Ryan and Nessa

This shoot was so much fun! Janessa and Ryan were engaged on the top of a mountain. Good thing he figured out it was time to propose (she was beginning to wonder if he was ever going to pop the question). These two can pretty much bet on laughing for the rest of their lives together. I'm so glad I got to shoot these engagements! Nessa has been a good friend of mine for about 5 years now, thanks to my little brother. I've been calling her Nessanator, or Nessanatorade for as long as I can remember! Nessa and Ryan were rockin' it as models and the fun was a constant. Almost a whole bag of their favoirte Jelly Belly Jelly Bean's was consumed on our drive to Brighton to a cool graffitied bus that was GONE!!! Luckily, there was tons of cool stuff to use as backgrounds...afterall we were enjoying mother nature, which I might add decided to storm like crazy on us the day of the first shoot. It was pouring and I mean pouring down rain when I met up with these two at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. I kept telling Nessa it would clear up by the time we got on location. AND...like clock work, the clouds parted for just enough time for a short little hike to the Snake Creek lift and plenty of gorgeous pictures! It's not hard when you have models like the two. Seriously! BUT...we still wanted some more, so we reshot on Monday and luckily the sun was actually shining. Crazy June weather in Utah. Enjoy the pictures!

laugh last with me.
always kiss me goodnight.
don't forget the jelly bellies.

H&M

In an attempt to get to know my surroundings here in Nor Cal, I asked some of my new friends, Heather and Mark, if they'd be willing to get a few more engagement photos in exchange for their time. I'd had my eye on this great location at an outdoor mall at Santana Row that has some awesome stuff for the urban look!
I loved shooting there! AND I loved shooting Mark and Heather!
They were up for anything and they're such a sweet couple.

Introducing Taylor and Natalie:

Holy Cow! These two are so much fun! We were laughing just about the whole photoshoot! Taylor and Natalie were so natural in front of the camera. This is why I love my job! I get to meet great people and capture them exactly how they are! I'm so glad I got to meet them! Be sure to keep an eye out for their wedding images...they'll be posted any day now!

Dane and Mindy

Dane is my younger brother and asked me to do him a favor and take some engagements for him. I had been dying to shoot some images at the "gold doors" downtown, but I never could find them...until now. It was so much fun to spend an hour with Dane and Mindy being goofy and getting to know Mindy a little better. It's crazy to think that even little brothers grow up...or seem to because they are planning a wedding. Crazy!
"Love to love loving the love." -or something like that.