Paul and Laura were an incredibly fun couple to spend a couple hours in San Juan Capistrano with! They actually got engaged on the exact same date as Shawna and I did – November 22nd, 2011! They live up on San Francisco and will be getting married in September. While they were in town for
Shawna and I met Lara and Doug at the April Bridal Bazaar. When they stopped by our booth, we were talking with them for a while and mentioned we were getting married in Italy. I saw Lara’s eyes light up while she told us that she and Doug had originally wanted to get married in
Danny B, as I’ve always known him, is one of my brother’s longest friends, going back to when they went to San Diego State together, back in the late 80’s. Wow, I remember visiting them when they lived in the dorms (El Conquistador….aka El Conq). That could be a whole separate blog post. Every few
Josh and Jenn both graduated from UCSD. They met each other while on a school trip to Israel. Their love for each other grew out of a strong friendship, and from the couple of hours I spent with them, they are clearly best friends. I set up their engagement session at Laguna Mountain Recreation area,
When Lisa and Arnell told us they wanted to do a Mumford and Sons inspired engagement session we were psyched. I love that they wanted to have a look tied to a piece of history and also referenced a bit of contemporary bluegrass. I’ve always loved that banjo picking 🙂 They are also having their
Shawna and I met Paul and Ashley via their friend Kyle who works in the office next to our studio. Kyle approached me one day and asked if I would be interested in shooting Paul’s proposal to Ashley at Sunset Cliffs in OB. Yes! I love shooting proposals and capturing that excitement and emotion. So
Ben and Rachel met when they were both working at the Hotel Solamar on 6th and J. Rachel was a hostess in the restaurant and Ben worked in Food and Beverage. Ben used to come down to the restaurant and chat up Rachel at the host stand so we thought to get some photos of
Kathryn found out about us from Emily Davis, whose wedding to Kevin we photographed in September 2011. When Kathryn contacted us, Shawna and I were in Seattle to shoot Mark and Becky’s wedding so we set up a Skype call with Kathryn and her fiancé Tim who live in San Francisco. The wifi connection at
