Redlands & Orange County California Wedding and Portrait Photographer
Thanks for visiting my blog. Make yourself at home & kick off your shoes! My name is Jenilee but just call me Jen. I love meeting new people but I am a total dork! I say the random thoughts that pop through my head and in turn I usually get totally embarrassed but apparently my random thoughts are funny, so yay! I love watching stupid movies (Who's up for Zoolander!) I'm also obsessed with facebook so come add me! My favorite thing is taking pictures for people that become instant friends! Call or text me anytime, we can discuss your pictures are go get some coffee!
Wedding, infant & maternity photography are my passion but I love to photograph boudoir, seniors & families as well. I absolutely adore shooting bright & beautiful images that are meaningful. I love going to fun places that have a history to them and helping re-create some of what makes that places special to you. Maybe it is the In-n-Out Burger that you went on your first date, or the gorgeous park you got engaged, or perhaps you'd like to go to Disneyland & have someone follow you around all day capturing your little one's first trip. I love it all! Let's get together, have a good time, and make some awesome keepsakes!
My sweet little Ashlynn Gracie is officially ONE! It is so hard to believe that it has been an entire year since this angel has come into my life! She has brought SO much joy and I am so happy to be her mommy!
Just in time for her first birthday party, Lynn has started walking!
I wanted to take a minute to share Lynn’s 1 year pics.
A short video of Lynn enjoying her cake!
(sorry for the orientation- i always forget that I have to hold the camera in landscape style- haha that’s why I’m a photographer not a videographer :-p
Last but not least, a year of Ashlynn in the ‘cup’!
A bored photographer can be a dangerous thing. Sometimes I insist on dressing up my children and subjecting them to flashing lights. Other times I dress up my puppy and stick her in things like cups and what not and torture her with my camera. Sometimes I even force my friends to let me take their picture! I suppose I could take a picture of something stationary like an apple or a pen, or maybe a pretty flower, but honestly I don’t have an affinity for such things as I do with taking pictures of humans Soooo when all else fails what do I do? I take pictures of myself. So last night, armed with my 2 foot corded remote, my tripod, and my camera I said what the hey and took some self boudoir pics. I love boudoir pics & have been dying to get a picture of my newest tattoo. So I figured now was as good a time as any So here ya go!
Yep I went BLONDE :p
When taking pics of yourself it is super hard to know what is in frame or not. . . This was a total ‘accident’ shot but I liked how it turned out. . .
Last but not least MY TATS!!!
OK so I’m not the best model. It’s so much funner to take pics of other people! So I decided to run a boudoir special* $125 will get you a session along with a high resolution disc of images This is a SUPER limited offer so contact me ASAP if you are interested in doing a boudoir session
I know I am probably one of the ONLY Americans who HATE potatoes. Not only do I hate potatoes, mashed potatoes are by far the worst. Even the smell of them make my gag reflex start working. If I walk into a house making mashed potatoes and I haven’t prepared myself for the horrid smell you can easily find me running for the door. . . the bathroom door *GAG*. When I was a child I looked forward to the day when I would NEVER EVER have to be around mashed potatoes again. Well it would be JUST my luck that Logan, my 2 year old, is just as finicky of an eater as I was, and one of the ONLY things he will eat is potatoes! So I broke down and bought a 5 pound bag of mashed potatoes at the store yesterday. I figure that him eating potatoes HAS to be better then him ONLY eating goldfish crackers & scrambled eggs. So I am learning how to cook and mash up nasty disgusting potatoes. It’s ok though part of my New Years resolution is to have my family eat better. So tonight’s menu consisted of ‘mashed potatoes’, rice, marinated chicken, corn and green peas. More work than usual went into dinner & my husband LOVED it. I put a bit of everything on Rory and Logan’s plates. Rory ate up the potatoes, rice corn and a few peas. Logan only ate the potatoes. *sigh* I HATE mashed potatoes!
There were 3 adults and 3 kids, the kids ranging in age from 7 months to almost 4 years old. All of which who were shoved and packed into a Chrysler Pacifica for the long 26 hour car ride to College Station, TX. What in the world was I thinking? Oh yes, It was that time of year again! The time of year when families gather together to celebrate the holidays. Usually, I happily go 2 miles away to where my mom & dad live and celebrate with them. However, this year we decided to change it up a bit and take my 2 week vacation and spend half of it in Texas with my Sister-in-law and her boyfriend/boyfriend’s family. I’ve never been to Texas so it sounded like a great idea to me. The drive was LONG but went surprisingly smoothly. The expected 23 hour drive turned into 26, when you think about all the diapers that need to be changed, and bottles that need to be made, not to forget the snack and potty breaks. The adults arrived utterly exhausted. . . if only the kids felt the same way. Unfortunately, when you are a small child and you have sat still for 26 hours straight, you have this undying urge to destroy the nearest house. . . Sorry Codi & Juan! So in came my 2 year old and my 4 year old on a rampage, with all sorts of bottled up energy to spare. . . I wish I could have just a quarter of the energy my children have! After spending one day in College Station we headed over to Houston to spend a few days with Juan’s sister Judy and her awesome family. I must say they are lucky they got rid of us when they did as it was hard to leave such an awesome chef! Judy has to be one of the best cooks I’ve ever met! I absolutely adore Mexican food and to get home cooked Mexican food for 2-3 days straight was AMAZING! I even tasted Cow tongue for the first time and it was YUMMY! After a few days in Houston we drove back to College Station and hung out for the evening. The next day Codi took us on a tour of her campus (Texas A&M) and taught me all about sawing off the Longhorns hahaha. We even took the chance for an impromptu session with Codi & Juan. Afterwards, I wanted to get the kids souvenirs, seeing as I am the most illiterate person when it comes to sports and teams so I was laughing and a bit repulsed by the stuffed animals whom had their little horns sawed off. Needless to say, my kids all got hats Overall it was such a great trip! I was sorry to leave, but am glad to be back in the comfort of my own home
All Cuddled up with Daddy
His pants were MUCH to big!
Tried to get a picture of Rory giving Aunt Codi a kiss, apparently Rory thought it would be better to lick her. . . NICE
The Aggie Hats!
Oh and this is why I don’t have many pics of the kiddos! Make sure to turn off the music below and turn the volume up. Sorry for the blurriness- I’m a photographer NOT a videographer lol! Look below for what she is saying
The first little bit is hard to understand so here it is :p
Rory- “No No, no pictures”
Mommy- Rory can I take your picture?
Rory- “No Maybe Logan”
Oh and don’t mind the toy cluttered house. . . and yes those are hot dogs my kids are running around with LOL
Soooo when all else fails what do I do? I take pictures of myself. So last night, armed with my 2 foot corded remote, my tripod, and my camera I said what the hey and took some self boudoir pics. I love boudoir pics & have been dying to get a picture of my newest tattoo. So I figured now was as good a time as any 
So in came my 2 year old and my 4 year old on a rampage, with all sorts of bottled up energy to spare. . . I wish I could have just a quarter of the energy my children have! After spending one day in College Station we headed over to Houston to spend a few days with Juan’s sister Judy and her awesome family. I must say they are lucky they got rid of us when they did as it was hard to leave such an awesome chef! Judy has to be one of the best cooks I’ve ever met! I absolutely adore Mexican food and to get home cooked Mexican food for 2-3 days straight was AMAZING! I even tasted Cow tongue for the first time and it was YUMMY! After a few days in Houston we drove back to College Station and hung out for the evening. The next day Codi took us on a tour of her campus 
