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Mother’s Day Mini-Sessions / Jessica Holley Photography

03.23.17

*2017 Mother’s Day Mini-Sessions Have Arrived*

I’m so excited that I’m doing these this year and hope to see some familiar faces and some new faces as well!

I’m most excited because as Moms, we’re always behind the camera. We’re always thinking about capturing moments of our kids and our kids with their Daddy- but what about us? Am I right?! It’s so important to hold onto these precious times with our children and to share with them the memories of YOU!

These Mother’s Day Minis are not only special for us Moms- they’re also priceless for Grandma’s and Great-Grandmas; a chance to get generations together and finally have that family photograph. How amazing is that for your kiddos to have to look back on when they’re older? To see if Great-grandma looks like them. To have those heirlooms displayed in your home or family album.

Every. Single. Time. I take a generational family photo, Grandma cries. Happy tears. What better Mother’s Day present to give than that Joy!

949.292.4535 or jessicaholleyphoto@yahoo.com

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2017 Mother’s Day Mini-Sessions are $250 and includes:

-30 minute session for up to 5 people

–Includes all high-resolution images

-Professionally and creatively edited

-Online gallery for viewing & sharing images

-Access to my lab for professional image printing

Space is limited. Please contact me to reserve your date and time.

*Sessions may be booked back-to-back for larger groups.

*Session may be used for any type of Lifestyle shoot.

Saturday, April 22nd at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano:

~~2:45-3:15pm~~ BOOKED
~~3:30-4:00pm~~ BOOKED
~~4:15-4:45pm~~ BOOKED

Sunday, April 23rd at San Juan Capistrano Flower Fields:

~~4:15-4:45pm~~ BOOKED
~~5:00-5:30pm~~ BOOKED
~~5:45-6:15pm~~ BOOKED
~~6:30-7:00pm~~ BOOKED

***Please add an additional $35 for any session booked at The Mission (per SJC Mission Policy)***

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Details:

To book your session, contact Jessica at 949.292.4535 or jessicaholleyphoto@yahoo.com.
Please arrive 10 minutes early as sessions are booked back-to-back.
Session may be used for any type of Lifestyle session.
Please add an additional $25 per person for any session over 5 people.
All sessions must be paid in full and have signed contract to book your date and time.

I look forward to capturing your family’s love!

XO, Jessica

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San Juan Capistrano Fall Mini- Session [Kelsey] / Orange County Family Photographer

03.15.17

I’m finally catching up with Fall Minis! I just had to share this beautiful session with Kelsey and her girls. As a fellow girl Mama, it was so special for me to capture that bond with them. It gives me so much joy knowing that they will be able to look back at these photos which baby Brooklyn won’t remember taking and show them to her when she’s older so that she can witness just how much she is loved.

This sweet mommy found me on Facebook and I was so excited and honored to meet she and her kiddos and they definitely didn’t disappoint! Kelsey is so kind and really loves her precious babes. It was so amazing watching that sister love and just how helpful big sissy was! The two of them were so adorable and baby Brooklyn was a wild child! You know that stage; learning to walk AND RUN, demanding independence, getting into everything and basically being the CUTEST ball of energy, ever at the same time.

Thank you, Kelsey for showing me your family’s love. And thank for just about the sweetest email I’ve ever received after you viewed your images. I’m so glad we met and I’m looking forward to capturing many more memories with you and the girls in the future!

XO, Jessica

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San Juan Capistrano Fall Mini- Session [Cuthbertson Family] / Orange County Family Photographer

02.24.17

It was a blast photographing the whole Cuthbertson bunch during my Fall Minis! I’ve been documenting Katherine and her family for years now and when she told me she wanted to get all of her husband Phil’s side of the family in on the fun, I was so excited!

