Amber is from California, Brad is from Australia. Five years ago they were both on vacation in Thailand and happened to meet one night in Bangkok. Since then, they’ve had a long-distance relationship, lived together in England, now live in Australia and are planning a wedding in Las Vegas next year. Talk about a worldly couple! Since they live all the way down under, Amber booked me completely over email. The first time I “met” her was over Skype a few months ago, and I knew I liked her right away. I was so excited to finally meet them in person a couple weeks ago here in LA while they were in town on vacation and get started on the wedding planning. We had so much fun.

We started the shoot at LACMA where they have this awesome Urban Light Sculpture. I love shooting there. And how amazing is Amber’s dress?? I loved the color!

Fierce.

Then we headed down to the beach near the Santa Monica pier for a few California beach shots.

One of my favorites from the whole day!

Amber and Brad- I had so much fun working with you and getting to know you both a bit! xoxo

Candice and Josh live in the Bay area, but will be having their wedding in the Palm Springs area in October. Since they booked from afar, we met for the first time on the day of their engagement session. Josh is a surfer and is originally from Southern California so they wanted something beachy and relaxed for their session. We chose to meet up in Malibu for a casual, sunset session. I love, love these images and think they captured exactly the look we wanted.

So great to finally meet you guys! Now I’m really looking forward to your wedding.

Yesterday, I posted part one of Sylvia and Andy’s engagement session in Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica. Today, it’s time to post my favorite photos from their second session at the Happiest Place on Earth!

Here are my favorite images from this session.

We started the day in Toon Town…

A trip to Disneyland would not be complete without a ride on the Tea Cups!

These neon heels were seriously SUCH a hit! Obviously, I was ecstatic when I saw she was going to wear these, but people all over the park were also smitten with them… three men even came up to her separately just to comment on how awesome they were.

Sylvia and Andy – Thank you so much for wanting to spend part of your vacation with me! I had such a great time and wish you all the best!

Happy Labor Day Weekend, everyone!!

Sylvia and Andy currently live in Jakarta, Indonesia, but they met here in Los Angeles while they were both attending college here a few years ago. They had been planning a trip to LA together for a vacation and wanted to take their engagement photos here since this is where their relationship began. I was honored to be asked and so enjoyed my time with them!

This was a big trip for them, and they wanted photos in three locations so we arranged a 2-day engagement session. This first day was shot in Manhattan Beach and on 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Part 2 at Disneyland will be posted soon!

Before they booked, I was able to “meet” Sylvia & Andy over Skype. I just love technology for allowing me to have a face-to-face meeting with my clients from afar before our sessions- it makes meeting them in person the day of their session so much easier. During our Skype meeting, Sylvia was so sweet and bubbly, I really felt we would have a great time shooting together… and then she showed up in this cobalt blue maxi dress, and that feeling was solidified. Gorgeous!!

We had some really pretty light under the pier.

After sunset in Manhattan Beach, we headed to 3rd Street Promenade for some editorial-style night shots. How fabulous is Sylvia’s dress?

Part 2 of their session at Disneyland will be posted soon!