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I get asked all the time where the name toluani comes from. "It sounds Italian! It sound Hawaiian!" In truth, it comes from the names of my four children - Ingrid, Annette, Tomás, and Lukas. They helped me play with it until it sounded melodic, almost like a real word from another language, and obviously they succeeded! Since for a very long time I focused on them as my models, I thought it only fitting that they should be a part of my business as well. 

Anyway, having four children has prepared me for anything and everything that comes my way. Nothing fazes me, whether crying children, weepy brides, cranky models, crying children, stressed parents, wine stains, (did I mention crying children?). I love working with all sorts of people in all types of situations and just playing, which is what taking pictures feels like to me. Maybe we'll get to play together! 

 - Vanessa
 








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