Families That Skate Together Stay Together- Orange County Family Session

Sometimes your neighbors are just way cooler than you, but rather than feel stink about it, document it! I met the Lujans back in high school at a really cool Bible study, where after the study we'd eat pizza and skate the ramp in the back yard.  Kindness and creativity seems to flow thru their veins, it always has. Damin is a seriously talented graffiti artist, talented skater and just seriously nice guy, and Michele on top of homeschooling her beautiful girls has taken her passion for art to Open House Creative where she and her business partners help us less talented folks glean from their artistic genius. 
Michele had envisioned this shoot for a while and made these masks from newspaper and modpodge! I was just fortunate enough to document it in some crazy good golden light down in the Santa Ana River bed! Enjoy!

Seth and Olivia - Big Bear Engagement

Big Bear + beautiful souls who are about to secretly elope, I mean come on! The romance in the air was palpable! There were moments that were so real and undirected, that I found myself apologizing for being there! It felt so personal and sweet and sound of my shutter, so intrusive! But hey! We wouldn't have these beauties if I didn't insert myself into their sweet lovin' moments, so glad you guys made the trip!

 

Amanda & Abraham's Old Town Pasadena Engagement Shoot

It's always an exciting day when you get an email from one of your favorite youth group kids that they're getting married, it's even better when they want you to document their big day and engagement! Amanda is such a fun spirit, that I've been privileged to know since she was a little girl, just dreaming about her wedding day! I'm so stoked to get to be a part of her and Abraham's wedding!
For their engagement shoot we took to the streets of old town Pasadena and 21 choices, the spot of their first date, how sweet is that!? These two are so much fun, we had so many great laughs and even better really great romantic moments that felt real and unforced! And oh man did that golden light show up, just when we thought rare California gloom was gonna rule the day, the sun showed up in a big way! I absolutely loved shooting with you guys! Can't wait for the wedding day! MWAH!