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Welcome to my blog!

I'm Michelle, a portrait and wedding photographer in Huntington Beach, California. Loving living in the beautiful OC that is filled with so many colorful, fun places to create gorgeous memories! I love that I get the opportunity to make people feel and look beautiful through my photography. I hope you enjoy my work! Please contact me at michelle@momentsbymichelle.com to inqure about portrait or wedding rates. Look foward to hearing from you!



Sunday, February 1, 2009

Salmira & Farhoud's Engagement Portraits

Salmira and Farhoud are such a beautiful couple. I cannot wait to shoot their wedding! Here is a sample of some of their engagement portraits shot at the San Juan Capistrano Mission (my favorite place to shoot!). Enjoy!
Salmira is going to be a gorgeous bride!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Mayans Family

The Mayans have been one of my favorite families to shoot. They are all so photogenic, it made it so hard to edit down the number of great images. They will have alot to choose from! We had such a fun time, and the beach and sky were just perfect that day!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Happy Holidays!

Wishing Everyone Happy Holidays this Season!

Love, Maddy and her cousins Jackson and Kyle...


Sunday, November 30, 2008

Baby Tanner Lowe

I was sooo excited to finally meet baby Tanner. I shot his mommy and daddy's wedding a couple years back, and have since been so lucky to keep them as great friends. Tanner is such a beautiful and happy baby! He is so blessed to have such amazing parents! Congratulations Shannon and Ryan!


Thursday, November 27, 2008

The Gilliland Family Portrait

We braved the rain, going to the park inbetween the storms, and were able to take these super cute family portraits of our good friends the Gilliland family.
No, Asher (the dog) is not wet from the rain, he decided to jump in the lake to chase some ducks. Luckily we got most of our portraits done before all this excitement. And I got to great this great portrait of Asher in all of his wetness...

Friday, November 7, 2008

The Durby Family Portrait

So I was so excited to finally meet Madeline Sofia. I actually shot her her mom and dad's wedding a couple years back, so it was such a fun reunion to see them again and meet their sweet little girl. She was such a cutie...