come to shoot her 6 month photos. Like I always say, this is the favorite part of my job... being able to see the same clients throughout the years and watch their families grow. We had a LOT of fun shooting. Owen was hilarious of course and was helpful trying to make Addison smile:) Here are some of my favorite shots...

Featuring Marc Jacobs for babies... seriously? I need some for Lili!

...and that's a wrap:) Addison. was. done.

Maddie Mae... come play already!!!

2011-05-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

I worked for Islands for a very long time, and met some of my VERY closest friends there. Jessica is one of them. I feel blessed by her friendship over all of these years, and now we get to go through motherhood together as well... which makes it that much more fun:)

I have been telling Jessie forever that she needs to take pregnancy pics, otherwise she will regret it. Then weeks passed. Then more weeks passed. I get a call last week from Jessie in a panic, saying she really wants preggo pics. FYI... Maddie is due TOMORROW!!! So of course we figured out a time to go take these and here they are. So, Maddie Mae... you can come play now:) Your mommy has her hair done, toes painted, and now has some proof she was preggo with you! Come out already!!!

Jessica and Brandon are an awesome couple and are going to make the BEST parents! Maddie, you are one. very. lucky. baby.

Tori is graduating!

2011-05-14T11:58:00.000-07:00

First of all... I wish I was this cute in high school! Seriously.

Tori is graduating this year and is off to college. She already knows that she wants to get her degree so she can work with special ed kids. She has such a good head on her shoulders it is unbelievable! It takes a very special person to be able to work with special needs children and Tori is that person. She already works with some now and LOVES it so much!

Tori... you are beautiful inside and out and I am so thankful I got to spend time taking your senior photos!

The Rodriguez Family... Expecting number 4!

2011-04-27T14:28:00.001-07:00

I met this beautiful family when Cece was expecting Brooklyn... who is now already 18 months old! Cece is now expecting their 4th child so wanted to take these to remember this time:)

Mia is One!

2011-04-27T14:02:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Mia Kenley!

I cannot believe you are already 1! You can see Mia in Meghan's belly here, as a newborn here. Time. Flies. By. Mia is the cutest little lady ever. She has the funniest personality! We had fun in downtown San Clemente and got some great shots of Mia:)

My Sweet Lilianna Victoria...

2011-04-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

I have been M.I.A for quite some time, but for a good reason:) We welcomed our new baby girl on December 30th, and have been taking time to enjoy this new part of our life. She is such a blessing to us! I wanted to share a few photos I just took of her. She is 3 months old already! I cannot believe how fast it is already going. Here is my sweet Lilianna...

Charley and Erica: Married!

2011-02-25T20:19:00.001-08:00

Charley and Erica got married in January. It was such a special ceremony and reception, and you could tell they were just ready to be married already! A special thanks to my good friends Matt and Molly for helping me shoot the wedding. These images are a combination of all three of ours. Enjoy!

Erica peeking out to see her hubby to be!

I know I always say this... but I really do LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing the grooms face when he sees his beautiful bride walking down the isle:)

Scott and Danielle: Engaged!

2011-02-25T16:01:00.000-08:00

Danielle was my roommate in college. We lost touch after college and I was SO excited to reconnect with her and find out that she is engaged! I am SO excited to shoot their wedding in San Diego this year! She and Scott are such a fun couple... they laugh and joke so much, which always makes for a fun photoshoot:) Here are some of my favorites...

*Danielle is the owner of Danielle Elizabeth Designs. She has the CUTEST items ever! Check it out!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-16T11:43:00.000-08:00

I just posted my last post of the year... and last post for a while! I am off to enjoy some down time with my hubby before our little girl is born! Thank you to all of my clients for a wonderful 2010! I feel so blessed to have been a little part of all of your lives. I look forward to seeing you all again next year! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

God Bless, Megan

Eight hearts... One Family

2010-12-16T11:28:00.000-08:00

Mike and Leslie had the most amazing wedding day ever! It was filled with love to say the least. The theme for their wedding, and new life together, is "Eight hearts, One Family" so they incorporated that into the day. Mike has triplets, and Leslie has 3 kids, so now they are one big happy family, hence the eight hearts:) The ceremony had the eight of them in it the entire time which was so awesome to watch. The day was centered around family... which is what life is all about! Mike and Leslie, I know you are going to have a wonderful life together, be amazing parents together with all of those beautiful kids, and I am so thankful that God brought you two together to spend the rest of your lives together. I wish you the best!

The girls all wore bracelets with eight hearts on them:)

The beautiful new family of eight!!!

Skylar!

2010-11-29T20:25:00.001-08:00

How cute is little Miss Skylar??? We met in downtown Orange to do a session and had so much fun! She was super shy... for about 2 minutes:)... then she opened up to me and we were able to get some great shots.

Mark and Erin: Married!

2010-11-29T11:28:00.000-08:00

Back in the wonderful days of Islands, I met Erin. She is SO fun and positive and smiley... it's contageous. It has been SO many years (not to age us or anything:)... and Erin called me out of the blue and said she met the man of her dreams and they were getting married. I was honored that she called me and wanted me to shoot it! It was so great to see how happy she is and how happy they are together. I would love to take all of the credit for these images, however, it wasn't very hard to capture the chemistry and complete excitement they have for each other!

