Stragglers

Here are a few stragglers from yesterday's shoot. :)

Young Love

This is my daughter Savannah and her best friend Vinny. You may remember him from the pumpkin patch pictures in October. But, because of the wonderful weather we've been having in San Diego, I really wanted to do an outdoor shoot. Everywhere I go, there is soft, new grass from all that rain we had a while ago.  This was a last minute shoot, and I found this location just a couple hours before... If you know me, I love antique/Victorian, shabby chic, and all that good stuff! So this was a lot of fun. :) Vinny always tries to hug and kiss Savannah, and she normally doesn't go for it. But today...as you can see, she was all for it. Such a little model.

Military Appreciation | San Diego Family Photographer

Today is my wonderful husbands 24th birthday. It's almost been 10 years since he's been a best friend of mine.  And boy, how much we both have changed in those 10 years. In the last 5 years, we've been through 3 deployments. Two tours to Iraq and one WestPac where he was a part of the Pirate Take down Rhib Team. You know, the one that made history last year with the Magellan Star! :) I've gone through one as a girlfriend, one as a pregnant wife who gave birth just 3 days before his homecoming, and one as a mother of a toddler. Where has the time gone...? Looking back at all of this, it really doesn't seem too long ago that we were in the talent show at our elementary school together! Going through our pictures of us, we have so many funny memories & parts of us that I never want to get lost or forget and some, I do. Hahaha. But even though we have hundreds and hundreds of pictures...I wish we had more. And I was thinking about how a lot of those memories, we spend apart because of his military duty. When he's gone, I take a picture of everything, just to be sure he doesn't miss out on anything going on at home with our family & daughter. When he's here, I take a picture of everything just so we can always remember those cherished times together also. Not everyone does this, and I want to encourage everyone to...especially military families. Sometimes, pictures are all we can have of our loved ones for months...and sadly, some ever again. 

So, to encourage more photos other than those on your camera phone (I'm guilty of it too) I'm offering a special military package.  

All types of sessions in the San Diego area (excluding boudoir) and a CD of your images will get a 20% military discount year round if you are active duty. 

Here's an example.

$200 Family Session Fee (4 members)

$275 Disc of Digital files with print release

$475 Total

-20% ($95)

$380.00 

Please go to www.LarissaManibog.com for specific session pricing or feel free to email me with any questions at contact@larissamanibog.com

I really hope this encourages all of you to have pictures taken more often. Whether it be by me, or your photographer you are loyal to already. Happy Shooting!

It's the little things... - San Diego Portrait & Wedding Photographer

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.  ~Elisabeth Foley

My best friend from High School included this amazing necklace with my Christmas present. And I can honestly say it was one of my favorite gifts this holiday; of course, following my husband coming home from deployment! I just wanted to share it, because I LOVE this! I think it's the cutest thing and it's photography related, right? :) It was such a thoughtful gift... I love those little random gifts that you can tell someone put some thought into. Even though we live hours away, every time I get to see my friend, it's like old times. The time in between our visits or talks always seem non-existent. I love that we both have our own lives, but still make time for "us." I love you Stacy...and thank you!

Sweet Emery Jade - San Diego Newborn Photographer

First of all, congratulations to my SIL Jackie and my BIL, Davey for the birth of their new baby girl, Emery! It has definitely been a long trial of patience, but what a sweet, sweet gift to receive! And right before Christmas!!! I had just gone to lunch with Jackie a few days before she went into labor, and she was told by her Dr. that Emery would be between 7-8 lbs. This little girl was a whopping 6 lbs 7 oz! I always forget how teeny tiny newborns are until I do these shoots. I just love the squishy baby faces and froggy butts! Emery's shoot was done in about 1/4 of the time I normally take to do. She had rising jaundice levels, and they were on their way to stay the night in the hospital. Unfortunately, there were no tanning beds to take get home on time since it was the holidays. But she was a sleepy baby which helped tremendously...a sleepy baby that would not put her butt down! Hahaha. No matter what I did, she would always stick it up in the air. She knows what she likes, just like her mama. :) Take a look at that blond hair!

Birthday Surprise - San Diego Boudoir Photography

Miss S and I have known each other for a while. Our husbands deployed together all the way back in 2006. It was my first deployment, and this girl and I would talk for HOURS on the phone into the early morning. I can say she was my first deployment buddy! :) She contacted me to take some boudoir photos as her husband's surprise birthday gift and was the last of my September Boudoir Special clients. Alaina did a great job with hair & make-up as always. I will say this only once...this beautiful woman is a MOTHER OF 3!!! Thank you Sonia. You look absolutely gorgeous and it was so nice to see you again.

Ready...set... - San Diego Portrait Photographer

I am taking advantage of this week because starting this weekend, my life is going to be go, go, go. I won't have a break until December, and I am counting on the craziness to make the last part of this deployment fly by. It's been nice being able to take a break. I really needed it...but at the same time, it gives me so much time to think about how many days exactly until my husband comes home. It's killing me! So keep checking back, because I'm going to have a LOT of new posts within the next two months. Alaina & I are traveling to San Francisco to do a boudoir party with 6 girls in November. It's going to be so much fun! And I have shoots in between and scattered throughout. Lots of work ahead of me. Thank God I love what I do...

Here are some pumpkin patch pictures when I took Savannah to two patches in one day with my friend Chrystal and her two boys. You may remember her from some previous shoots below. It was kind of a dramatic ordeal, which left no time for pictures at the first patch. Savannah rode her first pony; she loved it. She got her face painted for the first time; loved it. She stayed SO still, practically held her breath the whole time the lady painted her cheek. It was the cutest thing. She definitely made mommy proud. We left early and frantically because the whole pumpkin patch was swarming in bees. There were 3-4 bees at a time landing on our strollers, and poor baby Liam got stung by a bee in his palm! :( So we got the heck out of there. We gave the kids a rest, and went to another patch, but lighting wasn't the best. At least not what I had in mind for some pumpkin patch pictures. So, we will be making another trip soon, with Grandy, back home. Even with all the chaos, it was still a fun day. I just love the colors of fall, especially bright orange pumpkins! Until then, enjoy these quick snaps! :)

Vinny loved Savannah's sunglasses!