{ Elizabeth + Minho | Engagement Photography }
I love weddings more than I love chocolate, cute shoes, and ridiculous comedies (Harold & Kumar anyone?) combined, but engagement sessions definitely come in as a close second. There’s something about the process of growing comfortable in front of the camera that is so endearing. I love seeing couples open up as the session unfolds and seeing the unique pieces of their relationship emerge. He makes her laugh with a silly comment, she playfully touches his arm, they crinkle their noses and share a kiss – it’s always a little different and it’s always beautiful.
Elizabeth and Minho were no exception. They were fun, spontaneous, and so in love. We started at the amazing Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro and drove along the coast in search of the perfect backdrops for their relationship. I was so excited by all the fun places we found to shoot that this post ended up being little lengthy. Okay, a lot lengthy. If you make it to the end, you should definitely get some kind of shiny Blog-Olympics type medal.
A huge thank you to Elizabeth and Minho for such a fun engagement shoot. I absolutely cannot wait until your wedding later this month!
Starting off at the Friendship Bell… could her bouquet be anymore exquisite?
The view was spectacular! I am definitely making a trip back soon with a picnic basket in tow!
We drove up the coast a couple miles and they introduced me to this perfect little location!
A bit more north to Hermosa Beach and the Hermosa pier, where they etched their names in the sand:
Tags: beach engagement photography, Engagement Photography, hermosa beach, hermosa engagement photography, hermosa pier, korean bell engagement photography, korean friendship bell, san pedro engagement photography
January 5th, 2009 at
great job on the pictures! i really like the fifth to last. can’t wait to see the pictures from their wedding. :)
January 5th, 2009 at
amazing! just amazing! if this were xanga, eprops! congrats elizabeth! i love how you get to do all our h.s. friends! can you do a side by side of your awesome photos and our “awesome” year book picts? wish you could retake those for me…haha
January 6th, 2009 at
I took engagement sessions at the friendship bell too in 2007, but it did not turn out as great as these photos!! WOW!
January 6th, 2009 at
Beautiful Adrienne! Great work. I especially like the 4th to last….great flare!
January 6th, 2009 at
Oh I remember that place! Gorgeous view! Nice pictures :)
January 7th, 2009 at
@jenny: Eek! Almost forgot about yearbook pics. And thanks for the pseudo eprops ;)
January 7th, 2009 at
These are beautiful! Your colors are so vibrant! Please share your processing tips!
January 7th, 2009 at
another great shoot! i love her short dress!
January 8th, 2009 at
@Jovana: Thanks for dropping by my site! I don’t do too much post-processing, mostly just sharpening and a bump of saturation/contrast. Let me know if you have any more questions! :)
January 9th, 2009 at
I have a lot of favorites in here… Like all of them. Great Job!!!
January 13th, 2009 at
Love these photos so much! Great job :)
January 14th, 2009 at
What a super classy engagement session! Wow. :) And I’m a sucker for great writing and great images — wonderful work!
January 28th, 2009 at
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