LIFESTYLE

Melissa Akamine’s Senior Portraits

Last time we saw Melissa was waaaay back in 2009 when I was just starting my business, Christopher and I had just started dating, Melissa was 2 years out of high school, and the world was a little simpler. The world, my business, and Melissa have changed SO MUCH SO QUICKLY it kind of makes my head spin a bit thinking about it. I remember when she was in elementary school and had to get a mushroom hair cut to keep her unruly locks out of trouble and out of the wild cherry bubble gum she loved to chew. I remember the bumble bee costume she wore when she had just learned to walk….. there will never be another bee cuter than her. I remember her proms, her water polo games, her famous trip to Italy with the Fullerton College Choir. It seems like just yesterday she was small and I was just her older sister. Melissa, my little sister, is now graduating from Concordia University with a bachelor’s degree and a love for theatrical arts. I am so proud of her and all of her hard work to achieve this milestone and I expect nothing but excellence from her in her post college adventures. To usher in the celebrations, she requested I take some senior portraits of her at the ever so amazing Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Special thanks to Danyell Weinberg for the lovely hair and makeup! Here are my favorites from the evening….

Aaaand in other news, the winner of the $50 iTunes gift card is Karla Hill! Congratulations and thanks so much for your support! Your words are so encouraging. 🙂

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Voted "Best Photographer" by California Wedding Day. Known for candid romance, breath-taking emotive moments. Sought after for experience.

For over a decade, Kate Noelle has been the wedding photographer of choice for some of the most beautiful, heartfelt, and fun celebrations in the world. Combine Kate’s candidly romantic style and discerning eye for detail with her calming kindness, and you have one of California’s most sought-after photographic experiences. 

 Kate’s work has been featured on leading wedding photography publications, and blogs including Ceremony Magazine, Huffington Post, and Carats & Cake. In addition to weddings, Kate photographs high profile events such as the Academy Awards, the Emmys, The SAG Awards, the Golden Globes, and Radio Disney Music Awards. Her extensive repertoire brings with it masterful imagery, above and beyond service, and a stress-free experience.

When Kate isn't photographing events, you can find her at the beach with her husband, Chris, and two kids, Kai, and Capri. 


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This life is thrilling and grand and moments of greatness are threaded through loss, grief, and uncertainty. So for tonight, let's dance and celebrate the love we have here. Now. What a gift. The ultimate luxury.

Whether your love is the strong silent kind that shows itself in knowing eyes and tender embraces, or if your love is the loud laughter and infectious kind that can barely contain the joy and excitement you feel... I want to be there. With my camera. Taking snapshots so that time will forever be frozen still.

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