NEW BLOG!!! [update your bookmarks!]

Hi all! As much as I love this little blog it's time to move on to bigger and better things... new year, new baby (well almost... new belly at least... how about that?), and now... new blog!!!

You can find the new blog with big beautiful pictures, an image header that changes each time you visit or refresh, an animated logo, the ability to bookmark and subscribe to the blog, and to join my newsletter list. Fun stuff!!! Hopefully, you'll agree that it will make your web experience and my web presence even better!

I'm still in the process of filling it up with all of the good stuff... so bear with me for a bit. But, in the mean time, check it out at www.nataliemoserblog.com. And, if you wouldn't mind... please change your bookmarks and links to my new and improved blog!

Cheers and thanks for stopping by!

PS- There's a mini sneak peek of a destination wedding I just photographed on the new blog... come on... you know you want to look!

Amy and Luis: Married at Wilson Creek Winery

OK... Amy is one beautiful bride!



Amy and Luis were married a few weeks ago at Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula. Great venue and fun couple! And, the party was a blast, too... Amy's dad was passing around the tequila and limes and you know that's definitely a great way to get the party started! Thanks for including me in your day, guys! Enjoy some favorites from the day below and a slideshow here. Talk soon!

Love that sun flare...

I love shooting in tents... they act like soft boxes...

Amy decided to make the cake cutting a little more interesting!

Yes, that's Amy's dad... the number of fingers he's holding up indicates the number of tequila shots he just had!

Off to Mexico... OLE!

Hola and adios! Matt and I are off from Friday through Monday for Brian and Judy's wedding in Mexico. So, I'll "see" you when I return. Until then... have a great weekend and stay tuned for what I know will be a fantastic wedding. ;)

Alice and George: Married at Verandas!

Recently, I photographed Alice and George's wedding at Verandas in Manhattan Beach. It was sooooo much fun! Loved the wedding, loved the dancing, loved Alice, George, and their friends and families! Enjoy a few of my favorite images below and the slideshow. Have fun guys... there are many more on their way!

The couple below are Judy and Brian... you might remember their e-session from a few posts ago... they're getting married this weekend in Mexico... we're (Matt and I) off to shoot it tomorrow!

Meet the Spivey Fam!

Meet the oh so cool, crazy striped, Christmas pajama'd... Spivey family! Sarah and Eric and the kids are close friends and I was oh so happy that they wanted me to take their family pictures. We had such a great time hanging out at the park... licking lolly pops, playing with Sully's Dinaco car, and spinning around in circles until Sawyer tumbled over in dizziness... I almost didn't want to leave. Only a few of my favorites are below (there were just so many of them!). If you want more (you know you do... trust me!)... check out this fun slideshow! It moves pretty quickly but you can check the gallery out and take as much time as you like when it's over.

I can't wait to design the holiday card for these!!! FUN!

BTW- Everybody always asks what they should wear for their session... I think this disproves the philosophy that you have to wear the same "portrait" outfits, white shirts (not that they're bad), no stripes/patterns, yada yada... Instead, be BRIGHT, be BOLD, be YOURSELVES, have FUN!!! And, that is what will come out in your pictures! Enjoy!

Meet the Martin Family!

Meet the Martins. Aren't they adorable? ;)


Jill bid on and won this photo session a while back at a silent auction for the Education Foundation for Orange County Schools. It's my pleasure to donate my services to local organizations that I believe in and this is one of those organizations. The Foundation awards grants to teachers chosen through a grant-application process. These grants enable local teachers to purchase or create materials for programs that inspire students’ desires to excel in core subjects.

Back to the Martins...beautiful family, amazing red hair on the boys that the girls out there would die for, and a lot of fun to shoot... Enjoy some of my favorites... there are more on the way!

