Sat - March 1, 2008

The completely fabulous duo....Gretta & Rob!


Okay...I am saying this in all honesty, I had THE HARDEST TIME choosing my favorite photos from this session! The amazing Gretta & Rob were such amazing subjects to capture and we went to some pretty crazy locations for their engagement session, Justin and I were totally "in the groove"! After much deliberation, I was able to bring my favorites for this post down to thirty images, that's pretty good considering the fact that we shot over 1,600 photos just for the engagement session (we usually shoot close 600 on a normal day!).

Like I mentioned, we went to some pretty crazy locations for this session. We started out in Downtown Pasadena in the parking garage just below the subway station, then shot some photos on the ride over to our next location, China town, and finally we ended up at Union Station.

Gretta & Rob found us on the set of one of Justin's photo-shoots for Eliza Magazine, Gretta was one of the girls he shot for that spread and Rob happened to be there with Gretta. They mentioned that they were engaged so we set up a meeting and the rest is history. We had such a great time getting to know Gretta & Rob during their engagement session that we ended up hanging out with them in Dowtown Pasadena and grabbed an amazing Italian dinner at Il Fornaio.

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Tue - February 12, 2008

An Afternoon in Laguna with Casey & Maricella....


When I first met with Maricella and Casey I immediately connected with them! I could see how kind and genuine this couple was from the very beginning and I was very excited when they decided to hire us to shoot their upcoming wedding on March 1st. When I was talking with them about where they might want to shoot their engagement session they instantly suggested the beach since Casey prides himself on being a "beach body", it really is his favorite place to be! We decided to go to laguna, but started inland to get that urban twist and then over to the beach for an amazing sunset!

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Wed - January 2, 2008

Victor & Amy from Santa Monica!


Amy and Victor had contacted me through email, they had heard about us through friends that we shot a wedding for last year. We started emailing back and forth, and come to find out, Amy and I have a ton of mutual friends...its so funny how small the world can be! Anyway, Justin and I had such a great time with Victor and Amy the day of their engagement session. Not only was this couple super cool, but they were also super photogenic. You can see how much they love each other in their images!

Victor and Amy planned the engagement session on a special day, their seven year dating anniversary...it was the perfect day to capture them together. They decided that they wanted their photos to be taken at all of their favorite places around Santa Monica (since this is where they live). We started the session out at their apartment...

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Wed - November 28, 2007

The Super Hot and very cool Jordan & Alma...engagments!


About two months ago Justin met Alma through a mutual friend. Since that time, Alma asked his lovely girlfriend, Jordan, to marry him. We were super happy when Alma and Jordan contacted us to shoot their engagement session and book us for their upcoming wedding in February.

I usually post about 10-15 images when blogging an engagement session, but I had a really hard time narrowing down my favorites since Alma & Jordan were really cool to work with, so I just decided to post them all...enjoy!

We wanted to shoot their photos in Downtown Orange. The first thing we saw when scouting out things to shoot against was a fire engine truck...with no one around to stop us we quickly took advantage and had fun with it!

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Wed - October 17, 2007

Downtown LA with Cherlene and Eric!


On Monday Justin spent the afternoon with Cherlene and Eric at an amazing loft in Downtown LA. He shot this session solo since I have been feeling slightly uncomfortable with the baby coming soon, I loved seeing what he got and how he captured this sweet couple. He will also be shooting their wedding coming up on October 26th...so keep an eye out for that post!

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Sun - October 7, 2007

An engagement with Tyler & Amy...


I first met Tyler and Amy at Amy's sister's wedding back in April, you might remember Kimberly and Morgan. At the time of that wedding Amy and Tyler were just dating, it was so exciting to hear from them when they got engaged and they too wanted to hire me as their photographer. We spent the afternoon shooting in Fullerton at the Fullerton Arboretum, it was a beautiful location to photograph and I had a good time using Amy and Tyler as subjects in the middle of it all.

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Tue - September 4, 2007

Megan & Cash in Laguna...


We met Megan and Cash in Laguna for their engagement session. Megan and Justin worked together in 2006 at the local High school as volleyball coaches. Megan knew we were wedding photographers and always talked about hiring us when her and her boyfriend (now fiancee) got engaged. Well, Cash finally popped the question and Megan immediately contacted us to book their date! I was lucky enough to get Justin out to shoot with me at their engagement session last week, we had a blast!

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Tue - August 14, 2007

Meet Vanessa & Marcus...


A few weeks back I received an email from Vanessa wanting to schedule an engagement session with me. She told me the name of her fiancee, but I didn't put two and two together that I had already worked with Marcus, as he was one of the groomsmen from a wedding I had shot a few months ago with Autumn & Jason. It was fun to be able to work with him again, both he and Vanessa were so easy going...our session together was a breeze!

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Thu - August 2, 2007

Engagement session with Debbie and Mike...


I had a really fun afternoon last week with Debbie and Mike while shooting their engagement session. We started out at Craig Park in Brea with the couple's first look of the day (there were three clothing changes total).

The first outfit they wore was traditional clothing their parents had bought them and I'll say that I was loving the colors!

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Mon - July 23, 2007

Loan & Ken Engagement Session


I met with Loan and Ken a few weeks ago for the first time, their good friend found me and sent them my way. I was glad when them decided to book with me last minute for their fast approaching wedding on August 18th, 2007. Since their date is right around the corner, I quickly scheduled an engagement session for them.

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Wed - June 27, 2007

Introducing my 7/7/07 couple....Helen and Jimmy...


All of my photographer friends have been talking about the couples they booked for the hot date of July 7th,2007...I was lucky enough to book an amazing couple myself! Meet Helen and Jimmy!

They decided that they wanted their engagement session to be shot at an old church where they both attended private school while growing up. Both Alumni to this beautiful place located in downtown LA...the memories were definitely present during our session. Jimmy kept joking about how he had a serious crush on Helen during Jr. high...little did they know that they would be tying the knot and growing old together!

We were able to shoot inside the church for the first part and then we walked around the small historical building for the rest of the session.

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Thu - June 21, 2007

An evening in San Diego...


Meet the handsome couple of Kristine and Ron! They decided that they wanted their engagement session to be shot at Balboa Park in San Diego. I was more than willing to go down there, I had shot there before in the past and had always been pleased with what came out of each session. I especially loved this session with Kristine and Ron, not only do they look great together, but they are truly the kindest and sweetest couple I have ever met. They are both nurses...Kristine works with premie-newborn babies and Ron gets to work with the adults. I am glad that I get to be a part of their wedding plans and capture this great time for them!

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Wed - May 9, 2007

An engagement with Hansen, Mey, and Snickers!


Hansen and Mey are engaged and expected to be married on June 30th of this year. We wanted something fun and colorful for their engagement session and I think we did a pretty good job! They also brought their adorable dog Snickers along for a few shots. Here are a few of my favorite colorful images!

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Mon - April 30, 2007

An afternoon in the park...with Thi and Minh


Thi and Minh are both from Missippi, but since they both have a ton of family out here in Southern California they have decided to tie knot on the west side. This decision was definitely a plus for us when they found and hired us for their upcoming wedding. I was also excited when they took me up on my offer to shoot their engagement session and made a trip out of it! We went to Craig Park here in Brea, and the weather was beautiful!

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Wed - April 25, 2007

Fun at a parking garage!!!


Last week I spent the afternoon with Steve and Britt. Steve has a been a friend of the family for a couple of years now and we were happy that he and Britt asked us to shoot their engagement session along with their upcoming wedding. I decided to shoot at a random parking garage in Fullerton, we ended up having a ton of fun!

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