Stars and Stripes

I made a special trip to Santa Barbara to shoot these 2 wonderful families as they await the (at the time) "39 day" countdown to daddys return from being stationed overseas. Both families were such a pleasure to work with and kept me smiling, laughing and on my feet for our entire session. We really had a great time! Heres a sneek peek for you both!

Red, white and blue

Talk about cuties!!!! These kiddos were so darn cute I could have taken pictures of them all day! Although I think that the littlest cutie of the bunch had other ideas that involved playing in the ocean :) Here is a sneak peek for you Patricia! I cant wait to join you for your husbands emotional return and I will continue to keep my fingers crossed that the newest addition to your family holds out to wait for daddys return to make his or her appearance as well!

Sweet as can "bee"

I know I always say how great the families are that I get to work with, but I cant help it...its so true! I was able to work with another wonderful military family that was so much fun! Mom is as sweet as can be and let me tell you she and Cory have done an amazing job raising their children they get along great, they all have wonderful fun loving personalities, and nevermind they are gorgeous! I had a spectacular time shooting this family and cant wait until Cory returns from Iraq to do their homecoming session. Im sure that he is equally as wonderful as the rest of his family.

ohhhhhh Stacy.....

Another little teaser for you...LOL! Be watching your email for your full gallery link tomorrow! :)

An emotional day...

Today was quite an emotional day, not only for me but for some very strong military families. I had the honor of being apart of Ryan's return from Iraq today. His sweet little daughter just couldnt wait to jump into his arms as she ran towards him as fast as she could. As she and daddy caught up about the recent events in her life she couldnt help but tell him over and over "I love you daddy". It really was so sweet and heartwarming to be part of such an emotional and happy time for this family. Here are a few shots from todays homecoming. And dont forget to pick up the Ventura Star this week where you will get to see an article on Photography By Charise and Operation:Love Reunited, featuring this amazing family as well as the Miller Family.

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And another sweet couple that I was able to sneek a special moment on camera of as well. ;)

Not done yet!

Yet another amazing wife and an amazing little by awaiting the safe return of their military hero! What can I say about these two other than....what a pleasure to work with and so much fun. This little man was full of spunk and laughs...he really is as adorable as he looks! Here is a sneak peek from our session.

Anxiously awaiting daddys return from Iraq

I have been so blessed to be able to shoot so many wonderful military families these past few weeks. It amazes me more and more each time I meet a new family how strong and wonderful these families really are. Here is a sneek peek from a recent shoot for Operation:Love Reunited. Stay tuned for the "reunited" shoot of this family in just a few weeks!