Preview: Johanna gets baptized! [St. Mary, Star of the Sea] Oceanside, CA

I had the pleasure of photographing a very special day in Johanna's life. It was the day of her baptism and her family was there to celebrate with her on this occasion! The event took place at St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Oceanside, California and I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to brush up on some of my Spanish! The whole ceremony was conducted in Spanish and I was surprised at how much I knew and how much I didn't know! It's been a long time since I've studied the language but luckily I was able to catch some of it! It was fun and challenging nonetheless! After the baptism, we took a stroll through Oceanside City Hall and took some portraits of Johanna with her family. Then we decided to brave the crowds at the beach and get some images there since Johanna absolutely loves the beach! I had a wonderful time getting to know this family and we had fun chatting as we walked to and from the coast... it was definitely a pleasant afternoon meeting new people and photographing their love for each other!

You can tell where Johanna gets her good looks from in this photograph of her with her parents!

Jose and Izzy are Johanna's Godparents and are forever a vital and important part of her life!

I love Johanna's smile in this image and you can feel the love as her family looks at her!

Johanna and Jazmin, little girls are just too precious!!

Congratulations Johanna! I pray that you remain close to the Lord and trust Him always! This is a beautiful time in your walk with Him and I hope these photographs will help you to never forget it!!