Jamie and Matt are getting married at Ranch Soquel in a few months, but were smart to take advantage of my engagement photography service, recognizing it as not only a good chance to get to know me better, but as valuable practice for taking photos together. I truly believe that a 1-2 hour shoot in […]
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I’m pretty sure Tory and Jeremy started laughing when I met them, and didn’t stop until I left. Either I had a booger hanging out of my nose, or they’re just a fun, happy couple that loves to live, and loves to laugh. My own sense of humor really mingled with their own, so while […]
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Megan and Dan contacted me last year about getting some engagement photos taken at the beach when they were in town in January. I’m always a little nervous booking sessions with people that are visiting for a short time, as weather doesn’t always cooperate with outdoor photography. All week it’s been really cold and windy […]
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Verona and Paul’s wedding is coming up in a few weeks, so we couldn’t put off their engagement shoot any longer! Luckily the November weather cooperated, giving us a beautiful setting at Panther Beach (where it’s usually exceptionally windy). These two have a lot of chemistry, which makes my photo-taking job so much easier. The […]
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What a romantic, wonderful engagement session with Zak and Renee – and they picked such an amazing location. I’ve never seen San Francisco’s City Hall from the inside, and was grateful to discover that no photo permit was required. We started around 6pm in the evening, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. […]
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I’ve known Astra for over a decade, so I was really excited when she’d told me she got engaged to this awesome guy named Steve. He makes her so happy, you can just see it in their eyes when they look at each other. Of course they’ve got some serious chemistry going on, which I […]
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Some couples feel uncomfortable in front of the camera. Asking them to add a little PDA into the mix is almost uncalled for. Then there’s Stephanie and Kevin, who epitomize good chemistry and only reluctantly take their hands off each other 🙂 They warmed to my style of posed candids really well, and I think […]
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Even Google Maps has a tough time finding Central Park in Santa Clara – my iPhone kept insisting I must drive to New York City if I wanted to meet Valerie and Mark for their engagement session! Luckily we all found our way there – even if we did start on opposite sides of this […]
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Man I just *love* engagement sessions! Each one is different, and I never have a preconceived idea of how each is going to play out. It simply evolves from the subtle feedback I get as I start to work with a couple. One thing is pretty consistent, though – they are almost always romantic, fun, […]
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This couple is simply adorable, from the moment I met them (only six weeks ago), I knew we’d all try our hardest to make our working relationship happen. When you connect with someone right away, you really hope the business side of things don’t get in the way. Jen and Steve are so great; from […]
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Tiia and Justin are a really sweet couple, if not a little shy on the outset. I think they felt comfortable with me, though, and let some of their true personality shine through. I know it’s not easy when a complete stranger tells you how to touch your fiance, where this hand and that arm […]
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I love it when my clients have the same sarcastic funny bone as myself, there’s always those few first minutes of meeting someone where you’re treading on unknown territory, afraid of saying something off-base that will offend the other. Sometimes I catch myself going a little too far with my deadpan humor, and have to […]
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Megan and Stephen are another couple I’d only met on Skype – since they live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ironically the day we shot their engagement session at Uvas Canyon County Park (near Morgan Hill), I left on a road trip with my family to Scottsdale. I guess we just had to visit each other’s home […]
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I’d only met Jessie and Evan over a Skype conversation back in December, so it was cool to get a real face to face with them for their engagement shoot at Nisene Marks in Aptos. They both work in education over in Oakland, and both possess that great balance of wisdom and wit that must […]
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If you’ve ever been to Uvas Canyon County Park, you know just how far off the beaten path it is. While technically in Morgan Hill, it’s at least 40 minutes from that town. But man it is totally worth the drive! I met Lilly and Chris at the state park on the first sunny day […]
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We had so much fun with our first engagement shoot at Panther Beach we decided to do it AGAIN! Ok, so most brides that hire me are usually content with just one engagement session before their big day, but Samantha says she never gets photos of the two of them – and of course I’m […]
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Angela and Josiah’s wedding is coming up next month so we figured we should get that engagement shoot taken care of straight quick. We met at the Palace of Fine Arts up in San Francisco as they’re both fans of architecture – I’m usually there in the evening but it was really fun to explore […]
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With only three days before their Highlands Inn wedding, I met up with Noel and Marin for a quick engagement photography session in Felton. We started at Covered Bridge Park – I just love the tall, barn-ey feel of this miniature wooden palace. After half an hour or so there we drove over to Henry […]
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What an enjoyable engagement session at Three Mile Beach (3 miles north of Santa Cruz) – Katie and Wesley are getting married in October and after meeting them I truly can’t wait. They’ve got chemistry, love, and everything in between. I’m so glad I met Katie’s sister Hollie during our portrait shoot last year. See […]
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WARNING: This post has LOTS of big photos!! What can I say, Jared and Jasmine are an Attractive Couple (see: capitalization) that knows good photography when they see it. They reviewed my work online and booked me for their upcoming wedding without even meeting me first. I could’ve been some psychopath that also happened to […]
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