Gorgeous bride? Check!
Handsome groom? Check!
Picturesque location? Check!
Super fabulous details? Check!
TOTAL AND UTTER AWESOMENESS?! Check check check!

This wedding was amazing. Can’t wait to show you more!

Branko and Alison were married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Balboa Park. They opted to do a “first look” before the ceremony to make sure that we had plenty of time to take their portraits… and I just love the look on Alison’s face when she saw her groom for the first time all dressed up

The last few minutes before a ceremony when a bride is alone with her dad are always some of my favorites. I love to watch their interaction as they prepare to head down the aisle. Maybe becoming a parent has made me a bit sentimental… but I always imagine how emotional it must be for the parents giving their children away (sniff sniff). I am pretty sure I’ll be a basket case when my kids get married. Lucky for me I have a few dozen years to prepare

The first dance. So sweet!

This wedding had some of the most sincere and heartfelt toasts that I have heard in a long time. I love when the bridal party really takes time to think about what the bride and groom mean to them.

The maid of honor’s toast was sweet… but the best man’s speech may have been the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. He was so choked up he was having a hard time getting his words out and had to have his brother the groom come up to stand by his side. Now that is moving!

The father/daughter dance always kills me too. I’m such a softie

Branko and Alison congratulations! Your wedding was beautiful! I was so honored to be a part of it.

I cannot tell you how much I absolutely love all of these images.  Paul and Neda are two of my favorite people of all time.  Paul is one of Ben’s best best friends from way back when and Neda is his super awesome fiance.  They live in Texas but came out to pay us a visit and I was over the moon when they asked me to take some engagement photos for them.  I was secretly hoping I might be able to take one or two but to have them ask me to do a whole session?!  YAY!

We headed out to one of my favorite beachy spots just in time for sunset and with all of the beautiful southern California wildflowers in bloom.  Photographer heaven!  I had so much fun and I just love that their happiness is spilling out of each and every one of these.  I feel like I can hear them laughing just by looking at the pictures.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Paul and Neda thank you SO much for asking me to do this session for you. I had such a blast! I cannot wait for your wedding!!

I cannot get enough of this couple or their engagement session.  If it were possible for me to marry an engagement session I would choose this one.  Well of course there are a few problems with that – first off I’m already married (hi Ben!) and second I don’t think you can marry a photo shoot – but you get the idea.  I LOVE these images and I loved working with this couple.  They were an absolute blast.  Normally my sneak peeks are only one or two images but this one is going to be 3 because I just couldn’t choose.  More soon.

I know it has been a SHAMEFULLY long time since I put any new sessions on the blog – I have so many and I think I can safely say that I’m finally going to be in town long enough to blog them all. So let’s start off with a sneak peek of this delightful family I shot recently.

Coming soon to a blog near you – this little guy

and his twin brother

oh – and his other brother too

Couldn’t you just eat them all up?! They are so stinkin’ cute! More of their session tomorrow!