Charli + Corey: San Onofre Couple's Session

A SAN ONOFRE COUPLE’S SESSION

My friend Corey hit me up to do some photos of him and his girlfriend. I was pumped because he’s got such a cool vibe, especially on Instagram. We each put together some inspiration then came together to ultimately shoot at this spot as well as his apartment. This location is pretty epic and one of the many places my friends and I scouted when things re-opened (thanks Amy for the tip on this spot!!).

Pro-tip: If you’re a photographer and want access to rad locations, go out and scout! Pick one day a week to scout a few spots nearby each other or just drive around. You’ll be surprised what you’re able to find when you dedicate time to use street-view on GoogleMaps.

David + Grace: Ole Hanson, San Clemente Wedding

AN OCEANVIEW WEDDING

I MEAN WOW!! STUNNERS!! These two are freaking gorgeous and so so sweet. David and Grace got married at Ole Hanson in San Clemente surrounded by their closest friends and family. It was an absolute dream and honestly how I picture my wedding day - thanks for the inspo guys! They hired some of the best vendors (tagged below) who helped their vision come to life and made my job that much easier. I could write and write about how beautiful their day was and how wonderful they are, but I’ll just let the photos do the talking!

Florals: Bloom Theory

Coordinator: Events by the Cea

Guitarist: Matt Commerce

Suit: Generation Tux

Dress: Pronovias

Catering: 24 Carrots

Makeup: Lucky Sin

Hair: Stephanie Tea

Dessert: Susie Cakes

Kyle + Paige: San Clemente Pier Proposal

A NIGHTLY BEACH WALK TURNS INTO A PROPOSAL

Shout out to all the newly engaged couples like these two!! Kyle and Paige walk along the beach pretty frequently, so when Kyle told me he wanted to propose during one of their nightly walks - it just made sense! She wouldn’t suspect anything, except she totally started getting bummed he hadn’t proposed when the made it to the pier. Little did she know, he had planned to propose on the walk back. I already followed him on Instagram, so I knew who to look for, but the beach is huge and of course it was super low tide (Paige’s favorite time) , so the beach was even bigger. I was pretty far away when he got down on one knee, but it turned out so perfect!! She was so surprised and even more surprised to see me haha! They enjoyed a staycation at the Ritz after! So fun!

Mckenna + Preston: San Clemente Couple Session

A SURFER COUPLE’S DAY OUT

Styled by Vivian Kania

First off, you don’t need to be engaged to take cute photos together! Mckenna and Preston just wanted to have a fun little shoot together hanging out around San Clemente. And what does a cute little surf couple like this do on the daily? Well obviously surf at some point, but also explore San Clemente + share a milkshake and some fries!

For those couples who don’t think they do much together - even in home sessions can be fun, but also just following you around on doing regular daily things like eating fries and surfing makes for super fun and real photos!

Cameron + Shelby: San Clemente In Home Engagement Session

A SAN CLEMENTE ENGAGEMENT SESSION

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.