I'm a simple person who loves photographing people and spending time with my husband and two little girls, Ellie (4) and Emmeline (1). My girls are my world and every day I wonder how I became so blessed to be their Mama.
When I'm not behind the camera I love to knit and sew cute things for my girls and bake cookies. My husband likes to say I'm a granny at heart, but I like to say I'm a woman of many talents. ;)
I also enjoy snowboarding, traveling and immersing myself in books. One day I will conquer Cornice and get down without snowplowing my way. I dream of traveling to Greece, Italy and Paris one day, but I have yet to convince the husband that traveling abroad with two little ones would be aweome. I'd also love to go camping and show my girls the joys of a perfectly toasted marshmallow and walking barefoot through an icy cold creek bed. And although I said it would never happen, I now read most of my books on my iPhone or iPad instead of a book. Have kids and you'll soon realize the gift of a built in light and always having your book with you.
I'm based in Orange County, California and ocassionally travel for shoots.
It’s always so much fun when I get to hang out with these two and our engagement session at the LA Arboretum was definitely one full of laughs. Helen is sweet and even keeled while Tom is a silly prankster who likes to keep Helen on her toes. It was a blast photographing these two together and I’m so looking forward to their big day!
I just knew when one of my favorite wedding clients from five years ago referred her friend to me that we’d click…and we totally did. I have loved getting to know Christine and Daryn and am so looking forward to photographing their wedding at the end of the month!
June 12, 2013 - 12:11 am - Love the photos of xtine and daryn ;)
A beautiful wedding of a dear friend with whom I attended Design School with at UCLA. It was so nice to photograph my friend marry the love of her life. And greater still was getting to witness the amazing family bonds on both sides of their families. Hearing Chad’s brother’s Best Man toast made me want to have two rascally sons who may or may not have to spoon overnight, for warmth, lost in the back mountains of Whistler while snowboarding. I also loved watching Amy’s Mom and Dad tear it up on the dance floor, laughing and completely enjoying themselves. And when the grand children started to tire out and lay down on the grass near 10pm, Grandma covered them with coats and scarves instead of telling them to get off the floor. I loved that so much. Amy and Chad, congrats on your new life together!
Thank you Connie M Chung and Luis Arturo for shooting with me!
June 17, 2013 - 9:17 am - As always, so lovely. You take amazing photos!
The Hoangs are an amazing little family and I am so happy that I got to know them and photograph them for Kyle’s first birthday and for this session we shot recently. Jean and Robert are both so sweet and are the types of people who laugh easily and love whole heartedly. It was such a pleasure being able to capture all that for them. Jean told me that little Lauren recently said she wanted to be a photographer when she grows up so I brought along my rollei as the perfect little prop for her so that when she grows up she’ll be reminded of her dreams.
May 14, 2013 - 6:40 am - such a cute family! great shoot sara! :)
May 14, 2013 - 1:23 pm - Love these photos! The lighting is awesome! Where were these taken?
Andrea and Ken share a love that is so incredibly special. It’s evident in the way they laugh together and in the way he snuggles Andrea as if there’s no other place he’d rather be. I had the honor of photographing these two lovely souls and I have to say it was probably one of my favorite weddings ever. They spent over a year thrifting the perfect details and putting together an amazing day for all. But mostly, I loved photographing their love, the laughter, and their loved ones on their wedding day.
The pink lace wrap on Andrea’s bouquet was cut from her Mother’s wedding dress. A pink wedding dress! How lovely is that? I loved the socks that Andrea gifted to her husband to be with a card enclosed that read, “In Case You Get Cold Feet.” The bridesmaids all wore black dresses of their choosing with custom made statement hair fascinators.
There were chickens (real) and pink flamingos (not real) on site as well as paper airplanes, lawn croquette, giant jenga, funny glasses for family portraits, and food trucks. You really get a sense of Andrea and Ken’s fun loving personalities in their wedding and how important it was for their wedding to reflect that. I loved everything about this wedding! Even the part when Ken dropped the ring when placing it on Andrea’s finger. They laughed it off and took it in stride and I know it’ll make a great story for them to tell their future kids.
Thank you Wish Wonder Dream for coordinating such an amazing event and to Connie M Chung and Luis Arturo for shooting and assisting me that day.
May 1, 2013 - 12:48 pm - amazing as usual!
May 1, 2013 - 5:13 pm - WOW these are ridiculously gorgeous. Everything from the details to the couple to the photography.. so stunning! xo
May 1, 2013 - 8:46 pm - absolutely gorgeous
You may recognize Gia and Matt as I shot their wedding three years ago at Greystone Mansion. They recently welcomed a gorgeous little baby girl into their family and came down from San Francisco to have me photograph them all together. It was so great catching up with these two and seeing the warm love and adoration they both have for their baby girl.
One of the most gorgeous baby showers I’ve ever attended and had the honor to photograph. I would expect nothing less since the guest of honor was none other than Linda of Grand Soirees. Loved all the sparkle and the subtle winter theme. The florals by Floral Sense were lush perfection! And can you believe how amazing Linda looks pregnant? That’s not even a maternity dress she’s wearing. Linda, Kevin and big sister Sophie welcomed baby Lana into their lives recently and are all completely smitten by her. Can’t wait to meet the littlest one soon!
Rentals: Chiavari Chair Rentals
Cake: Wish and a Whisk
Catering: Crepes Bonaparte
Table Top Rentals: Classic
April 1, 2013 - 11:51 am - Such a beautiful shower! Your photos captured it to perfection :)
April 1, 2013 - 12:29 pm - Sarah, you always do such a marvelous job! How pretty is this shower?
My sister in law and her family came to visit recently and I couldn’t resist shooting a quick little session for them and their adorable twin girls. My nieces are growing up so quickly! I remember how teeny tiny they were as babies and now they’re toddling all over the place and getting into mischief together. Ellie adores Colbie and Cassidy and loves her Auntie and Uncle so much. I love watching our girls grow up together!
Amy had been following my work when we by chance, ran into each other at Pretend City about two years ago. We hit it off and kept in contact through the year – even hitting up Disneyland with our older girls before I had Emmeline. It was an honor photographing Amy and her family, even if sweet little Madeline wasn’t in the mood for being photographed. I think her crying photos are priceless because it’s a true reflection of her strong personality at that point in time. I know as she grows older she’ll get used to playing the little model, but these candid images of her being herself will be a great story for Mom and Dad to tell her later on. My girls are similar to hers in that Ellie is the sweet, easy going one while the younger girl is our feisty, spirited one. 
Second baby syndrome?
I just finished designing a gorgeous album for Hilda and John and thought I’d share some of my favorite images from their day. It was a day filled with so much joy, love and laughter. It reminded me of how blessed I am that I get to photograph and capture these moments in time for my couples. Seeing the first look between them still, to this day, tugs at my heart strings. These two… I love them together so very much.
Photographer: Sarah K Chen
Second Shooter & Assistant: Jen Lauren Grant & Flurrsprite
Coordination: Catherine C Leo Events
Venue: Smog Shoppe
Hotel: The London
by Sarah K Chen
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