H + J chose Carmel by the Sea for their engagement session. They have known each other since high school, and their relationship is so full of laughter that it was easy to capture them naturally. I appreciate both of you for trusting me to preserve this time of your life in Carmel. I love Carmel for engagement sessions as a variety of landscapes and the ability to get away from crowds is second to none.

Andy and Vicki’s Engagement session in Big Sur California in the rain was one of my favorite sessions this year. I absolutely love when couples just embrace the weather and have fun no matter what, because I’m all about the mood.

Big Sur Engagement photos

Aki & Yeonsoo are from Toyko, they came to Big Sur on vacation and wanted to capture their 10-year wedding anniversary. Aki is an accomplished musician and he and Yeonsoo often perform at their church, so we capture them doing what they love along the coastline of California.

Berlin and Ben had the perfect fog lined moody skies for their October couples session. They were married at City Hall the day before and wanted to have a few wedding portraits to remember their special day! Congratulations!

Syd and Coe were engaged on the coast of Big Sur today! I loved showing them Big Sur on their first time here. We adventured on the cliffs and beach, we had fog rolling in and low tide, could not ask for a better day!

Karen and Patrick had their engagement session in Big Sur this week, they had never explored Big Sur so I loved taking them to a lot of my favorite lesser-known spots it was the perfect day with the sun shining through the redwoods to the fog rolling in over the mountains on the coast it was the perfect day!

Alexia and Nolan visited the California coast this week so Nolan could propose!! Nolan has some friends who own private land on the Big Sur coast with rocky cliffs and cows roaming around the meadow so it was a fun new location for me! We then adventured around the rest of the coastline and toasted champagne to the newly engaged couple.

Carley and Nick decided on Big Sur for their engagement shoot before their Pebble Beach wedding later in the year. The lighting was amazing on the day we choose for their shoot so we got some amazing engagement shots, it didn't hurt that the Big Sur coast is beautiful and Carley and Nick were really having a great time!