Bryce + Desiree - Engagement - Snow Covered Mountain Session - Angelus Oaks CA / March 13, 2023 by Ulices Del Toro

When I first talked to Bryce + Desiree about their engagement session, they already knew they wanted to do something adventurous. We planned on doing a mountain session in hopes of finding snow. Well the snow found us! The week we planned on having their session, we had a nice winter storm that more than guaranteed snow. Luckily for us, Bryce’s truck was built for this.

On the way up the mountain headed towards Angelus Oaks, we were a little concerned about finding a place to play in the snow that wouldn’t be over-populated with everyone who had the same idea that weekend. As we entered the snow covered mountains, we ended up getting into a mile-long line of traffic with people waiting to put their chains on.

We made a last minute decision to take a side road that was already covered in snow and had not been plowed yet. That road just happen to lead us up to the perfect empty trailhead where we had full range of mountains and forest completely covered in snow all to ourselves.

We got to run and play in the snow and take some pretty epic photos. Surprisingly it wasn’t event hat cold. it could not have been a more perfect way to spend an engagement session. Towards the end of our session it even started to snow on us. This really will be an engagement session i will never forget.

Juan + Dianne - Engagement - Rancho Palos Verdes CA Beach Sunset / February 14, 2023 by Ulices Del Toro

This was such a great intimate engagement session. I met with Juan and Dianne on what looked like a private beach in Rancho Palos Verdes. In California, you are used to seeing crowds at the beach, but we had this beautiful sandy beach to ourselves.

It was pretty great walking around, letting these two enjoy their session together and create some really beautiful images as we talked about heir future wedding ideas and everything they had planned. We photographed into the sunset and a little after. It was the perfect beach sunset session.

Alex + Lauren - Engagement - Claremont CA / February 2, 2023 by Ulices Del Toro

Claremont Village is a vibe for photos! Had a blast walking around Downtown Claremont CA with Alex + Lauren for their engagement session. I love that we can just hang with our couples, go to downtown, walk around get some coffee and ice cream together and let them enjoy their shoot like its another date night. Loved every spot we hit in this session and their wedding is going to be such an amazing time!

Cameron + Amanda - Engagement - Oak Canyon Nature Center - Anaheim Hills CA / January 23, 2023 by Ulices Del Toro

Had an amazing time photographing this cute engagement session at the Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim Hills CA with Cameron + Amanda. It was a nice walk down memory lane, just a few years back Maria and I got married at this exact location, it was so good to see everything from this side of the lens. I am so looking forward to this wonderful wedding with these two.

Luis + Sierra - Engagement - Angeles Oaks Ca / December 23, 2019 by Ulices Del Toro

You know it’s going to be an awesome shoot when you pull up to your session, and everything is covered in snow! This was also the first time we met Luis and Sierra in person, and I’m pretty sure we hit it off because we spent the rest of the day laughing and having exploring the Angelus Oaks forest together!

Their pup Waffles also came with them, he loved running around the snow and playing with his humans! This was such a fun shoot from beginning to end. Their engagement session was a blast and we cannot wait for their big day!

Felipe + Iris - Engagement - Twin Peaks Ca. / April 18, 2018 by Ulices Del Toro

When I first sat down to get to know Felipe and Iris, it was clear to me that these two are a perfect pair, and their enthusiasm for their big day got me just as excited even though they had just started planning everything out. We decided to head up to Twin Peaks for their engagement session, and things could not have gone any better!

Felipe is a huge Green Bay Packers fan, and we joked about having a Green Bay wedding! Rightfully so we had to do a few photos sporting some of his gear, and I am almost certain he will be sporting some green and yellow at his wedding. We strolled around the woods, found some epic spots for photos and had an amazing time watching these two fall in love all over again.

When we reached the peak of the mountain, the fog rolled in. It got a little windy, and a little cold, but it did not phase either Felipe or Iris and it made for some pretty magical photos.