Coffee, cuddles and lots of love in Old Town Pasadena with Connie and David! They met on coffee meets bagel, so coffee was obviously a must, but unfortunately most bagel shops are closed by 5PM, so no luck with the bagels! They are so so fun and I can’t wait to post their wedding, too! For now, enjoy this sweet engagement session!
Two of the hippest, beach going, Jesus loving, Newport Beach living people I know! I met Amber when she contacted me about headshots. Turns out she and I went to college together, but didn’t really know each other then. Her best friend Ashten also grew up going to my church, so we had lots of connections. I asked if she and David would be down to do a “for fun” shoot because I had some free time and wanted to build my portfolio a little more with cool couples! David was down and we had it planned for later that week! They weren’t engaged and did their best to make sure they didn’t look like engagement photos, although he did eventually propose a month later! Now they’re married and living it up! Enjoy some sweet shots around Newport featuring an old VW van and beach bum vibes!
Dream friends make dream couple make dream clients! UGH all the goals! After a very unfortunate situation where my Valentine's Day shoot was canceled, I wound up making an even better come back with my friends Cameron and Shelby. Cameron and I had recently reconnected and I mentioned the situation while asking if he and his fiancé might be down for a similar shoot. Shelby had never modeled, but was down to try to help me and oh my word, let's be real she was probably better at modeling than Cameron (who was a professional model when he and I first met). We shot at their home in San Clemente then went down to Ole Hanson and shot by the beach. So so so thankful for friends like these who not only exceeded my expectations. but also were just so real and truly let me into their lives.
UGH these two just killll me! I MEAN LOOK AT THAT!! The way he looks at her - that smile! AH I pray for love like that and hot dang they have it! I was so so stoked to do this engagement shoot with them and I'm even more excited to get to shoot their city hall elopement in a couple weeks! YAAAY!
Do you ever feel like you have no days off? I mean honestly that's me every dang day. As a business owner and a freelancer, I work for myself, so I make my own hours, but honestly a lot of the time it feels like I'm ALWAYS working! Kristen and Seth 100% understand the struggle of work/life balance. We took the day to focus on them and what their day to day looks like. While they both are constantly traveling, working, emailing, etc - they often get to do it together, which is awesome! That's exactly what you want in a relationship. They do definitely spend a lot of time apart as well, but they make it work and do their best to maintain a work/life balance. We spent most of the day wandering around DTLA, specifically the arts district, but we also made it back to West Hollywood for some good shots! Enjoy!
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