I couldn’t get enough of all the precious Mommy and daughter moments happening during this session. As a mother of two daughters myself, it was such an honor to capture that special bond and to have it preserved in time for generations. These are the kind of moments that matter; the images that may be displayed at their daughter’s weddings years from now. The before to their after photos of their babies all grown. Reminding you of how fleeting it all is and at the same time, reminding you to stop and soak it all in.

I think one of the sweetest things was hearing how tearful and happy Katherine’s mother-in-law was to have these photos of her kids and her grandkids. It’s such a beautiful gift to give to the ones who laid the foundation for the entire family. Grandma and Grandpa must be so proud!

Thank you, Cuthbertson Family for entrusting me with your memories. Looking forward to the next shoot with you all and to see how you’ve grown.

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San Juan Capistrano Fall Mini- Session [Forsse + McBeth Family] / Orange County Family Photographer

02.16.17

I just love this group! I’ve been photographing the Forsse family since their oldest daughter, Kora was in her Mommy’s belly! It’s so amazing to look at them now and to see Kora’s brother and cousins; this family has grown right before my eyes and it’s such an honor to capture them at every stage in their life.

Nana Cathy, who I love and adore set up this Fall Mini-Session and it was so much fun photographing the whole group and some separate group shots as well. Cathy and Doug have been married nearly 40 years and I swear, they are still so obviously in love and best friends. Talk about couple goals!

You can plan and plan and plan but the best-laid plans of mice and men (and parents!), often go awry. We were ready to take the group shot but there were a couple littles that weren’t quite ready! The cutest twin girls that I ever did see! I couldn’t wait to get them in front of my camera but they couldn’t wait to get their nap on 😉 We forged ahead with crying and screaming in full force and you know what- that’s life with toddlers! What parent hasn’t been there. That’s exactly what I love about what I do; real, authentic moments captured in time reminds us of where we’ve been and where were going. Years from now, the real moments we remember through photographs are what mean the most. They are what give context and love and honesty to each space in time. And that right there is priceless.

I think the sweetest thing was that each couple had their own shot, just the two of them together. So often after you have a family, every photo is either of the kids or with the kids. It’s so important to remember who you were as a couple before the kids.

Enjoy, McBeth and Forsse families! Cheers to years of continued love, laughter, real moments and memories to last a lifetime.

*P.S. Check out the Throwback Thursday on the bottom of this post*

Throwback Thursday to this family in 2011. Oh Kora, time flies when you’re having fun dancing!

And, Ummm….Kora’s curls!!! Holy sweetness.

Love, love, love.

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San Juan Capistrano Family Session [Garcia Family] / Orange County Family Photographer

02.09.17

After much rain and more to come (kind of a big deal in So Cal!), we have had a bit of a break. The sun is back to shining and the fields and hills are glowing beautiful green and warm tones. It was absolutely stunning and this photographer’s dream come true.

I was so excited to photograph the Garcias and to capture this season of blossoming, not only in nature but also for this loving family. Their newest addition Isaac was born just about the same time they closed on their new home! Talk about a season of blossoming! Such an exciting time and so perfect that their incredible team who helped them purchase their new home (Jerry, Michelle & Nicole of the LaMott Group at Surterre Properties) gifted them this session so that they could hang their new family of FOUR photos on their NEW walls! LOVE that!

Kristel has been one of my best friends for twenty years. Twenty. So crazy writing this because I still remember meeting her for the first time when we were fourteen years old in some freshman high school class. Through all the growing pains that happen in life during those years; losing friendships, gaining new ones, first cars, first heart breaks, parties, turning twenty-one, attending the same college, backpacking all through Europe for a month together at twenty-three, learning more about ourselves, changing, finding our true loves, engagement parties, bachelorette parties, our weddings and then having our first born babies due ONE day apart and being BORN forty-three MINUTES apart. Wow. How did we survive? I’m not quite sure but I’m proud of us. Even more so, I’m proud of Kristel and Brian and the family they have built. Those boys are so lucky to have them.

Cheers to still being the Queen of the Castle and to lots of incredible memories to come!