O Holy Night

Derek just posted the lyrics to this song on facebook, and I must repeat it here because it is my favorite Christmas song. So poignant, so true...

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!

From the Frenzel household to yours.... We wish you a very Merry Christmas! May you know God's peace and hope, that came to us so long ago in the form of a tiny baby, and that continues to fill this world today. What a sweet wonderful picture of God's love for us!

And speaking of sweet, wonderful pictures... here is Raylee enjoying her Christmas morning... at 4:30 am!! She was up ALL night long!

May your days be Merry and Bright!

Christmas Cheer Sale!!!

Hey Everybody!!! For 24 hours only (tomorrow- 12/16/09) we are offering 20% off ALL products- prints, canvases, metal prints, and even Life Vivid Albums! You can go to our online proofing site, and order directly from our galleries.

http://frenzelphotographers.smugmug.com/

At checkout, enter the coupon code "merrychristmas" and 20% off will be applied to your order. (all album orders must be placed directly with Frenzel Photographers- email us at chat@frenzelphotographers.com for details)

...and here's a picture from Christmas past to brighten your day!

Meet Kaitlyn- Orange County Newborn Photogrpahy

Let me start by saying this may be my favorite baby shoot. ever. And I really do like many I've done; there have been A LOT of super cute babies and great ideas from mommies, but little Kate was just SO cooperative! She stayed asleep and let me put her in the sweetest positions. Not too mention she is just plain adorable, which of course is always a plus!

So onto these pics! Meet Kaitlyn.

And Kaitlyn's cute room, that her Daddy spent lots of time painting! Looks great huh?

Some sweet family moments.

And a few more of my favs... well they were all my favs!

Betsy and James, Congrats again on such a gorgeous little girl! She is too sweet!

Tire swings and dress up!- Orange County Lifestyle Photography

Those of you out there who have been reading my blog since it's humble beginnings knows these little faces. I have been photographing this family since their older, Ezekial was a baby. It has been fun to parallel the progression of my work with the many shoots I have done for them.

First off, in celebration of the recent move into a new home they just purchased we shot in the front yard under this amazing tree. (Side note, I treated these with a little extra vintage flair because Bethany likes that!)

Bekah, who is turning two real soon!

Ezekial who is 3.

Love these next 2!Some candy eating fun.
And for some special images of Bekah since she is about to celebrate her 2nd birthday Bethany had her play "big girl" with make-up, heels, and all!
So proud of herself!! Love it!

Bethany and Kevan, thanks for your continued trust in me to capture such special times in your family's life!

Lindsay & Jared-Santa Monica Engagement Phoography

Lindsay and Jared live in Iowa, but she was here in the spring and we briefly met at a bridal show. So a few months later for their booking meeting we had the privilege of hanging out with and getting to know her parents a bit. They were super kind, humble, and fun people; we knew we'd enjoy this wedding, so when Lindsay emailed to book we were thrilled!

Over Thanksgiving weekend we finally got the chance to hang out with Lindsay and Jared. We had a great time wandering around the 3rd street promenade area, pier, and beach. We ended our time at a really yummy Japanese place we stumbled upon, and over noodles and fried rice we chatted about their home in Iowa and their love of wine, their dog, and each other.

Here are a few favs...

I really like the colors in these shots!

There were lots more fun ones, but I am down and out with the flu right now, so I thought something was better than nothing for now!

Dear Jackson-3 years 3months

Jackson,
It's official, you are a real little person! I still see you as my baby, and even call you babe/baby sometimes, but you are getting to be a such an independent, sweet, stubborn, and inventive person. I daily see it in the things you do and say.

First, Independent... When you go to the bathroom, you say, "Mom please leave me alone, please close the door!" And the other day when I was getting your lunch out, you grabbed the cheese stick from my hand and said, "Mom don't open that for me, I can do it." and you did.

Next, Sweet... Oh you melt my heart with the ways I see your tenderness coming out.
As I said above, you tell me to leave when you go to the bathroom, and one day you said it pretty forcefully as you closed the door in my face. So I turned to walk away, and through the closed door you said, "Mama... I love you."
Many mornings you will come into our room rather early and climb up in bed with me and Daddy. With out fail you will snuggle up to Daddy, and whisper, "Daddy, I love you." Then once he has said it back, you turn to me and say the same. I love that you like to cuddle.
When you aren't busy clobbering Raylee you are quite sweet with her too. I love hearing you talk to her in your sing songy Mommy voice; you'll say things like, "RayRay, do you like that?" "RayRay, come sit with me," or "It's ok RayRay, don't cry baby." In the car you will often say things like, "Raylee do you see the red car? yeah? good." or "RayRay, do you like this music, this is pretty music huh?" I could go on for awhile about all the cute things you say to Raylee.

Stubborn... Since no one is perfect I have to paint a fair picture of you here. When you have decided in your head that something needs to happen/or not happen a certain way, it is as good as done! You are so determined, whether it be about riding your bike over a planter, not getting out of the bath, putting your own shoes on even when you can't get it right, or wanting to be picked up at a really inconvenient time. But I know that that determination has the potential to serve you well in many ways in life, as long as you learn how to channel it positively.

Lastly, Inventive... Wow kid, you are amazing me with how smart and mechanical you are... like Father like son! Lately you have been all about towing things; anytime you can find any sort of string or cord you will tie it to something and pull another toy with it. In the process of doing this you have also taught yourself how to tie a rather good knot. Your Grandpa would be proud!

(here is a shot of us together on Thanksgiving)

Thanks for being you, I am blessed to be your Mommy.

Yorba Linda Bridal Shoot- continued

I just realized that I never posted more images from this amazingly gorgeous bridal shoot I did a few months back. So here are a bunch more images from that day.

Styling for the shoot...

Florals-Angie Varela

Hair accessories- LoBoheme

Jewelry- Sara Rae Design Studio (which can also be found at The Sweet and Saucy Shop)

Makeup- LabelMe Lindsay and The Glowing Bride.

Coordination- Diandra Ann photography (Thanks girl, you did a great job!!)

All models are real husband and wive couples who were looking for some fresh, creative and awesome wedding images. Hopefully we delivered!

As I walked up and saw this first couple, I laughed because it's such a small world! Dani, the bride is someone who's family I have known from church for years, and John her hubby, is a guy Derek worked with for years. We had lost touch with them and didn't even know they were married, or to eachother for that matter!! It was fun!

One of my favorite shots of the day! Love that hairpiece!

Hayley was all about getting down and dirty for some unique images. Wood pile? Sure!

The sunset could not have been any more gorgeous!!

Fabulous brides, amazing dresses and details made for an awesome day!!!