{"id":2684,"date":"2021-08-15T19:11:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T19:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2024-08-01T03:02:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T03:02:02","slug":"christians-2nd-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/christians-2nd-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian&#8217;s 2nd Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2684\" class=\"elementor elementor-2684\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bf90f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bf90f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3ac51a\" data-id=\"d3ac51a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8272419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8272419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">August is a popular month for birthdays in my family &#8211; 3 generations of birthdays with my Grandma, Dad, and Nephew, who is turning 2! The little one always gets the spotlight, and those are the precious memories parents and grandparents would typically want to keep in their photobook.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a family photographer, I took my family out for a short session at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley in Orange County, California. If you haven\u2019t already guessed, the park stretches an entire mile in a square city block, and it has a lot of activities to offer. To name a few, it has a botanical garden, golf course, bike rentals and trails, picnic areas, paddle boat rentals, and even an archery range! Dogs are welcome as long as they are on leashes. If you are looking for an open space to have a birthday party with friends and family, this is the kind of park packed with lots of tall trees, green grassy fields, and a few landscapes that are perfect for photos. Learn more about the park <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocparks.com\/parks-trails\/mile-square-regional-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark-100>here<\/mark-100><\/a>.<\/span>\n<br><br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a location that\u2019s outside of our neighborhood, so for this particular day, we came out to Fountain Valley for seafood lunch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/tan-cang-newport-seafood-santa-ana-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark-100>Tan Cang Newport Seafood<\/mark-100><\/a> and a photo session with a few balloons bought from Party City (which by the way was my first time really purchasing anything from Party City) and I am truly amazed by the different variety of balloons and party supplies it has to offer! <\/span>\n<br><br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven\u2019t been to Fountain Valley, it is a town filled with delicious Vietnamese food, and to name a few of my favorites: <\/span>\n<br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/brodard-restaurant-fountain-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark-100>Brodard Restaurant<\/mark-100><\/a>\n<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/the-vox-kitchen-fountain-valley-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark-100>The Vox Kitchen<\/mark-100> <\/a><\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/matcha-cafe-maiko-fountain-valley-fountain-valley-3?osq=green+tea+ice+cream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><mark-100>Matcha Cafe Maiko<\/mark-100>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\n<br><br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I definitely recommend this town if you are looking to try something different.\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b1ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7b1ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-1.jpg?fit=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid attachment-full size-full wp-image-2686\" alt=\"Toddler Second Birthday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-1.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d851f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d851f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-2.jpg?fit=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid attachment-full size-full wp-image-2687\" alt=\"Toddler Second Birthday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-2.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-2.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9a556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc9a556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-3.jpg?fit=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid attachment-full size-full wp-image-2688\" alt=\"Toddler Second Birthday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-3.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-3.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-3.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e3c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36e3c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-4.jpg?fit=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid attachment-full size-full wp-image-2689\" alt=\"Toddler Second Birthday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-4.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-4.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-4.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b986a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6b986a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-5.jpg?fit=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid attachment-full size-full wp-image-2690\" alt=\"Toddler Second Birthday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-5.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-5.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/group-1-5.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65df856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65df856\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-743cff1\" data-id=\"743cff1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518ac86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"518ac86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" data-widget_type=\"image.card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"card lift lift-lg shadow-light-lg\">\n\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"755\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/about-4.png?fit=755%2C821&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid attachment-full size-full wp-image-1889\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/about-4.png?w=755&amp;ssl=1 755w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/about-4.png?resize=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>        \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecedc80\" data-id=\"ecedc80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9179ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9179ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Hey! If you enjoyed reading this post..<\/strong><\/h3><p>I would love for others to read about it as well!\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 1.0625rem;\">Share it with someone you think may also enjoy it. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/2764.svg\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed28863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed28863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\"><span class=\"h6 text-uppercase text-muted d-none d-md-inline mr-4\">Share:<\/span>\n        <ul class=\"d-inline list-unstyled list-inline list-social\">\n\n                    <li class=\"list-inline-item list-social-item mr-3\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Shooting+Portraits+with+a+85mm+Lens%20%3A%20A+photographer+should+be+moving+around+the+subject+instead+of+the+subject+moving+for+the+photographer.