Sergio + Nicole - Engagement - Mountain Sunset Twin Peaks

This is one engagement session I will certainly never forget.

I feel so fortunate to have been chosen to photograph these two. I have known Nicole for many years now. A long time ago, Maria and I hiked into the mountains to a place called Bridge to Nowhere to Bungee Jump off of it. Nicole was our instructor that day. We bonded with all of those instructors that day over a large mount of breakfast burritos our crew brought in with them that day.

Since then we have been friends on instagram. When these two started dating, it was no surprise to see what an adventurous life they lived together. From bungee jumping, sky diving, traveling, camping, hiking, these two never had a boring weekend. When they got engaged and reached out to us, we were just so happy for them and excited we would get the chance to be a part of their day.

The part I will never forget about this engagement session was going from one moment where we were completely enjoying the session, laughing and telling stories, to the next moment where we were running for our lives being chased out of the forest by a swarm of yellow jacket wasps!

We ran and ran, only to stop and swat the wasps off each other for a moment and keep running. It was really scary for a while there, but it all turned into laughter and disbelief. That is one of the craziest things I have experienced during a session, but in the end we were all ok, had a big laugh about it and were able to finish their photos and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.

We are so excited about their wedding and cannot wait for the day to come.

Karissa + Kayley - Engagement - Laguna Beach Sunset Session

Ray + Angela - Engagement - Date Night in Downtown - Claremont

Downtown Claremont was the perfect setting for Ray + Angela’s engagement session! They have spent a lot of their time here, so it only made sense to have their photos done here as well. We had such an amazing time walking around and finding all the best spots for some photos. These two are an amazing and fun couple, and we cannot wait for their big day!

Brandon + Jessica - Engagement - Mountain Range Sunset Temecula Ca

We were so excited to photograph Brandon + Jessica’s engagement session. We have been a part of Jessica’s family for a really long time. We have photographed many of their family events, and all of her siblings weddings. This is going to be a very special wedding for us, and their engagement session was just the beginning of that for us.

Joshua + Felicia - Engagement - Dancing Through Downtown Pasadena

Joshua + Felicia have to be one of the funnest couples we have met! We met them for the first time to photograph their engagement session, and right from the start they were so much fun. They had us meet at the Historic Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena. They really loved the look of the theatre and just liked the fact that it had been in a couple movies they liked, and we thought that was pretty cool.

They did not have anything specific in mind for their engagement photos, they just wanted to come out and have some fun. It’s always exciting when we have a couple who is up for adventuring around and exploring our surroundings to make some really awesome photos. We walked around Pasadena and found some pretty cool places to shoot.

We found a cool stairway behind the theatre to get creative. We caught the sunset in a little residential area. We visited the Colorado Street Bridge and found some beautiful areas to run around and get them dancing. It was really great just hanging out with them, and we know their wedding is going to be such a blast!

Irvin + Jocelyn - Engagement - Foggy Mountain Adventure in Lake Arrowhead

Here in Southern California, fog isn’t something you can always plan for, so when we do get a little fog, we know it’s going to be a fun session. Irvin and Jocelyn were pretty excited about it too, they knew it was going to make for some pretty awesome photos here near Lake Arrowhead! It also helped that these two are also one of the cutest couples! They were forest ready with their Redwings tied high, we ran around and had a blast just laughing and watching these two fall for each other all over again.

Sam + Alexa - Engagement - Mountain Sunset in Forest Falls California

We absolutely love photographing engagement sessions in the mountains. Sam + Alexa knew that and were so down to take the drive to one of my favorite places in Forest Falls. We love being in our element and creating some epic portraits, and the mountains really brings that out in us. We had so much fun hiking around with these two, getting to know their story and taking some amazing photos with them.

Kevin + Melissa - Engagement - Olvera Street and the Arts District in Los Angeles

What an incredible engagement session we had with these two! Kevin and Melissa took us to one of their favorite places in Los Angeles, we met them at the historic Olvera Street to wander around and enjoy this little hidden pueblo in the heart of LA.

Kevin and Melissa are so much fun to be around, we had an incredible time getting to know each other, laughing, and watching them dance all around the streets of Los Angeles. We also visited the Arts District, which is one of our favorite places to visit, grab some coffee and eat some good food.

This was the beginning of something special, and we cannot wait to be a part of another amazing wedding with this extraordinary couple.