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Shy Heart Studios, Anaheim, CA (2026)

06/07/2026

Happy wedding day to Jett & Yance! 😍

06/04/2026

The Mothers at Stories of Motherhood.

In the very first photo, you’ll see all of the Mothers I captured for the portrait series. The women who showed up for themselves, to invest in their legacy with me…The women who also showed up to celebrate their story and their journey with all of us last week. How beautiful is that?

You’ll also see a ton of other Moms who showed up to celebrate Motherhood and celebrate themselves at the Gala.

You’ll see supportive husbands showing up to celebrate their wives at the Mothers they love and honor.

This Gala is not just for the women who participate in the portrait series. It’s for everyone who has ever loved and wanted to honor a mother. It’s for everyone who lives in a mother role, or even just wants to hear the powerful stories being shared. And of course for anyone who just wants to show up for a good cause like

Thank you to every single person who showed up last week for this event. This event is a year long process and it is by no means, easy. Easy, would be throwing in the towel on it and saying - “it’s just too hard.” Your presence showed me that this mission is worth continuing…

Our Team:
floral: .creative
Planning:
Keynote:
Rentals:

DJ:
Paper:
Artist:
Rentals:
Content:
Jewelery:
Treats:
Live Music:
Press:
Nonprofit:
Photography: Shy Heart Studios
Venue:
inc

06/04/2026

The Mothers at Stories of Motherhood.

In the very first photo, you’ll see all of the Mothers I captured for the portrait series. The women who showed up for themselves, to invest in their legacy with me…The women who also showed up to celebrate their story and their journey with all of us last week. How beautiful is that?

You’ll also see a ton of other Moms who showed up to celebrate Motherhood and celebrate themselves at the Gala.

You’ll see supportive husbands showing up to celebrate their wives at the Mothers they love and honor.

This Gala is not just for the women who participate in the portrait series. It’s for everyone who has ever loved and wanted to honor a mother. It’s for everyone who lives in a mother role, or even just wants to hear the powerful stories being shared. And of course for anyone who just wants to show up for a good cause like

Thank you to every single person who showed up last week for this event. This event is a year long process and it is by no means, easy. Easy, would be throwing in the towel on it and saying - “it’s just too hard.” Your presence showed me that this mission is worth continuing…

Our Team:
floral: .creative
Planning:
Keynote:
Rentals:

DJ:
Paper:
Artist:
Rentals:
Content:
Jewelery:
Treats:
Live Music:
Press:
Nonprofit:
Photography: Shy Heart Studios
Venue:
inc

05/26/2026

Meet some the Moms who participated in our portrait series over the last year!

I am over joyed to celebrate these women on Thursday at our 2026 Stories of Motherhood Gala, along with all of the Mom’s attending. It’s going to be a night to remember 🥹

❤️

05/12/2026

If you don’t already follow - you should. Her motherhood content is precious. And full disclosure, she is exactly as lovely and sweet as she looks.

Emily came into the studio to do our Stories of Motherhood promo with her precious daughters. I had never met her before… but I get to witness a lot as a photographer. I see and hear things people don’t even realize. It’s a big reason I am so deeply trusted by my clients… I see them. I hear them. Even when they don’t realize it… and then I capture their truth.

Emily’s truth was easy. It was pouring out of her and her girls. She was gentle, playful, elegant, and loving in every possible way with her girls.

And the girls… absolutely madly in love with their darling Mama.

The way they interacted together was truly from the heart. Even when her little one was bouncing off the walls (as all 5 year olds do!), Emily’s redirection was so loving and sweet.

I feel so privileged to get to witness motherhood the way I do. I learn a lot from my clients, and capturing their genuine connections in a way that is authentic to them is my greatest joy.

Our Stories of Motherhood Gala is in just over 2 weeks and I can’t believe it.

If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, please go to the link in our bio! With the Gala this year we are fundraising for . It’s going to be a beautiful night with a beautiful cause.

Thank you to and for dressing Emily!

❤️ casao

05/07/2026

I am LOVING the Mothers Day trend I’m seeing where people are posting the raw, unfiltered version of motherhood.

Why!? Because this is exactly the point of Stories of Motherhood!!! It’s to normalize every aspect and ditch the preconceived notions or “highlight reel” of what Motherhood has historically been viewed as.

It’s about building community around the truth and realness of motherhood in all of its beauty, glory, pain, suffering, transformation, growth, trials and triumphs!

So I’m just really pumped that I’m not the only one trying to do this. We need to change the narrative, speak our truth, share our stories, and sit in community with one another. Because that’s what motherhood needs to be - community. Common loves, common struggles, common challenges and common celebration with others who get it and who see you for every part of you.

Welcome to Stories of Motherhood. Join us in celebrating it all on May 28th, and help us raise funds for CASA Orange County simply by attending.

This Gala is for everyone who loves a Mother, who is a mother, who isn’t a mother, who wants to support the efforts of CASA…literally… everyone.

Happy Mothers Day. I see you and I love you. ♥️

05/06/2026

Happy 9th wedding anniversary to my love!

I thought I knew what I was doing marrying this guy. I thought I knew the man he was and the man he would grow into…

…. Lucky for me, I was right. I chose wisely. I chose a true partner in this life and I am blessed beyond measure that he, too, chose me. ♥️

Fun fact: I wore this dress for our engagement session 10 years ago. He wore the exact same suit as well. I decided to put the dress on again for some photos for my 40th birthday. I hadn’t worn it once since our engagement… swipe to see how we wore these out fits 10 years ago 🥹

Thinking I can finally get rid of this dress… or maybe I’ll put it on again for my 50th? What do you think!? 😅

05/05/2026

I’m obsessed with this Stories of Motherhood session.

I get asked a lot about the look I want for these sessions and my answer is always, “it’s not about me. It’s about YOU. This is YOUR story.”

Catherine has spent most of her adult life supporting her husbands ambitions and career goals. She has been happy to, of course! But now she’s entering a new phase. Her kids are going to school and Catherine is finding her passion again in ceramics. She’s building her own business where she can share her passion by teaching others.

So we spent time in her garage photographing her in her element and with her family.

This has been one of my most unique Stories of Motherhood sessions and it was extra special for me because I’ve known Catherine since we were 8 years old! We went to grade school together but then to different high schools and then she left the country for a while. She met her husband in Korea, then they moved to Ireland and now they’re back. We haven’t seen each other in 25+ years… but we stayed connected. She has followed my career and reached out to me to step into this experience. What an honor it was for me to get that message.

Cannot wait to celebrate with you at the Gala, Cat!

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