{"id":23280,"date":"2025-11-02T21:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/?p=23280"},"modified":"2025-11-02T21:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:58:30","slug":"annual-traditions-with-the-virata-family-sdsu-campus-san-diego-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/02\/annual-traditions-with-the-virata-family-sdsu-campus-san-diego-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Traditions with the Virata Family – SDSU Campus – San Diego, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s something so special about traditions \u2014 especially the ones that grow with the people who make them. This year\u2019s annual photoshoot with the Viratas’ felt like a full-circle moment. I met up at Andrew and Mike\u2019s old college stomping grounds, a place filled with memories and laughter from years past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We decided to recreate moments from a photoshoot they\u2019d done when Emma was just a little wee \u2014 back when she was much shorter and full of that same playful spark. Fast forward to now, and she\u2019s\u00a0taller than me<\/em>! (Yes, a child. I\u2019ve accepted it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the best part of this year\u2019s shoot? As Emma proudly declared, she brought her \u201cplus one\u201d \u2014 their sweet pup, Horchata! Who by the way, is a model in her own right! We didn’t need treats most of the time, she just was camera ready! Watching Emma dote on Horchata while keeping her Daddies on their toes was pure joy. She\u2019s full of personality, quick wit, and a boundless energy that made for the most genuine, laughter-filled moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This annual tradition with the Viratas never fails to remind me why I love what I do \u2014 capturing love, growth, and the beautiful chaos of family through every stage of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out their teasers for the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s something so special about traditions \u2014 especially the ones that grow with the people who make them. This year\u2019s annual photoshoot with the Viratas’ felt like a full-circle moment. I met up at Andrew and Mike\u2019s old college stomping grounds, a place filled with memories and laughter from years past. We decided to recreate…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23320,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23280\/revisions\/23320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephywong.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}