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Lydia and Jaime ~ The Engagement

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Lydia and Jaime are just the sweetest couple. I was so nervous meeting them because, initially, they met with Brian first (and I’m not nearly as charming) but within seconds that totally went away (and meeting at Porto’s always helps).

We shot at one of my favorite new locations, Griffith Park; I cannot believe I’ve lived in California all my life and never found this one little section…

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And then…the parking and traffic fairies were totally on our side: we got a great spot on a crowded day for some great shots at the Griffith Observatory . And Lydia was SUCH a trooper. It was freezing. Not just cold, absolutely freezing; and she kept a sweet smile the entire time; even when the camera was off.

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Tags: Griffith Observatory engagement photographer, Griffith Observatory photos, Los Angeles engagement photographer
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Cathy and Aaron ~ The Engagement

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

I love learning new things; new facts, jokes, trivial matters, things about people…like, take this sitting. I learned that I love the Santa Fe Springs area; it’s one of my new favorite places to shoot. I also learned, that I’m afraid of geese. I have a squeeling, girly fear of geese.

But they make great backdrops for photos.

Cathy and Aaron chose the location and I’m so glad they did-it was perfect. They love coming here on the weekends to ride bikes, feed the ducks, and just hang out-it’s easy to see why.

They were SUCH a sweet couple to work with; and were **very** kind and tolerant when towards the end of the session, my newfound fear of massive flocks of geese was discovered.

Not that long to go now! See you soon and thank you again; I’m really looking forward to September.

I’m telling you, they look cute and fluffy here, but in real life, the birds were 10 feet tall:

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Tags: Engagement, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Fe Springs Wedding Photographer
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Jennifer and Michael ~ The Engagement

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

I was nervous doing this sitting. Seriously, seriously, nervous. Like, first date nervous. See, I only met Jennifer and Michael one, for a few minutes-everything else we did was over email. Wedding ideas, timelines, sitting ideas…all over email. They have been in a long distance relationship for quite some time (Hi, Brian), so, they booked this sitting when it was her turn to come to Los Angeles. We had an hour, and she only had 2 days for a whirlwind of wedding planning.

See…pressure?

That went away after about 4 seconds. They are adorable, a lot of fun, and up for anything (climbing, jumping, running on sharp rocks…)

Their wedding is coming up in about 4 weeks (eek) which will be here before they know it.

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Tags: Beach engagement sitting, Corona Del Mar, Engagement, Orange County
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Jackie and Steve ~ The Engagement

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

This sitting was so much fun! Jackie and Steve live in Long Beach near Shoreline Village, so, of course, we had to do some engagement photos there. It was an incredible afternoon. We started at their home and made our way to the Village, with great views of the Queen Mary in the background. Their wedding is coming up pretty fast and we’re looking forward to it. See you guys in a few weeks.

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Tags: Engagement, Long Beach, Long Beach Engagement Photos, Shoreline Village
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