%20https%3A%2F%2Fphotography.stephanieip.com%2Fjournal%2F%3Fp%3D934\" class=\"text-decoration-none text-muted font-size-xl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                        <i class=\"list-social-icon fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\n                    \n                                        <span class=\"sr-only\">Share this on WhatsApp<\/span>\n                                    <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"list-inline-item list-social-item mr-3\">\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fphotography.stephanieip.com%2Fjournal%2F%3Fp%3D934\" class=\"text-decoration-none text-muted font-size-xl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                        <i class=\"list-social-icon fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i>\n                    \n                                        <span class=\"sr-only\">Share this on FaceBook<\/span>\n                                    <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"list-inline-item list-social-item mr-3\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fphotography.stephanieip.com%2Fjournal%2F%3Fp%3D934&amp;text=Shooting+Portraits+with+a+85mm+Lens%20%3A%20A+photographer+should+be+moving+around+the+subject+instead+of+the+subject+moving+for+the+photographer.&amp;via=&amp;hashtags=\" class=\"text-decoration-none text-muted font-size-xl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                        <i class=\"list-social-icon fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\n                    \n                                        <span class=\"sr-only\">Share this on Twitter<\/span>\n                                    <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n\n        \n        <\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bea973a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bea973a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3434cf\" data-id=\"a3434cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0a3c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7a0a3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ml-form-embed\"\n  data-account=\"2948935:d2v8v3w5b9\"\n  data-form=\"3701068:j4t8h9\">\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eff9dbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eff9dbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_aos_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-up&quot;,&quot;_aos_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-354cfdf\" data-id=\"354cfdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b66528 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9b66528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64dedd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64dedd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"landkit-elementor-heading__title default elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related posts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f64e38 elementor-grid-eael-col-3 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"3f64e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;eael_post_grid_columns&quot;:&quot;eael-col-3&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;eael-col-2&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-grid-3f64e38\" class=\"eael-post-grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-grid eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-3f64e38 eael-post-grid-style-one\" data-layout-mode=\"grid\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-4996 category-family-first-birthday-special-events tags-birthday-first-birthday\" data-id=\"4996\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay none\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/romirs-first-birthday-cake-smash-party-tin-roof-bistro\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"653\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-cover-1.jpg?fit=653%2C980&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4974\" alt=\"First Birthday Party Cake Smash at Tin Roof Bistro in El Segundo, Los Angeles, California\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-cover-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-cover-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-cover-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-cover-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/romirs-first-birthday-cake-smash-party-tin-roof-bistro\/\" title=\"Romir&#8217;s First Birthday Cake Smash Party | Tin Roof Bistro\">Romir&#8217;s First Birthday Cake Smash Party | Tin Roof Bistro<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Tin Roof Bistro \u2022 El Segundo \u2022 Los Angeles \u2022...<\/p><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-11427 category-special-events tags-bar-bat-mitzvah-birthday\" data-id=\"11427\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay none\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/rachels-bat-mitzvah-temple-shalom-of-the-south-bay-in-hermosa-beach-california\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"653\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/182-102123-StephanieIpPhotography.jpg?fit=653%2C979&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11405\" alt=\"Bar and Bat Mitzvah Photographer\u00a0at Temple Shalom of the South Bay in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, California\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/182-102123-StephanieIpPhotography.jpg?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/182-102123-StephanieIpPhotography.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/rachels-bat-mitzvah-temple-shalom-of-the-south-bay-in-hermosa-beach-california\/\" title=\"Rachel&#8217;s Bat Mitzvah | Temple Shalom of the South Bay in Hermosa Beach, California\">Rachel&#8217;s Bat Mitzvah | Temple Shalom of the South Bay in Hermosa Beach, California<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Temple Shalom of the South Bay \u2022 Hermosa Beach \u2022...<\/p><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-4236 category-special-events tags-birthday-events\" data-id=\"4236\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay none\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/charlene-60th-birthday\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"653\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-cover-2.jpg?fit=653%2C980&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2706\" alt=\"Private church event celebrating pastor&#039;s 60th birthday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-cover-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-cover-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-cover-2.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-cover-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/charlene-60th-birthday\/\" title=\"Charlene&#8217;s 60th Birthday\">Charlene&#8217;s 60th Birthday<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Courtyard by Marriott \u2022 Orange County \u2022 California<\/p><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>            <div class=\"eael-load-more-button-wrap eael-force-hide\">\n                <button class=\"eael-load-more-button\" id=\"eael-load-more-btn-3f64e38\" data-widget-id=\"3f64e38\" data-widget=\"3f64e38\" data-page-id=\"2684\" data-template=\"{&quot;dir&quot;:&quot;lite&quot;,&quot;file_name&quot;:&quot;one.php&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Post-Grid&quot;}\" data-class=\"Essential_Addons_Elementor\\Elements\\Post_Grid\" data-layout=\"grid\" data-page=\"1\" data-args=\"orderby=rand&amp;order=desc&amp;ignore_sticky_posts=1&amp;post_status=publish&amp;posts_per_page=3&amp;offset=0&amp;post_type=post&amp;tax_query%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=post_tag&amp;tax_query%5B0%5D%5Bfield%5D=term_id&amp;tax_query%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=39&amp;tax_query%5Brelation%5D=AND&amp;author__in%5B0%5D=2\" data-max-page=\"8\">\n                    <span class=\"eael-btn-loader button__loader\"><\/span>\n                    <span class=\"eael_load_more_text\">Load More<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mile Square Regional Park \u2022 Fountain Valley \u2022 Orange County \u2022  California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[51],"tags":[39,49],"class_list":["post-2684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-events","tag-birthday","tag-events"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3-cover.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2684"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3320,"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684\/revisions\/3320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photography.stephanieip.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}