When I first talked with Melyssa and Jeff about shooting their wedding this summer, Melyssa was skeptical about the idea of having an engagement session. She told me she was a little bit shy in front of the camera and really didn’t love having her picture taken. I ALWAYS encourage my couples to do an engagement session, especially if they’re camera shy, because wouldn’t you rather get used to being in front of my camera BEFORE your wedding day?
We met at the Torrey Pines state reserve in the late afternoon for some gorgeous warm light, and had an absolute blast shooting. After hiding from the camera initially (I actually think she yelped a little and ducked behind Jeff when I took it out of my bag) Melyssa calmed down a bit and started looking amazingly comfortable in front of the lens. They are such a wonderful couple and their love for each other couldn’t help coming through in all of their images. Thank you so much for agreeing to do an engagement session, I can’t wait for your wedding in July!

Does this look like the face of someone who’s camera shy to you? They are so cute together and they were completely relaxed once they realized that having their portraits taken meant lots of cutesy couple time, not scary posed awkwardness

The sunset light is so warm and yummy and we had a perfect day for shooting! I love it!

After a bit of shooting up on the cliffs we followed one of the hikes down to the beach. My flip flops really weren’t meant for hiking but I think the shots we got down on the beach were worth the couple of cactus thorns in my feet

I couldn’t decide which one of these I liked better so I just posted both, SO cute!!

Oh my goodness I LOVE this one! The look on her face is priceless! Melyssa and Jeff are so sweet together!

And one last shot, a little bit of sunset goodness…

Melyssa and Jeff, thank you so much for playing along and coming out for an engagement session, I had so much fun with you! Your wedding is going to be amazing, I can already tell See you in July!