I am so excited and feel so blessed to be celebrating 10 years of Effervescent Media Works. Ten years of capturing couples, individuals, families, and events.  Fun and playful photography and videography with a touch of elegance and grace too.

Come celebrate with me!  We will be doing a giveaway on Instagram EVERY MONTH!

Check out our giveaway for March listed here.

What is your favorite part of spring?

I love to hear all the birds chirping.  We live under several large trees and man, it is quite the party sometimes.  And of course the flowers!  Ahhh the flowers.  I can't get enough of them.  When I drive around town and see all these beautiful California flower bushes draping over a brick wall or see a field of mustard flowers, I cannot wait to do pictures there.  For high school seniors or a mother snuggling her baby.  You name it!  I love the whimsy of spring blossoms.

And then there is, of course, the joy of finally being able to let the kids out in the back yard to play!  Fun fact. We build our own playhouse in the backyard.  It is far from perfect, but I hope it will be a memory the kids cherish as adults.  It is way more fun to create something from scratch anyway.  More creativity and imagination.

If you are local to the Fremont / East Bay area, be sure to check out our mini sessions for springtime!

I only offer a few dates a year at these rates! Regularly $300, 30 minutes, 30 edited images and an online gallery of High Res images.

Interested in booking a session! Email me at rebecca@effervescentmediaworks.com

* You will now find our family portrait work at https://rebeccamabeyphotography.com/

March 16th, 23rd and 30th
Fremont, CA - Mustard Flower Field location 




March 16th BOOKED

4:40pm
5:20pm
6pm
6:40pm

March 23rd BOOKED

3:40pm
4pm
4:40pm
5:20pm
6pm
6:40pm

March 30th BOOKED

5:40pm
6:15pm
6:50pm











March 30th Adobe Alviso Park 9-11am BOOKED

9am
9:40am
10:15am












April 6th-April 13th Mustard Yellow Flower Field (Fremont) 5:15-7pm

5:15pm
5:50 pm
6:25pm

Personal Post

Coming up in May is something very exciting for me!  I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and our temple, in Oakland, has been undergoing extensive renovations and will be reopening in May for visitors!

When I was in Europe we visited many beautiful churches and synagogues in Rome and around Tuscany.  And I enjoyed learning more about the symbolism connected to the artwork, the ways they worship and learning more in general about other faiths.

One of the things that I love about doing wedding photography is working with individuals of all faiths and cultural backgrounds.  I love to learn about those differences and I find the more that I do I come to love my fellow man more simply by understanding them better. Learning the rich details and deeps of what others believe, how they worship, what cultural traditions they practice is very intriguing to me.

Unlike most Churchs or Synagogues, a Temple of the Latter Day Saint faith is not regularly open for visitors and tourism which is why this is a special event if you have ever been curious about what is inside the Oakland temple.  After each temple is finished, there is a short period where an open house is available and they will do tours and share about the beautiful artwork, our beliefs and what goes on inside the temple. I look forward to taking my children who are still very young and whom after the temple is formally re-dedicated will need to wait until they are 11 to attend.

The temple is a very special place for myself and my family.  It is where my husband and I were sealed for time and eternity on our wedding day (at the Salt Lake Latter Day Saint Temple), which in our faith, we believe we can be eternally bound to our family for all time and eternity. That brings me joy with the peace it brings me each day knowing that should something happen I will be able to see my family again.

If you are interested in going to the open house and tour the inside of the Oakland Temple, all are welcome!  You can reserve a free ticket here, or feel free to send me an email at effervescentmediaworks@gmail.com and I would be happy to get some for you. I am even happy to go with you too if you would like! Tickets are required for crowd control as it gets rather busy!

The open house will take place May 11th - June 1st and June 15th

Once the Oakland temple is back operating, I will look forward to attending and doing wedding pictures there for those getting married in the near future.

* You will now find our family portrait work at https://rebeccamabeyphotography.com/

Bring on the Christmas Cheer! Holiday mini sessions at my home studio in Fremont on 12/8/18. ** BOOKED

15 minutes, 15 edited images, pictures back to you in 48 hours! Just $75

Email Rebecca at effervescentmediaworks@gmail.com

* You will now find our family portrait work at https://rebeccamabeyphotography.com/

I am in love with this super cute set up this year for Christmas Tree mini's!

When: Dec 15th
Where: Mission San Jose Park in Fremont
What: 15 minutes 15 edited images in High Resolution in an online Gallery

***Pictures back to you in 48 HOURS!

Times available:

10am
10:30am
11am
11:30am

When I first heard this song by Jessica Haskin, "A Little Brighter" I immediately started thinking about some of the times that someones little acts of kindness really made my day, my week, the start of the school year, whatever it be. Like when a client thinks of me on their list and I receive a beautiful Christmas Card with the photos from their session on it.  Or getting a thank you gift.

As I read and studied the lyrics, I also thought of some of the less happy moments of unkind actions and what kind of ripple effect that had on my day. One that I thought of was, in high school, it was a rainy day, plenty of heavy books in hand and in my rushing to class, I slipped on the tile floor with my cheap flipflops.  Several people rushed past and one boy even obnoxiously said (insert bro voice here) "Well you biffed it haha." But no helping hand up like that super cliche moment in a movie.

And then I thought of those kinds of friends that make you laugh your way out of your tears.  Have you ever had that? When you have had a literal shoulder to cry on? Or that person that knows just what to say to wipe away those tears and bring out a smile?  Maybe it was after a breakup, or they thought to bring you ice cream?  Maybe you didn't get the grade you wanted or the acceptance letter you were expecting and worked tirelessly for. They know just what to say.


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