Tasha and Glenn: Married at the Disneyland Hotel Rose Garden

I had the great pleasure of photographing a fantastic couple's wedding a few weeks ago at the Disneyland Hotel Rose Garden and the Grand Californian Hotel. This couple found me online quite a while back... they both live in Florida where Tasha is a TV news reporter and Glenn is a TV weatherman for NBC. If you're thinking that that means these two have big personalities... you'd be right! They were great and so was their wedding. Thank you both for choosing me to be a part of your day. I had a great time and I can't wait to get out to Florida to visit you two. I hope you enjoy some of my favorite images below and in your slideshow. Talk soon... Happy Thanksgiving!

The little girls below... couldn't get enough of the bride/princess... they were so cute and all dressed up like Disney princesses themselves.

Loved the cake topper...

The fantastic band was www.partyquake.com. They were awesome!

All Disney parks, attractions, characters, titles, etc. are registered trademarks of The Walt Disney Company.

Judy and Brian are engaged!

...This one is part of my "blog burst" today! ;)

Let me start by saying I LOVE these two! They are more than clients though, they are also great friends. I've actually known Judy for something like 10 years... WOW... time flies. She is a totally incredible girl... funny, exuberant, adorable... I could go on and on... And, she met THE best guy in Brian. I'm so happy for them and that I get to shoot their wedding in Mexico in a few weeks. Arriba!!!

We toured around Long Beach recently for their engagement session and had soooo much fun in the process. They laughed the whole time... I love that! One of our stops was the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific. This is where where Brian asked Judy to marry him in a very creative way. If you want to check out the proposal (think "will you marry me" sign in large aquarium tank)... it's on YouTube... here...

Moving on to the pictures!... Here are some of my favorite images... there were so many great ones of you two to pick one... thanks for making it so hard for me to pick! Love you guys and I can't wait for your wedding! Best- Natalie

Cherstin and Ryan got married! - Arroyo Trabucco Golf Club

Recently, I had the honor of photographing Cherstin and Ryan's wedding at Arroyo Trabucco Golf Club. You might remember their fun engagement session down in Corona Del Mar. These two are so lovely... really, really sweet, and so in love. And, their families are fantastic, too. There were many tears flowing that day as Cherstin and Ryan said their "I do's". The day couldn't have been any more beautiful. Thanks you two for allowing me to capture it. I hope you enjoy some of my favorites below and the slideshow here. All my best!!!- Natalie

Carameros Family: Texas and New Mexico Fun!

If you read Mia's senior post then you already know about the Carameros family. They were incredible! I mentioned previously that they live in Texas but had found me at a wedding out here in California. Well... I was very blessed to meet up with them... Continuing on from Mia's post...

That's Gina, Mia's mom, and me at the UTEP tailgate party... my first tailgate!!! They couldn't believe it! ;)
And, yes... I'm wearing a shirt... it's strapless... geez.

After Mia's session on Saturday, Gina, Mia's mom, picked me up from the hair salon where Mia was getting primped for the Homecoming Dance. We went straight from there to my very first tail gate party!!! That's right... not being the biggest sports enthusiast this was a big deal for me! The tailgate party was great... lots of fantastic people and great food. Then, we were off to the UTEP game. I had a great time... I'll admit it could have been about 3 seconds shorter (then we would have won) but everybody made it a blast for me. Afterwards, we went home... I slept (ahhhh... much needed sleep).

Ahhh... the best peach dessert cobbler thingy I've ever had... no... I didn't eat it all... but I wanted to!

The next morning I had a meeting with a prospective client (another relative of the Carameros) for their wedding in July. Then, the fam and I were off to White Sands, New Mexico. If you haven't been there before... I highly recommend it... it's beautiful. We only got to spend about 30 minutes there and then we were off to the airport and I was off back to LA. That was the end of a long and very rewarding weekend. Thanks for all your hospitality Carameros family... I hope to be able to reciprocate some time in the future! All my best ;)... enjoy some favorites from your session below.

This is Tyson. ;) We had to...

The furry friend in the pic is Lola... she's a great old girl and wanted her picture taken, too.