This session had me squealing with excitement and cuteness overload!! I was thrilled when Brittni suggested using the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk as the location backdrop for her & Brandon’s engagement photos. It’s colorful and playful and all things Cheers Babe, basically! Not to mention, Brandon is a total jokester and kept us laughing the whole session with his sarcastic wit. So, have some fun & get nostalgic with us for this engagement session!!

Lauren & Mauricio (or Lola & Mau Mau as they affectionately call each other) live right on Lombard Street in San Francisco, one of the area’s most iconic hilly streets. We started their session in their hill filled neighborhood and then captured them doing one of their favorite weekend activities – riding bikes at Fort Point! It was pretty dang cute! These two met on the dating app, Hinge (shout out to online dating once again!) and are getting married this Fall in Marin! I love that the Golden Gate Bridge was a part of their proposal as well, as Mauricio proposed at Baker Beach. Legend has it that a rainbow came out right after he popped the question! How sweet!! I can’t wait for their wedding day!

Claire & Brad or such troopers because we landed on Plan C (!!) location-wise for their engagement session! Between the crazy wind at the beach, & strict garden closure times, we ended up at a third option location, Golden Gate Park, for their session & they could not have been more relaxed about it. They rolled with the punches, kept calm the entire time & trusted me to do my thing regardless of the location & I could not be more grateful for that! They ended up with a totally sweet session after it all, too!!

These two cuties met through mutual friends of theirs (all of whom are endurance sports crazy) & after spotting each other at a couple group outings, they ended up spending the entire day together at Ironman Santa Rosa, went out together the next day & the rest is history! I cannot wait to capture their special day this August!

As soon as I saw Jasmin & Jon’s instagram profiles, I knew we’d get along. Let me explain … they are fellow wine lovers & it was clear they spend as much time as they can in Napa & Sonoma tasting wine and I just think that’s just about the best way to weekend!! They love it out there so much, they’ll be tying the knot this August in Rutherford & I cannot wait to capture all the festivities!!

In the meantime, enjoy their adorable Walnut Creek cactus garden engagement photos!

Bride’s Hair & Makeup by Carrie Aldous

I just HAD to get this post up today because Becca & Brad are getting married tomorrow!! I can’t believe how quickly this day came. I’ve loved getting to know this sweet pair & their funny, set-up of a love story. We had so much fun roaming around downtown Los Gatos eating gelato, piggy back riding and laughing at each other’s dance moves for their engagement session – you’re gonna love it!

When a young man from Argentina & a pretty girl from Portland start working in the same tech office in San Francisco, all it takes is a simple office party to make a perfect love story! That’s how things came together for Bri & Fer! If that isn’t already sweet enough, during a trip to Spain, Fer surprised Bri with tickets to Paris and surprised her with the most romantic Parisian proposal on a bridge overlooking the Seine. Hello – dreamy!!

I cannot wait to capture Bri & Fer’s wedding in Sonoma this June! In the meantime, enjoy their beautiful springtime garden session in Walnut Creek!

This session is so much more than just a Newport Beach engagement session. You see, Jeanie & I go way back. When I was a junior in college, I spent a semester studying art in New York (yeah – it was awesome!) and when it was time for me to move back to Southern California, I needed an apartment to live in! One of my friends at school needed a roommate in her apartment (where 3 more girls also lived – you know that college hustle!). Of course, we all wanted to make sure I was a good fit, so before I moved back, I FaceTimed my friend from my NY apartment one night after class. This is where Jeanie comes in — it was quickly clear to me that Jeanie was the leader of the pack haha. They even called her “Mama Scott” (Scott is her last name!).

I honestly expected to be on the call for about 30 minutes, but ended up chatting with Jeanie for at least 2 hours that night! I felt like we were instant friends because of her warmth and enthusiasm. Since then, I’ve always been so impressed with how passionately she goes after the things she wants and cares so deeply for the people in her life. This friendship is a constant blessing & I’m so grateful to know this girl!

Now … here’s the fun part. A couple years ago with that same vivacious personality, Jeanie caught the eye of a sweet guy named Costel & he was instantly hooked! His charm wooed a dinner date out of her and the rest is history! The two will tie the knot this May!!

After she accidentally friended him on MySpace (when they were 14 years old!) thinking he was a boy she had a crush on, he messaged her like, “do I know you?”. She basically said, “oops! wrong person!”.  Then fate brought them back together their Sophomore year of high school — on the first day of her history class, boom! There was this guy! She was nervous and embarrassed meeting him in person (OMG, I just have to stop right here and say how much I love the irrational minds of teenagers and what makes them nervous 😂). She ended up really warming up to his rambunctious personality and after a year of friendship began dating. Here they are 10 years later & these high school sweethearts are preparing to tie the knot! I am so excited for their wedding celebration in Lake Tahoe this Summer!

Can we talk about how gorgeous Rosie & Joe are!? This couple is fire and full of fun, spontaneity and style. I love that their friendship is so obvious the second you meet them and they’re just oozing with affection for one another. We had so much fun together taking their engagement photos at the beautiful Fullerton Arboretum. The garden grounds are so lush and have so much variety!

We are just about a month away from their big day, which will take place in gorgeous Palm Springs! Cannot WAIT to share even more of their love story with you guys – it’s gonna be amazing!

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