This Summer has turned out to be a Summer where I happen to be shooting many weddings and engagement sessions for friends. It is so fantastic to be able to hang out with good friends, and reconnect with old, while photographing their special days. It’s really an honor to have been hired by so many friends to shoot their weddings this year– I truly love doing what I do and am always so happy to be able to share that with my friends.

Bob and I were friends in high school and Tawnny and I went to middle school together, but the two of them didn’t meet until years after we all graduated. When I found out they were dating last year, I was pretty surprised because I knew them each separately and it was interesting to hear how they had met one another. I recently heard they were engaged and was excited when Bob asked me to shoot their engagement session.

They didn’t have an exact location in mind, but they knew they wanted something “not cheesy.” I knew it would be a fun shoot. Because they didn’t know of a location, I suggested shooting in a spot I had found the week earlier while on a hike with a friend near Griffith Park. It was a clearing just up a trail that had some cool rocky mountains and was complete with caves! Yes. Caves in LA! So cool.

Here are my favorite images from the day!

We started out inside one of the caves…

And thanks to Meg holding these flash units, I was able to capture this, my favorite image of the day. Thanks, Meg!

Then we headed out to utilize some beautiful natural light.

Tawnny has a diva side and she worked it.

From the Sneak Peek. Love the emotion!

And some gorgeous sunset backlight. Another favorite. Thanks so much for braving all the bugs to get these images!

Congratulations, you guys! Looking forward to the wedding!

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