They opted to see each other before the ceremony which I love! It's a very intimate moment between them:) Here is Mark waiting to see his beautiful bride...

and here is Erin... SOOOOO excited to turn the corner and see her man:)

Mark's reaction to Erin walking down the isle... ahhhh... gets me every time:)

Mark and Erin... I thank you so much for letting me be there to watch and capture your love for each other... it was so special and I truly feel like the luckiest girl on earth to have been there:)

Bryce and Ashley: Married!

2010-11-23T22:39:00.000-08:00

Bryce and Ashley got married and had their reception at SUCH beautiful locations!!! I was in heaven:) They got married at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano and had their reception at Arroyo Trabuco. It was a perfect day with perfect weather and I am SO thankful that I was able to be a part of it. Bryce and Ashley, thank you for choosing me to capture your day:) It was a pleasure! A shout out to my 2nd shooter Chuck for doing an amazing job!

...and off they go to the reception... which was filled with dancing and laughter!

Preggo Pics!

2010-11-22T12:49:00.001-08:00

For all of you who have been asking "Soooo.... who is taking your preggo pics?"... well here you go:) My good friends Matt and Molly are photographers, and Molly took the pics and just blogged them. If you want to check them out... click on this link:

http://mathieuphoto.com/blog/2010/11/megan-ryan-plus-one.html

Thank you friend! I am so thankful for you:)

The Kliem Family!

2010-11-18T11:25:00.001-08:00

It was SO wonderful to shoot the Kliem Family! Their boys are at such a fun age to run around after. I am posting just a few for a little sneak peak:) Could their eyes be any more beautiful???

Mike and Adrienne: Married!

2010-11-17T11:25:00.000-08:00

Mike and Adrienne got married at Rancho Capistrano. It is one of my favorite wedding venues, and where Ryan and I got married... so every time I go there, I feel like it's the most romantic place in the world:)

The day was very rainy, but it didn't stop them for one second from smiling and enjoying every single minute of the day! We were lucky enough to get some time bef0re the wedding to take portraits without the rain... so we took full advantage of it. Thanks to Chuck for being my 2nd shooter that day! Enjoy my favorites from the day...

The Jackson Family and November

2010-11-16T10:34:00.000-08:00

I'm back! October and November are my busiest months of the year! I have wonderful clients who love to book these months for updated family photos, which they can then use for Christmas cards! Because it's been so busy with about 25 shoots per month (not including weddings) I have been M.I.A. with blogging:( I feel like it's much more important to get everyone their images as quickly as possible so please forgive me for not blogging at all:) I apologize to all of the families that I cannot blog about, which is almost everyone right now...

The Jackson family was referred to me by some wonderful clients of mine and I feel so blessed that they chose to use me! They are not only gorgeous... but they are definitely used to being in front of the camera:) They do family photos each and every year. I love when clients do this because life FLIES by and next thing you know it's been 5 years since you have had any family photos taken. I think it's so important to capture your family together every year by a professional photographer so you can look back through the years and smile... it's the most important investment you can make! Anyhow... I was only going to post a few photos but I honestly could have posted ALL of them because the shoot was amazing! Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy:)

Andy and Mehrak: Engaged!

2010-10-25T19:17:00.001-07:00

Andy and Mehrak are getting married in Mexico next year! I am super excited for their wedding! We had a fun day in San Juan Capistrano capturing these moments:) They are such a cute couple and have so much fun with each other. Enjoy!

The Tayyarah Family: Expecting!

2010-10-14T19:56:00.001-07:00

The Tayyarah's are expecting a baby girl! Here are a couple from our session:)

Ray is here!

2010-10-13T12:30:00.000-07:00

Ray Jaden is finally here! My best friend from high school and her hubby had this beautiful little man, RJ. He is soooo cute! I love all his hair!

The Walesiak Family!

2010-10-11T18:36:00.001-07:00

It all started with two people falling in love... I love that saying. My parents have it in there house. It sounds a little cliche, but it is so true. You start your life with one person, then your family keeps growing and growing. I love it! I love family:) Okay enough of that! Here is one of my favorite families who I have been shooting for A LOT of years! (I can't even remember:) I am only putting a few up and none of the individual families because we are using them to create their Christmas cards so I don't want to spoil the fun!

Cousins!

Whammy is here!

2010-10-05T16:46:00.000-07:00

Zeke "Whammy" Winters is here! ... and is the cutest thing ever:) I have never gotten a smile from a newborn like this before!

The Duncan's: Expecting!

2010-09-26T12:48:00.000-07:00

Anna and Damien are expecting a baby girl! I am so excited because our baby girl is due only 11 weeks after theirs. My sister Anna and I have very high expectations that the girls will be BFF's forever:) Kane is excited for his sissy to come. He even tries to feed her while she is in Anna's belly now. He was eating mac n' cheese and fed Anna's stomach saying "Sissy, food". I love him!

Craig and Carolyn: Expecting!

2010-09-23T15:50:00.000-07:00

Craig is my husband's brother. I am lucky enough to call them my in-laws:) They are a PERFECT couple for one another and have waiting long for this exciting time! They are due in only 3 weeks and we can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl!