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Category Archives: Engagement Sessions

Valerie + Mark (Engagement Photography) @ Central Park, Santa Clara

Even Google Maps has a tough time finding Central Park in Santa Clara – my iPhone kept insisting I must drive to New York City if I wanted to meet Valerie and Mark for their engagement session! Luckily we all found our way there – even if we did start on opposite sides of this […]

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Rebekah + Anthony (Engagement Photography) @ Niles Blvd., Fremont

Any engagement shoot (heck, any shoot) that ends with beer and pizza with a nice couple is a WIN+ in my book. Rebekah and Anthony were kind enough to treat me to such after their e-session, so I suppose they enjoyed themselves during our time together. Long-time Fremont-area residents (they can trace their Fremont lineage […]

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Tony + Danielle (Engagement Photography) @ Covered Bridge Park & Loch Lomond, Felton

Man I just *love* engagement sessions! Each one is different, and I never have a preconceived idea of how each is going to play out. It simply evolves from the subtle feedback I get as I start to work with a couple. One thing is pretty consistent, though – they are almost always romantic, fun, […]

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Jen + Steve (Engagement Photography) @ Downtown Capitola and Beach

This couple is simply adorable, from the moment I met them (only six weeks ago), I knew we’d all try our hardest to make our working relationship happen. When you connect with someone right away, you really hope the business side of things don’t get in the way. Jen and Steve are so great; from […]

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Tiia + Justin (Engagement Photography) @ Nisene Marks Forest, Aptos

Tiia and Justin are a really sweet couple, if not a little shy on the outset. I think they felt comfortable with me, though, and let some of their true personality shine through. I know it’s not easy when a complete stranger tells you how to touch your fiance, where this hand and that arm […]

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Michelle + Aren (Engagement Photography) @ Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

I love it when my clients have the same sarcastic funny bone as myself, there’s always those few first minutes of meeting someone where you’re treading on unknown territory, afraid of saying something off-base that will offend the other. Sometimes I catch myself going a little too far with my deadpan humor, and have to […]

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Megan + Stephen (Engagement Photography) @ Uvas Canyon County Park, Morgan Hill

Megan and Stephen are another couple I’d only met on Skype – since they live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ironically the day we shot their engagement session at Uvas Canyon County Park (near Morgan Hill), I left on a road trip with my family to Scottsdale. I guess we just had to visit each other’s home […]

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Jessie + Evan (Engagement Photography) @ Nisene Marks Forest, Aptos

I’d only met Jessie and Evan over a Skype conversation back in December, so it was cool to get a real face to face with them for their engagement shoot at Nisene Marks in Aptos. They both work in education over in Oakland, and both possess that great balance of wisdom and wit that must […]

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Jaason + Benjamin (Engagement Photography) @ Vasona Park, Los Gatos

I met Jaason and Benjamin at Vasona Park to get some great portraits of the two of them and found out along the way that they were getting married later this year. So of course it turned into more of an engagement shoot than regular ol’ portraits, which is more fun! The light was great […]

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Rachel and Ryan (Engagement Photography) @ Vasona Park, Los Gatos

This is the second engagement session I’ve had at Vasona park that involved motorcycles in some way another – must be all that open space that just begs for large props! Ryan is a self-professed gearhead, and was happy to see my roll up in my modified mustang – it helps when us guys speak […]

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Lilly and Chris (Engagement Photography) @ Uvas Canyon, Morgan Hill

If you’ve ever been to Uvas Canyon County Park, you know just how far off the beaten path it is. While technically in Morgan Hill, it’s at least 40 minutes from that town. But man it is totally worth the drive! I met Lilly and Chris at the state park on the first sunny day […]

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Samantha + Anthony (Engagement Photography) @ Sutro Baths and Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

We had so much fun with our first engagement shoot at Panther Beach we decided to do it AGAIN! Ok, so most brides that hire me are usually content with just one engagement session before their big day, but Samantha says she never gets photos of the two of them – and of course I’m […]

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Angela + Josiah (Engagement Photography) @ Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

Angela and Josiah’s wedding is coming up next month so we figured we should get that engagement shoot taken care of straight quick. We met at the Palace of Fine Arts up in San Francisco as they’re both fans of architecture – I’m usually there in the evening but it was really fun to explore […]

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Greg + Jamie (Engagement Photography) @ Nisene Marks Forest, Aptos

Shooting in the forest is challenging; it’s dark of course, and then there’s those pesky forest creatures – the slimy bananslugs are always a terror, and then there’s that braying donkey that sounds like an irate forest ogre. It can be wet and slippery, making for muddy and slippery trail conditions. But when you have […]

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Amy + Elliott (Engagement Photography) @ Capitola Beach

Even though it appeared to be an overcast, dreary day in Capitola, Amy and Elliott turned up the heat for their engagement session in downtown Capitola. They rode their cruisers, posed in front of the mural, cuddled on private property (oops!), trespassed on the train tracks (double oops!), and of course traversed all around the […]

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Noel + Marin (Engagement Photography) @ Covered Bridge Park, Felton

With only three days before their Highlands Inn wedding, I met up with Noel and Marin for a quick engagement photography session in Felton. We started at Covered Bridge Park – I just love the tall, barn-ey feel of this miniature wooden palace. After half an hour or so there we drove over to Henry […]

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Katie + Wesley (Engagement Photography) @ Three Mile Beach

What an enjoyable engagement session at Three Mile Beach (3 miles north of Santa Cruz) – Katie and Wesley are getting married in October and after meeting them I truly can’t wait. They’ve got chemistry, love, and everything in between. I’m so glad I met Katie’s sister Hollie during our portrait shoot last year. See […]

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Jared + Jasmine (Engagement Photography)

WARNING: This post has LOTS of big photos!! What can I say, Jared and Jasmine are an Attractive Couple (see: capitalization) that knows good photography when they see it. They reviewed my work online and booked me for their upcoming wedding without even meeting me first. I could’ve been some psychopath that also happened to […]

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Danny + Rachelle (Engagement Photography, Stow Lake and North Beach, San Francisco)

Even though I’m a Santa Cruz-based wedding photographer, I’m often traveling all over the Bay Area for my clients. Danny and Rachelle wanted their engagement shoot up in San Francisco, so I was excited to oblige. It was my first session at Stow Lake, which is part of the expansive Golden Gate Park. I got […]

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Joe + Nikki (Santa Cruz Engagement Photography)

Even though I just booked Joe and Nikki’s wedding date with another couple just days before meeting them for the first time, I’m so glad I got to spend some QT with this wonderful couple at Three Mile beach just north of Santa Cruz. They both went to Cal Poly, SLO (entering as I was […]

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