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Welcome to Sipper Photography

The two of us share this wonderful passion called photography. As a husband+wife Orange County wedding photographer team, we have been shooting Weddings, Portraits & Events in Orange County and other fabulous destinations together for over 10 years. We love what we do and we are so fortunate to have found each other to share this with. Now we hope to share Sipper Photography with all of you!
Our blog features all of our current work. You can also go on our travels with us, share our hobbies, and see us interact with our family & friends. We would love to meet you and photograph your moments. When that time comes we want you to feel like you already know us. This is essential when taking photographs of the important times in your lives.
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New Orleans Where Y’At Magazine: Wedding Article Feature

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For those of you who know us, you know that we LOVE New Orleans! Both Jeff and I have traveled to NOLA on several occasions as we just love that city. We were just there in October eating some jambalaya and drinking hurricanes, as well as exploring the French Quarter. This trip we also took a ride out to the beautiful Oak Alley Plantation and saw many other fabulous plantations along the way. These are such great locations for Weddings in and around the New Orleans area. One of the hot spots for weddings this past October was in Jackson Square and in the St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter. What a great back drop to say your I-do’s and do your wedding photography. Then there is nothing better than after the ceremony when the Treme Brass Band rolls up to start a second line for the couple as they dance and celebrate through the famous streets of the French Quarter including Bourbon Street! We actually joined a few second lines this time as we LOVE that New Orleans Jazz and of course LOVE anything weddings!

With our love for New Orleans and Weddings, one of our goal’s for 2012 is to get there for more weddings this year! With this goal in mind we were so excited to have been quoted in a recent magazine article about New Orleans Weddings. Where Y’At Magazine is a local New Orleans publication that recently featured an article about wedding trends in their January 2012 issue. The local writer, Tyler Lott who is a New Orleans native reached out to us as she wanted our perspective from what we see with wedding trends in Southern California and how they coincide with the trends in New Orleans. You can see the entire article online at Where Y’At magazine. In the meantime, look here…it’s The Sipper’s and we are so excited to be a part of New Orleans Weddings too.

January 2012 cover of Where Y’at Magazine

Sipper Photography is quoted twice in the New Orleans Wedding Article: The Many Ways to Say “I do”

So excited that our quote about wedding trends was chosen out of the article for the pull quote.

For further info on having Sipper Photography shoot your wedding in New Orleans, please visit our website.

A Simple+Modern+Casual husband and wife photography team that Loves Weddings and New Orleans even more…

A New Home: Family Portrait | Orange County Family Portrait Photographer

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Happy New Year to all. I can’t believe 2012 is here! It is a new year filled with new possibilities and we are looking forward to it. We are off to a busy start with our business and can’t wait to share all of the marvelous moments this year with both our existing clients and new ones. Speaking of moments to share, today we have a portrait of the wonderful Chen Family who we have been photographing the last three years. They have the cute triplets we have featured before, August, Sophia and Tatiana. The triplets are now three years old and with a bigger family comes a bigger house. When Samantha had the triplets they started designing and building their new home and this past year they got to move into it. It is all about moments and since this was a big one, I thought how nice would it be to do their family portrait for the year in their new home.

What a beautiful place. What a beautiful family. I love seeing the kids each year as they grow up so fast. August can “ham it up”, he is usually ready for a photo with a smile and so is his sister Sophia. Tatiana on the other hand, is the serious one of the group. So my moments with her are on her terms! Haha! Needless to say, I love them all!

We wish you all the best for a healthy and prosperous new year this 2012! Enjoy the moments…

Cheers+Love,
J+D

Welcome to our new home!

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August

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Sophia

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Tatiana

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Another shot of the whole family in their living room!

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A portrait of Jonson+Samantha by the piano!

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Such a cute moment between sisters!

Happy Holidays from Sipper Photography

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Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday Season!

Cheers+Love,
Jeff and Dana Sipper

Photo taken of tree ornament at the Pleasanton, CA Tree Lighting Ceremony, December 2011

Big Train Testimonial Ad Shoot | Orange County Business Portraits

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This was a business portrait we shot of Jim Miller at Coffee Importers for a testimonial ad for Big Train Beverage company. We loved working with Jim, he was such a nice guy. He has a great shop in the Dana Point Harbor if you are in the area and want some coffee or a Chai drink while you enjoy the view of the Harbor. Cheers, J+D

Fall Season Portrait by Sipper Photography | Orange County Family Photographer

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Here is a Fall Family Portrait we recently did. I love this time of the year when all of the leaves have turned and they start falling to the ground. Yesterday, I went on a walk with my two nieces and Emmi, who is almost 3 years old was having a ball walking in the leaves. We swished through the leaves and listened to them crunch. She then picked up armfuls of the leaves and threw them up in the air. It was so cute!

Here is Rafael, Dominic and Kristin in the park. Dominic had just turned a year old so not only did we do this beautiful Fall Family Portrait, but also a few shots of Dominic. Happy Friday to all. Enjoy the photos! J+D

Little Dominic reading his book!

This peacock was sneaking in to our portrait of Dad and Dominic!

Dominic with his cool leather jacket in the Fall leaves! Love the little boy retro look!

Mission San Juan Capistrano Family Portrait | Orange County Family Photographer

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Well the holiday season is in full swing. Anybody done with their holiday shopping yet? I have barely started. The only gifts I have bought so far are for my nieces. It is so fun to shop for little girls, I just love being Auntie Bah Bah!!! Not sure about the rest of the family gifts, but at least I am off to a great start.

We have been busy finishing up our weddings for this year and now holiday portraits are the focus. I love sharing family moments with my clients each year. It amazes me how time flies as I see the kids grow another year older. This part of my job is incredible as I never know what I am going to get when it comes to taking photos of children. Yes, some days it is a lot of work, but a gratifying job at that. I have learned over the years that the perfect photo of a child isn’t the one of them just looking at the camera and smiling. They are the ones filled with moments. A kiss, a walk, holding hands, a smirk, curiosity, being a ham, a look at the new baby in the family, trying to hold the new baby in the family. These things happen and it is my job to capture that. All of these moments convey the age and what personality your little one has at that time in their life. Some kids may change over the years. Others may display their personality in their childhood photo that stays with them for a lifetime. Whatever the moment is, you can hold onto it for the rest of your life!

This year we had the opportunity to shoot one of our favorite families at The Mission in San Juan Capistrano! Sean and Jessica are friends of ours and we have been taking their family photos for a few years now. This year they have a new addition, daughter Norah who is 6 months. Their son Foster started school at The Mission. It has been a big year for their family, so we needed a special spot. Indeed The Mission was a spectacular place to do their family photos this year. I just loved it! I was like a kid in a candy shop. The walls, fountains, stone, archways…just amazing. I think everyone had a great time at The Mission as well as a nice shot for their holiday card this year.

Thanks Andersen Family!