Lindsey + Peter: Manhattan Beach Engagement Session

We headed to Manhattan Beach this summer to go play in the sand and walk up and down the streets with these two local love birds. It was so fun to visit their favorite bar Shellback, and hit up a candy store for some delicious cotton candy! These two are so cute together and we really can't wait to photograph their wedding next May!

Megan + Jonathan : San Juan Capistrano Mission Engagement

We had a lot of fun with these two ... Megan knew right from the start that she wanted her photo session to take place at the mission. And who can disagree, with light and color bouncing off of meticulously maintained gardens and purposefully crumbling walls, one can't go wrong. We're now on the SJC mission's photographers list, so we'll be shooting there more in the future for sure. After the mission closed (way early I might add, 5pm during summer!) we jumped up the coast a bit to change looks and walk along the bluff at crystal cove. It was kinda windy and stormy ... so that made it challenging ... but the light coming off the water was simply brilliant.

Congratulations Megan and Jonathan, we can't wait for your wedding at Pelican Hill this fall! Oh and you're both off limits from procreating in the future ... for fear your child will be so beautiful the world won't be able to handle it ;)

-Paul

Griffith Park : Engagement Preview

Too much awesomeness to post it all right now. Very soon though ;).

Leslie + Daniel : An Engagement off the beaten path

Leslie and Daniel knew the day they got engaged that they wanted something special for their photos. Lovers like these two come along as often as a blue moon, so we pulled out all the stops for them. Since they are incorporating a lot of their found vintage objects into their wedding, they decided to bring a few things along to the shoot (and our little yellow table :).

We originally intended to rent a row boat over at corona lake, but after conversing briefly with the entry attendant, we weren't that impressed (he also warned us quote "the 80 mile an hour winds will blow you over and you might be attacked by a mountain lion"). Needless to say he must not have wanted us there. No worries though, Leslie brought some beautiful items for a vintage picnic, we just needed an open spot.

After about 20 (kinda stressful ;) minutes of searching, we found the Lake Eslinore Military Academy. Built in the 1920's and abandoned since the 70's, the magnificent building hides behind two sets of barbed fencing, a massively over grown landscape, and its own faded and cracked facade. We knew we had to get in, but thought sneaking in would be tough, so we (luckily) befriended the caretaker and spent the raddest hour of our career wandering around taking pictures.

-Paul