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Las Vegas Engagement Session | Elise & Giovanni

Sara — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:30:48 +0000

What better place to have an engagement session than Las Vegas! Elise and Giovanni are city people who first met in the bustling nightclub scene in South Beach, Miami. Giovanni was waiting in line to get into one of the hot clubs in South Beach when he witnessed the love of his life get out of a taxi cab right outside the club. Naturally Elise got in quickly and with a twist of fate, so did Giovanni. Turns out the door men let in one guy for every one girl and Giovanni just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Las Vegas is an awesome place to shoot. Not only do you get the casinos and awesome night scenes, if you just drive out of the city for a little bit you are suddenly surrounded by some of the most gorgeous desert landscapes. Elise and Giovanni are that couple who looks great whether they are surrounded by the Vegas lights or desert rocks.

Little Italy Engagement Session – Jessica and Derek

Sara — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:02:24 +0000

It is not hard to see how much fun these two are! This Little Italy Engagement was such a blast. I love the yellow walls in Little Italy.

Little Italy is one of my favorite spots to shoot San Diego engagements! It is so diverse, and there are many different opportunities for the perfect shot.

Balboa Park Engagement | Christy & Jason

Sara — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:58:33 +0000

I did this engagement shoot in the heart of San Diego which is Balboa Park. There are so many different types of settings to choose from. I thought this location would be perfect for such a energetic and active couple, especially with their dog Morgan. Balboa Park features Spanish-Renaissance style buildings that make it seem like it’s been around forever even though the park itself is only 100 years old. Christy and Jason brought some youth to liven up the place.

Christy and Jason have a really fun love story. They are both teachers and they met at the High School that they both worked at. Since then they have moved to separate high schools. These two LOVE sports. As you can tell in the images. You have to see the groom’s cake from the wedding. It was the cutest thing!

It’s almost impossible to live in San Diego and not be a Chargers fan. What better place than Balboa Park to show your Charger pride!

Such an incredible couple! I am so blessed to have been a part of your wedding day and your engagement. I am so excited for your lives together. Such a power couple!

San Francisco Engagement Session – Sanaz and Abuzar

Sara — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:35:51 +0000

I truly love visiting San Francisco. San Francisco is one of those places where you find beauty and art mixed in with the hustle and craziness that comes in any major city. Just walking around a location like the Palace of Fine Arts can inspire you to become better at whatever it is that you do in life. Photographing Sanaz and Abuzar in San Francisco brought out the joy and excitement they had for their upcoming nuptials. We began the shoot at the Palace of Fine Arts and then moved into the City of San Francisco where the streets greeted us with hope for this happy couple.

You can always tell when somebody is truly happy by the smile they have in pictures. We’ve all seen the “fake” smiles people use in photos. Sanaz had a smile on that you couldn’t fake.

The Bay Area has so many possibilities for an engagement shoot!!!! Whether it be the steep streets, the Golden Gate bridge, or the beautiful buildings, it is perfect!

Colorado Engagement Session- Kari and Gabe

Sara — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:03:53 +0000

A couple months ago I flew out to Denver to shoot engagement photos for a couple whose wedding I am shooting in Denver later this year. I was not only super excited to meet this couple but also really excited to shoot in the snow. We don’t get much snow out here in San Diego. I have shot in snow before and I just LOVE the look of snow in images. I could not wait to get up to the mountains to play in the snow.

We decided to start the shoot on the Millennium Bridge in Denver. There was a huge storm the day before so there was fresh powder on the ground which was fun!

This picture just makes me smile every time I see it. They have such great energy and they are so much fun!

Gabe owns a killer line of clothing for “riders from all walks of life” like snowboarders and skaters, ect. The clothing line and downtown Denver store are called Jiberish. You have to check out their stuff! As all start up businesses, I am sure they would love your support.

We took a few shots in the Jiberish store. I love the art and the lighting in this store. They have really done an incredible job with it!

About these next two shots I just have to say that these two both have incredible eyes! WOW!

This shot was taken outside the store on the street. They have such a great location on one of the cutest blocks in Denver.

After we finished up in downtown we headed up to the mountains to really shoot in the snow. My friend Tim King was in town visiting family so I talked him into joining us for the snow section of the shoot. It was great having him along. We had a blast!

The first thing I did was bury my left foot in the snow and completely drench it so I could not really feel that foot for the next few hours but who really needs feeling in both feet?

While we were at the store we grabbed one of their jackets to borrow for the shoot so the jacket that Kari is wrapped up in is a one of a kind Jiberish design. This item is ready to go into the Jiberish look book!

I am so excited for the wedding in Denver later this year! Their wedding is going to be at the Crooked Willow Farms. It looks like it is going to be an incredible place to shoot. It looks like it has a modern farm feel. You know how much I will LOVE shooting with red barns.