Happy Birthday to this lovely lady today! Kristen, I hope this year of 'firsts' is rich with wonder. I hope this birthday and this first christmas as a newlywed is wrought with joy and precious memories and new traditions! Blessings girl! | To learn more about Kristen's heart and passion, check out her website http://sheismore.com/. | lkm
What if this were printed HUGE and mounted as a headboard? { Texture Tuesday // Sunbeams + Dandylions}
{What if this were printed HUGE and mounted as a headboard? { Texture Tuesday // Sunbeams + Dandylions}
I'm not kidding. I think it would be a pretty epic take on 'accent wall' or 'headboard' display. White sheets, flowy white curtains, a cute green clean plant, a dash of shabby chic here and there...i think i'm about to redecorate my bedroom. | lkm
Mariah & Her Babies | Tucson, Arizona Family Portrait Photographer
{Mariah & Her Babies | Mommy & Me Portrait Session | Tucson, Arizona Family Portrait Photographer}
(It's only appropriate that I break my 2 month blog-silence streak with a particular favorite little mob of wonder.) :)
Mariah & Her Kiddos walked into our life a year ago."Joyous Strain" has taken on a whole new meaning in my life since Mariah embraced me as friend. The wonder of change and freedom; hurt and surrender; beauty in the ashes...Mariah you have affected me for forever. And it's only the beginning. I love you. | lkm
this next one is one of my favorites
doesn't Deus look like such a little man here?
these precious kiddos....guh.
Joy Joy Joy!
Laura
Johnny + Lauren | A Red + Black Classy Downtown Engagement Session
{Johnny + Lauren | Downtown Tucson Engagement Session }
These two are getting married today!!!! So excited to CELEBRATE with them! | LKM
Christman Family | Tiburon, California | Bay Area Portrait Photographer
{Christman Family | Mill Valley, Town of Tiburon, Bay Area Family Portrait Photographer}
This precious little family was a joy to hang out with. I have NEVER worked so hard in my LIFE to get two little girls to 'stay with me' and 'stay happy'. Props to my two assistants who were on full-blown joy overload for the 2 hours we spent together! We frolicked. We chased pigeons. We raced. We changed activities about 5 million times to keep everybody on their toes. The mist was thick. The town was quiet. And this family let me watch them be a family for a couple hours. It was a pretty epic afternoon. 
we sipped tea in front of boutiques. if ever there were a middle name for this town, it would most certainly be "la ti da".
our stage #2 of Operation: 'Keep Little Ones Stoked' (about pictures) was staged back at Golden Gate Theological Seminary where this family has been for several years. I hope these pictures are full of nostalgia. These girls have swung on these swings since they could sit up straight. It's often the little things; the little places with the biggest memories ya know?
i just love this black and white below...
and then finally, i had to mention i got adam to give me a bona fide frolick. best. moment. ever.
though the image below might be my most top favorite
and then I politely and ever so gently asked this mildly reserved couple to just give me a few moments...some sweet, married tenderness. and indeed...mommy and daddy still are crazy about each other :)
oh! and one last final little note from this beautiful momma...
they are most definitely expecting #3....and this is their announcement picture. i'll translate. 1 +1+1=5. :) 
Dear friends, thank you for trusting me with these memories! Mill Valley, in all its mystery and lovely dew, was a wonderful place to shoot in for the first time! Thank you for introducing me to the town of Tiburon; "San Francisco's Best Kept Secret" and, more importantly, your little girls. I hope these are treasures for years to come :) | LKM
"Portrait of promise in waiting" | Andy & Rachael | teaser
{Andy & Rachael | Rancho Cucamonga, California Wedding}
This image of Rachael takes my breath away. It captures every bit of her as I observed on her wedding day. So much joy. Complete surety that the day was perfect; that it had arrived full of promise and sweet innocence of everything waited for, hope for, prepared for...Rachael, you were a stunning bride! | lkm
Curtis & Jenna | Stillwell House | Tucson Wedding Photography
{Curtis & Jenna | Stillwell House , Tucson AZ | August 2012}
Curtis & Jenna's wedding day was full of joy and fresh, simple beautiful friendship frosted with super sweet anticipation. I loved being there. I loved laughing with you girls; i loved waiting for those moments when Curtis would sneak the HUGEST grin; I loved the details. and the food. and the music. friends dancing with friends. the ice cream sandwiches. the sheer weight of commitment and faithfulness and perspective. Curtis & Jenna, hearing you guys tell story and watching you two shift gears and serve alongside each other this last year of marriage has been pretty awesome too! | HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! | LKM
P.S. If you didn't see Curtis & Jenna's engagement session from last summer, their cuteness is worth revisiting HERE. :D
the many faces of Jenna :D
and this last, final image is probably one of my top very favorite images ever taken at a wedding. knowing their story. knowing his love for dancing (grin). knowing her gentle affection...it's just one of my favorites. and i found out a few months ago...that it's CURTIS' #1 favorite too! same page. :)
Raising Daughters | personal
{THROW BACK THURSDAY GUYS :D | December 2011}
This blog has been saved in my drafts and was never posted. Who woulda guessed that 2.5 years later...the bonding between she and I would jump into a whole new chapter. Since Judah has started kindergarden, I get undivided (sorta. Jericho is still present. but he's just a stinkin' happy baby that he's not much trouble most of the time :D. knock on wood...) attentioned with my little girl. She loves doing nails, going shopping, trying on every dress in her closet at least once a day, brushing my hair, watching ballerinas, drawing/painting...she's her own little person. One that I have done very little to shape in these little details. (i mean, if i had had my way, she'd already have kleets on and be throwin' down some rugby moves). Nevertheless, the weight of speaking truth, grace, beauty on the inside, joy in other people, guarding her heart...is HUGE. Overwhelming. And i relish the moments that I can have conversations. Isolated and focused. Slow down to hear her thoughts...and actually care.
AARON | Cal Poly Pomona | Senior Portraits
{Aaron | Cal Poly Pomona State University | 2013}
And as a celebratory fist pump to the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, here is a pretty suave young man struttin' his senior self. Graduated with a degree in Aarospace engineering, Aaron spent gobs of hours finishing out his 2013 senior year. He wanted to make sure the session was on the campus that held so many memories...both academically and personally... Click here to see highlights from Aaron's session
The chinese pond area on campus was one of his first dates with Aaron's fiance--whom he married 6 days after this shoot. So much milestone celebration crammed into one intense summer!
Aaron, thank you for letting capture this incredible milestone for you! Blessings on this new chapter! | Joy, LKM
INSTAGRAM blast // personal
{Instagram Recap | Summer 2013}
So July is over and I've recuperated from the intense month of June. I have loved taking a sabbatical from the camera, slowing down a little bit, recharging, engaging with my kids, falling in love with my husband again, running more, surprise visits with friends, zoo trips and making a home. Ground breaking news :: I'm on INSTAGRAM finally. Here are a few snapshots from my summer thus far.You can follow me here: instagram.com/laurakmoorephotography. I quote: "this is my 'behind the scenes'; the life behind the lens. it is not always glamorous, but definitely FULL. super stoked to be alive."