Yesterday, I shot Katie & Paul’s intimate & beautiful wedding in San Diego. I had a wonderful time and I can’t wait to share more images! Here is teaser from their wedding!

Yesterday, I shot Kay & Stephen’s Wedding! I can’t wait to share more of their images that include a cliffside ceremony, pictures around a museum and lots & lots of great light! For now, here is a teaser image!

Last weekend, we had an beyond amazing experience capturing Veronica & Bryan’s Wedding. They have been two of my best friends for the past few years and I can’t wait to share more from their exceptional wedding! Here is just a teaser for now!

Last weekend, I had a great time shooting Taylor & Scott‘s wedding at the Hotel Del Coronado! Here is just a teaser from their amazing wedding!

Last weekend I had the pleasure of shooting Keary & Justins downtown Bridal shoot which was so much fun!! I’ll be posting the full shoot later this week sometime with images from hotels, textured walls, open streets and a baseball field!! Here is just a teaser from their session!!

Last weekend, I had a great time shooting Elysa & Todd’s wedding in San Diego, CA. They are an amazing couple who is madly in love with each other! I can’t wait to share the rest of their images but here is a teaser from their wedding!

Last week I shot Jason & Carries’ engagement session in Coronado! I can’t wait to share all their images but here is a teaser from their super fun session!!

Last Friday I captured the moment between Andy & Courtney with their first moment of seeing each other in 8 months. It was a very emotional shoot & such an incredible Navy Homecoming. As they were packing Andy’s bags into their car I asked them if they have ever been given an engagement session before they were married? Their answer was “no” and this teaser is the result from our amazing portrait session that we had yesterday in La Jolla. It was an honor to treat them with this session.

I can’t wait to share the rest of their pictures later this week!!

Five years ago, they met. Through some mutual friends, they were convinced to try out a blind date. Todd wanted to casually date while Elysa was set to find the man of her dreams. Elysa was a little hesitant to go on the date but she did anyways. The date started out as a group of friends which led eventually to the whole group heading over to La Jolla Shores. When they arrived, the rest of the group ditched Todd & Elysa leaving them alone on the beach which was the perfect setting for them to start some one on one conversation to learn more about each other.

3 days after their blind date, they started to officially date. Todd was a Marine and in August of 2004, he was informed that he would be shipped to Iraq until March of 2005. During that time, nearly 7 months, they wrote nothing but letters back & forth and when given the chance Todd would call Elysa to check up on her. Once Todd returned to the states, they continued where they had left off.

After dating for almost 4 years, Todd had planned the perfect opportunity to propose to Elysa. It was his 24th birthday. She had thrown him a BBQ with all their family & friends. When they had lit the candles, Todd looked at Elysa right as he blew them out. Elysa asked what his wish was, his response was “You”. Todd then dropped on his knee in front of all their family & friends and asked her to marry him. She was his birthday wish.

Todd & Elysa are such amazing clients. Their love story is such a unique one and they have held on hard to each other through the last 6 years. Their romance is perfectly fitting as on the weekends they take his motorcycle to Julian and enjoy the sweet food from Mom’s Pie Shop. The one big thing that Todd, Elysa & I share in common is our love for Sushi!

Their engagement session started at the http://niwa.org/ which is such a peaceful location. It’s inside of Balboa Park but when your really walking around their with all the oriental music, coy pond and tons of bamboo it feels like your out of San Diego for a brief moment. After our shoot at the friendship garden concluded we drove over to the Pier 32 right near the old blue crab restaurant where The Real World was taped while it was in San Diego back in 2003. I loved the buildings & textures down there with all the old piers and colored walls. It was sure a fun location!

Todd & Elysa will be getting married on their 6 year anniversary of May 1st, 2010.

Last week, I had such a fun time shooting Elysa & Todd’s engagement session in San Diego. They are full of life and they love to cuddle with each other and I love it when my clients cuddle during a shoot because I don’t like shooting “posed” images, I allow for their love to create the great images. Our shoot started at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park and completed around the marina next to Pier 32 which is also next to the location where “The Real World” in San Diego was filmed back in 2003. It was sure a fun adventure & I cannot wait to share all the images with you! For now, here is a teaser!