When I first met with Ann and Albert I was so excited to hear they were downtown Long Beach residents as well, and even more excited when they decided to do their engagement session in our shared neighborhood! We were blessed with perfect breezy weather and gorgeous light, and I loved the whole nautical feel of their session. One of my favorite parts of sessions is getting to know the couple better, and as we walked from place to place we chatted not just about their wedding, but also travel, music, and our mutual love of food :)

Hope you enjoyed this little piece of summer!

I first met Nicole & Jeremy over some lattes in Long Beach along with their wedding planner Uyen, and seriously for the first hour of the meeting, I don’t think we even talked about weddings or photography. We just… talked. We talked about food, and travel, and the south bay (where we grew up!), and then some more about food, and it seriously just felt like catching up with old friends. I was of course beyond excited when they chose me as their photographer and knew their wedding and engagement session would be more of the same – lots of fun conversation & good belly laughs :)

We wandered the prettiest spots in Venice – the canals, Abbot Kinney, and of course the beach, where we greeted with that unreal sunset at the end. Such a fun session!

You can really never go wrong with a dreamy tutu skirt, a quiet beach, and a cute couple like Carrie & Terrence. We had so much fun frolicking around the shores of Malibu, sneaking in some shots with their sweet husky pup as well :) These kinds of sessions are always my favorite – relaxed, lighthearted, and with a big dose of whimsy thrown in.

So excited for their wedding at Oak Canyon Nature Center in just a couple months!