engagement photos in Malibu Creek state park

We grabbed our notebooks, opened Annalise’s laptop, and clicked into Zoom to start our call with Amanda and Dallas. As we turned on our camera, we were greeted by two warm, smiley faces—a newly engaged couple who was obviously so smitten! 🙂 What started as a teenage church romance grew into forever together for Amanda […]

Winter Malibu Creek Engagement Session

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We are always so excited when a couple gets engaged and begins planning their wedding and future together. But when Erin and Jake got engaged, we were especially excited because it meant that Erin is joining our family! Jake is one of my many awesome cousins, and it has been so fun growing up together, […]

Mammoth Lakes Winter Engagement Session

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As you know, so many weddings have been affected by COVID-19 this year. Couples have been forced to postpone, cancel, or completely change their wedding plans. And often they have to make that difficult decision at the last minute. Lindsay and John are one such couple. When Lindsay and John initially contacted us in May, […]

Fall Malibu Mountains Engagement

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It all started in a college freshman dorm…He saw her across the room at orientation on their first day of school. Their eyes locked, and the rest is history…Just kidding 😉 But Elli and Gordon really did meet at freshman orientation, and they really did wind up in the same freshman dorm! But they were […]

Korean Bell of Friendship Engagement

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We have never met anyone who loves gardens as much as these two! Throughout Amy and Deepak’s dating relationship, they bonded over their love of gardens. Most of their favorite memories and dates were at some of the most beautiful gardens in the area…Huntington Gardens, Descanso Gardens, the Gardens of the World…you name it, they’ve […]

Conejo Valley Botanic Garden Engagement

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Hannah and Kyle are high school sweethearts who have been dreaming about their wedding day for, wait for it…6 years!! They dated from two different high schools, and then Hannah went out of state for college. So these few months of their engagement have been the only months that weren’t somewhat ‘long distance’ for them! […]

Angeles Forest Engagement Session

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It was their one year anniversary of dating and the plan was set. Rachel thought she was only attending a tea party with her nieces, but unknown to her, Ryan had a big surprise planned! After the tea party portion of the evening, they all settled in to watch Mulan. The opening credits began and […]

Brookview Ranch Engagement Session

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“How do you picture your wedding day?” Michelle instantly reached into her bag and pulled out a binder, organized and clearly labeled into categories with tabs. “Well…” she began, and then launched into all the details of exactly how she pictured the most important day of their lives. From the florist, to the color scheme, […]

McCormick Home Ranch Engagement Session

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Growing up, I remember dreaming about who my future husband would be and wondering if I had already seen him without knowing it. Was he living right down the street? Did we go to the same school or church? Have we passed by each other in a store without realizing it? For Katie and Scott, […]

Santa Rosa Engagement

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We were so excited for Emilia and Andrew’s engagement session for many, many reasons. First, this is a session we had been waiting to do for months due to the shelter-in-place orders. When we found out that we were FINALLY able to schedule their session (with appropriate social distancing of course), you know we had […]

Dreamy Engagement Session in the Santa Monica Mountains

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