Last February I was attending my very first photography convention, WPPI in Las Vegas. I was enjoying the trade show & after parties so much to the point that I wanted to have some more fun so I decided to crash a “workshop after party” at Rouge inside the MGM Grand. Little did I know at the time it was hosted by Scarlett Lillian.
We briefly talked with each other, and later on that night I added her on facebook. It wasn’t until this recently when I noticed she twittered something about her faith & responded. This opened up the door for the two of us to start communicating via email. In these emails were stories of our commonly shared faith in Jesus Christ, favorite music… we both love Jeremy Camp and dare I say N*Sync! Through our long emails, which stretched past 5 paragraphs every-time, our fingers grew tired from typing and this led to video chat for weeks followed by texting throughout the day.
After all of our communication, Scarlett informed me that she was making a trip to Nor-Cal to shoot a wedding and she was coming to San Diego to shoot an engagement session! What started with just hanging out as friends then turned into a few fun “date nights” followed by a few amazing shoots around San Diego & Orange County. Through our time together, we realized we had so much more in common!
Our trip first started when I picked Scarlett up from the airport. The amazing thing about our relationship is we have Christ as our center. The very first thing we did was worship Jesus at church together. The last thing we did before she went home that next Sunday was worship Jesus together. I knew that our connection to each other was something more than personal love could ever control and it’s a feeling between two people that can only be felt when you have Jesus in the middle of “everything”. As we heard the words of “From The Inside Out” being played, we opened our eyes, looked at each other and with tears running down both of our faces we knew that it was God’s love that brought us to be together.
I was lucky enough to take a few portraits of Scarlett during her visit to San Diego. I am so excited to have the opportunity to share them with you!
by Stephen
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I just want to say Thank You… » Stephen Knuth Blog – Coronado Wedding Photographer – San Diego Wedding Photographer - November 26, 2009 - 7:44 pm
[...] You to my amazing girlfriend who I cherish so much and who cares so much for me and who brightens up my [...]
Joe - November 20, 2009 - 10:23 am
LOVE these shots of Scarlett. they ROCK!
Mel - November 17, 2009 - 7:39 pm
Wow! I ♥ this! Just amazing & congrats to you two!
s h e r r y - November 16, 2009 - 6:14 pm
Fabulous!! <3 Such a cute story how you two met. She is GORGEOUS!
Rachel S. - November 16, 2009 - 2:53 pm
I like the lighted photo of Scarlett best, the third one down I think it is. Great work. Looking forward to meeting you soon!
Rachel S.
David Manning - November 12, 2009 - 6:58 pm
Nice shots brother! Some of those images of your chicka are stunning!
GrayPhotography - Zach & Jody - November 10, 2009 - 8:34 pm
holla! You got yourself a fiiine woman there
he he he… – Jody PS Zach and I miss you guys!
Stephen - November 6, 2009 - 11:00 pm
Thanks Kimberly!!!
Even with only 500 people, there was a ton of stuff going on. Lets try to meet at WPPI.
Kimberly Sanderson - November 6, 2009 - 3:15 pm
Beautiful Session!! Really nice work, Stephen! How did I not meet you in NOLA this week? Too many people and things to do I guess.
Heather Thorne - November 2, 2009 - 10:07 pm
Stephen, you have captured the beauty of Scarlett so well! Love these images! I have been praying for her Mr. Right to come along and so glad you found each other. God is amazing and I can’t wait to see what he has in store for you both. I hope to meet you soon! Give her a hug from me while in NOLA. Wish I could be there to support her!
Blessings!!
-Heather
Cathy Empey - November 2, 2009 - 7:14 pm
She looks amazing! Nice captures of her, and congrats!
Suzanne Tenuto - November 2, 2009 - 12:10 pm
Every photographer should have super cool shots like this of themselves (yeah, I need to get on that). Beautiful work!
wedding photographer san diego - November 2, 2009 - 11:56 am
Nice colors and depth,
Sarah Kobunski - November 1, 2009 - 4:00 pm
Wow! Those are vibrant crisp beautiful images.
Scarlett is beautiful! God is so amazing how he directs us! I’m so happy for you guys! I wished I lived in ca to shoot your e sess!
Paul - November 1, 2009 - 2:48 pm
Cute portraits! Congrats on the new relationship!
Emily - November 1, 2009 - 7:08 am
Your story makes me teary… beautiful – and beautiful beautiful girl as well!!
Sounds like you’ve found quite the match <3
Ric French - October 31, 2009 - 8:15 am
You seemed to have captured that rare quality of God’s radiance emanating from Scarlett’s soul. Her presence sings of His grace all the time but few can hear and see it like you can. Maybe it takes one to know one.
She is a Jesus-surrendered, Proverbs 31 quality woman and she also is a super photog. She’s the real-deal.
You have displayed Him well thru your pictures of her.
miami wedding photographer - October 31, 2009 - 6:53 am
Great colors!!!
Stephen - October 31, 2009 - 2:07 am
Aww! Thanks everyone! It’s love for sure!
God Bless.
Nicole Monique Photography - October 30, 2009 - 11:57 pm
You have yourself an amazing girl here you lucky guy! Scarlett is an inspiration and a true testament of what can happen if you have Jesus as the center of your universe. She looks beautiful and totally diva! God had a plan when he crossed both of your paths!
Cathy Crawley - October 30, 2009 - 10:15 pm
Scarlett looks so beautiful in these shots! Not that she doesn’t always look beautiful, but in these there is that extra little spark. I LOVE the 3rd & 4th shots the most
Mandi - October 30, 2009 - 9:45 pm
Nice images. Love the outfit
Emma - October 30, 2009 - 9:07 pm
Thats a wonderful story.
Those photos are gorgeous, I love #4 and #7 the eyes.. I’m all about eyes.
Missed you when you were out in Seattle.. hopefully you will pass this way again and we can shoot together.
Cheers
Beth Daane - October 30, 2009 - 8:57 pm
Stephen- these are gorgeous! I am so excited for you and Scarlett- she is a wonderful woman and I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for you!
Ian Andrew - October 30, 2009 - 5:39 pm
Great shots Stephen, these look amazing and I am particularly fond of the backlit images.Pro-fresh-in-all!:)
Vanessa - October 30, 2009 - 5:30 pm
This is definitely Scarlett-fabulous!! Wonderful job, capturing more than just a pretty face, Stephen!
jamie delaine - October 30, 2009 - 5:28 pm
scar looks smoking in these!
michelle cunningham - October 30, 2009 - 5:00 pm
stephen!
i love these shots! she’s gorgeous and you made her gorgeousER
Jennifer Rodriguez-Cruz - October 30, 2009 - 4:59 pm
Scarlett’s eyes look amazing! I love the third and fourth images…
Katie Neal Photo - October 30, 2009 - 4:47 pm
She has STUNNING eyes!!!! Love the photos you caught of her!!! You can tell she trusts you, it’s definitely portrayed through your shots!
Michelle Guzman - October 30, 2009 - 4:32 pm
Congrats!! Great photos.
Britt - October 30, 2009 - 4:28 pm
great stuff!!!
Daliah Immel - October 30, 2009 - 4:24 pm
Wow, Stephen, I like the pics of Scarlett. Congratulation to this wonderful pics. I met Scarlett at one of her “spend a day with…” – she is a very good photographer and a funny girl. Have a good time, greetings from Germany, Daliah
Dana Goodson - October 30, 2009 - 4:15 pm
Awesome pics + a sweet story = great combination
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Scarlett Lillian - October 30, 2009 - 4:08 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh that’s me. Thanks for finding the fabulous in me!