It was a blazing hot summer day and the three of us piled into Oscar’s blue 1967 Mustang with no air conditioning. With the windows down, Raelena tried not to mess up her perfect curls as we drove up the hill to downtown Julian. I sat in the back, controlling the pink balloons we were eager to use in our session. During our drive, I learned that Raelena and Oscar met each other unexpectedly while out with some friends…Oscar has a hat for every outfit that he owns, Raelena works with children at a daycare center, and they both love house music and even admitted to fist-pumping Jersey Shore style. Maybe they’ll even teach their baby girl how to dance like Mommy and Daddy do!
Of course, before the session began, we had to fill our bellies with old-fashioned grub. We ate hamburgers and french fries with milkshakes and phosphates. Oscar is still confused about the difference between a regular coke and coke flavored phosphate. Even though Julian is known for their pies and Raelena has never had one before, we couldn’t bring ourselves to eat any-we were just too full!
As soon as we started shooting, the day went by so fast! We were literally racing the sun! It was so fun bringing out the model in each of them and as the sun set to the sound of the muscle engine at the end of the day, I think we all knew we got some fabulous shots!
Oscar and Raelena, thank you for letting me be a part of this special stage of your lives. I pray that God blesses your family and your daughter who, by the looks of you two, is going be absolutely gorgeous! I can’t wait to meet her!
