Eric & Ljiljana threw the most amazing party at Eden Gardens in Moorpark, CA, surrounded by family and friends from around the world!
Malibu Engagement Photography | Alicia and Josh at Zuma Canyon and Point Dume Cove
Santa Monica Wedding Photography | Patrick & Valerie Elope at Casa del Mar Hotel
Santa Monica Engagement Photography | Arpi & Edward at the Santa Monica Pier
Malibu Engagement Photography | Steven and Ruth at Pepperdine University
Steven and Ruth are Pepperdine sweethearts who wanted to celebrate the place where they met, fell in like, and then fell in love—on campus at Pepperdine University! This sweet afternoon session took us all over the usual (and not so usual spots) on campus at Pepperdine. We started in the middle of campus, sitting by the fountain (which wasn't running on account of the drought), then we popped over to the amphitheatre (the spot where Ruth first realized she like Steven), a quick snap in Stauffer Chapel, then we walked by the swing by Ruth's dorm where they had lots of heart to hearts. We had to make a stop at the most epic tree in Malibu, in front of the field house, then we wrapped up at Heroes Garden.
Malibu Engagement Photography | Jessica and Kyle at Malibu Beach
Malibu Engagement Photography | Jake and Tawni at El Matador State Beach
Jake and Tawni are college friends turned card-game rivals turned sweethearts. Spend five minutes with them and it's obvious they're best friends and love every second together, whether it's a surf sesh, a grocery shopping date, or a car ride to work together. They're getting married in May at Jake's family's ranch, and they wanted to commemorate their Malibu love story with this engagement session at the iconic El Matador State Beach.
Malibu Engagement Photography | Rachel & Troy at Broad Beach
Malibu Engagement Photography | Jenny and Parke at Calamigos Ranch
Jenny and Parke are a pair of globe-trotting lovebirds who seem to have friends and loved ones all over the world. Rather than just one wedding day, they've opted for a whole season of wedding celebrations and gatherings in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and England! This particular celebration was part engagement party, part portrait shoot, and all good times.
Manhattan Beach Engagement Photography | Danielle and Jacob and Manhattan Beach Strand and Pier
Spent a sun-drenched afternoon chasing sun and shade and everything in between with the classy and beachy Danielle and Jacob. With such an easy breezy connection these two have and the fact they'll be saying their wedding vows in Danielle's childhood backyard at her mother's Manhattan Beach estate, their September wedding can't come soon enough!
Long Beach Wedding Photography | Hailey & Chad at Crafted at the Port of LA
Point Dume Engagement Photography | Cassidy and Spencer | Malibu, CA
Whoa these two.... they need to just get married already because their connection is so grounded, so natural. Sunlight in the fall in Malibu can be hit or miss, so when day-of arrived and the marine layer hung low, I thought for sure Cassidy would ask for a reschedule, but I'm SO glad she didn't. The colors from this shoot are just luscious.
Malibu Wedding Photography | Brandon & Samantha in Stauffer Chapel and Malibu West Beach Club
Brandon and Samantha are match made in paradise.... literally. As Pepperdine sweethearts, they met and fell in love in sunny Malibu, California. So naturally they schedule their nuptials for the same gorgeous location, locking down the awe-inspiring Stauffer Chapel for their ceremony and the breezy Malibu West Beach Club for their sunset reception.
Julian, CA, Wedding Photography | Ryan and Alexa at Sacred Mountain Ranch
Alexa and Ryan's beautiful wedding day took place at Sacred Mountain Ranch in Julian, California. Highlights? Alexa riding in on a horse (yep), the whole wedding party rocking bare feet (because why not?), and an epic margarita-taco-doughnut feast (that's gonna be a hard one to top.)
Malibu Wedding Photography | Allison and Dan at Triunfo Creek
Allison and Dan's wedding was an East Coast meets West Coast affair. Having lived in New York for the last several years, their love story and their crowd of friends hails from back east. Allison's roots and their future, however, is out west (they're moving to the LA area soon), so they decided to say their vows and celebrate their wedding in true So Cal wedding style—in a vineyard.
Santa Ynez Wedding Photography | Natalie & Ivo at Lavender Oak Vineyard
Under a tree, in a vineyard, amidst dear friends and loved ones, Natalie and Ivo vowed to love and serve one another for as long as they both shall live.
These two have been melting hearts since they first got together a couple years ago. When you first meet either Natalie or Ivo, one of the first things you'll notice is how they talk about one another. Ask Natalie about her man and she'll get this faraway look in her eyes and a giddy schoolgirl smile as she quotes something he said that took her breath away or something he did that lights up her world. Ask Ivo about Natalie and you'll get a similar response: the unmistakeable confidence that he has found his other half, amidst an entire universe of stars. Read the story of how they met in a sandwich shop in Malibu on their wedding website. Needless to say, the day Natalie and Ivo pledged to be one forever was just like the two of them together: a natural expression of joy.
Malibu Engagement Photography | Ryan proposes to Alexa at Charmlee Park
As a photographer, I'm seeing a trend toward photographing actual moments in people's lives, not just the posed portrait photo shoots and I'm. Loving. It. When Ryan reached out and asked for photos of his proposal to beautiful Alexa, the love of his life, I knew it would be one of my favorite moments of the year.
Malibu Engagement Photography | Brandon and Samantha at Malibu Creek State Park
Malibu Beach Wedding Photography | Hannah & Ford at Malibu West Beach Club
Malibu Engagement Photography | Hannah and Ford at Zuma Canyon
Due to logistics, Hannah & Ford's engagement shoot occurred in the same month as their wedding (which I also shot). But this dreamy sunrise shoot and canyon setting certainly didn't feel redundant. This shoot was great practice for Hannah & Ford to be comfortable kissing on camera and for me to get to know their couple chemistry. Because winter and fall are basically combined in a golden four-month period in southern California, this shoot has a warm autumn feel to it (though the actual date was in December).