Ailis + Michael: Pasadena Christmas Card Shoot

A HOLIDAY COUPLE’S SESSION

Ailis and I have been chatting FOREVER about planning a shoot and I’m SO HAPPY we finally made it happen! We met a while ago after our mutual friend Kristen told Ailis about me. Ailis reached out originally for photos for her social media, but was traveling a lot as was I. We kept missing each other until last winter when we were able to meet for coffee and chat. We chatted more about doing a shoot for her company at some point (still in the works), but then we managed to schedule a shoot for her and her fiance before that shoot happened. We met up in Pasadena (one of my favorite places to shoot) and wandered around Old Town. They are so sweet and were laughing the whole time - that’s all natural people!!!

Brandon + Natalie: Beverly Hills Hotel Couple's Session

A BEVERLY HILLS COUPLE’S SESSION

Brandon and Natalie flew to LA and of course it was time for a re-up on photos for both of them! I always love working with them because I not only help create content for them individually, but also together. They’re a pretty “black and white only” kind of couple AKA all of their clothes are either black or white, BUT one of Brandon’s key colors is blue. Naturally, we had to get a few shots of him in his blue sport coat, but of course we got plenty of black and white outfits in.

Barbara + Mario: Paris Anniversary Session

AN ANNIVERSARY SESSION IN PARIS

My friend Barbara and her boyfriend Mario had planned a Paris trip for their anniversary. She’s so sweet and always reaches out to me to see if we’ll be in the same city and for once we were! We planned to meet up and shoot for a few hours, but it was definitely a lot colder than we had expected. We managed to get some awesome shots at the Eiffel Tower and around the city before heading to their hotel for a few final shots. They were staying fairly close to me, so it was an easy walk home after this shoot!

Ranielle + Santi: Pasadena City Hall + Arlington Garden Engagement Session

A PASADENA ENGAGEMENT SESSION

When people just get you… it’s a freaking dream!! Santi + Ranielle gave me an In N Out gift card at the end of their engagement session and I was like wow.. you get me! I eat In N Out after a wedding day, even if I’m fed really well. It’s just tradition.

I had so much fun shooting with them! They’re so dang natural and just interact so seamlessly! It made my job so easy and so fun. They were down to try different things including running at the most random times plus they were laughing the whole time, which created some of the cutest moments!

Blake + Hollyann: San Moritz Lodge Wedding

A LAKE GREGORY WEDDING

Blake and Hollyann are nature people!! They did their engagement session at Carbon Canyon and of course they were married in the middle of nature at San Moritz Lodge. If you’ve never been there, like me - this was my first time (well second because I did a venue walk through) - it is freaking amazing! It’s this cute little lodge that sits on the lake. There are a ton of paths to walk, which made for some great romantics, but there are also so many trees right around the venue, which made for easy access to beautiful locations for family + wedding party photos.

Blake and Hollyann definitely wanted something epic, which is why they asked if I could scout the venue ahead of time. As I mentioned above - so many good spots within walking distance, but after I did the walk through, I drove around the lake to see if I could find anything cool. Well check that first shot out!! It’s on the other side of the lake, which meant we had about 15 minutes to sneak away for these shots! Worth it!!