Ok so pretty much the same disclaimer has to go with this post as the last one…. be prepared for lots of images, lots of all caps and exclamations, and gratuitous numbers of smiley faces Here comes the engagement session that I shot last weekend for my fantabulous little sister Allison and her fiance Mark! I cannot possibly overstate how much my sister means to me, she is one of my absolute bestest of friends, she knows all of my secrets, and well, I’ve just known her all her life so you can’t get much closer than that I was so excited to find out that she was getting married (I think I may have scared the other diners in the restaurant where I got the phone call since I was shrieking so much) and I couldn’t be happier that Mark is the lucky guy! We took their engagement photos on a fabulous San Diego afternoon in Balboa Park and had a blast (as long as we stayed in the shade, because man oh man was it hot out!) Hold on to your seats because this is about to be a super long photo post with a super good lookin’ couple Are you ready?

Balboa park is so stinkin’ scenic aint it? I LOVE San Diego

I like to call this one the super hero shot, it’s totally going on the poster for any future action movies they happen to star in

I told you these two were good looking… man I can’t wait to see their kids (just kidding guys, you can wait at least a month or two after the wedding, haha!)

I’m not sure why but this is one of my favorites… I think I like the color of blue with the awesome red dress. If you’re wondering what to wear in an engagement session and you look good in red, it almost always looks fabulous in photographs!

And one last snap on the way back out to the car…. so cute!

Allison and Mark thanks so much for letting me drag you all around the park in the super hot afternoon. I love you guys and I CANNOT WAIT for your wedding (which by the way will be photographed by the super talented Mindy Sonshine and her husband Mike, I can’t wait to see the photos ) Allison… you can now officially stop blog stalking, you’re posted!! Now you just have to wait to see the FULL set…. aren’t you dying?

I met up with Kelsey and Mel last week for their engagement session in Balboa Park. They wanted to do something fun and I love the zoo so I was thrilled when they went along with the suggestion to start out there! We met up at the zoo on a fabulous San Diego afternoon and spent lots of time wandering around and chatting before we started on the “official business” of photographing the couple. Mel was a bit shy so the extra time to get to know each other really helped out! I love spending time with a couple and seeing them get more and more relaxed as the day goes by… Mel I hope you hold Kelsey to your deal and make her take you out for a fabulous meal for being such a good sport in front of the camera

I had a great time with these two… here are just a couple of my favorites from their session!

Sorry guys but I just couldn’t resist putting this one on the blog… embarrassing but fun

Here’s a much sweeter one to make up for it… this is one of my favorites!

After the zoo we headed out to the cactus garden for a few photos… this obviously isn’t a cactus but I still love this shot!

And after the cactus garden it was off to the main part of Balboa Park to finish up the session… a few of my favorites from that area

Kelsey and Mel thank you so much for being such great sports even though I know you don’t *love* being in front of the camera You guys did a great job! I can’t wait for your wedding in June… see you soon!