Toya & Tony: Teaser

I know my blog has been a little neglected this past week so accept this teaser as an apology!

The Toya and Tony Teaser (and tongue twister!) from their Santa Monica engagement session.

Engagement:: Laura + Miguel

Here it is folks! The super fun session photos from Laura and Miguel's e-session in Old Town Pasadena and a hiking trail in Thousand Oaks.

I truly believe that Laura and Miguel are meant to be together. It was as if destiny kept trying to put them together throughout their lives. It really shows in their interactions together. They are fun, loving, and they both have such sweet outlooks on life. Definitely the kinda of "clients" that have turned into friends. I am looking forward to shooting their wedding this October in Fillmore.

Here are just a few of my favorites from their session:

Laura and Miguel: Engagement Teaser

What's that? Another teaser?? You betcha!

Last week I had a super fun session with a couple who is too fun for words: Laura and Miguel. Here is a quick peek from their session in Old Town Pasadena:

Keep an eye out for their full post later this week.

I hope everyone had an awesome Easter!!

Engagement: Christy and Saul

Christy and Saul were dressed to impress for our session. They looked cute, funky, and just all around stylish. I loved it! Their clothes fit their personalities perfectly. I think I can say without a doubt that we all had a ton of fun shooting their engagement session on Main Street Ventura and off the Ventura Pier.

We started off walking around some of the backstreets and side streets around Main st. Ventura. One of the first things that happened when we started was pretty hilarious though. We were shooting away, playing around, and hitting our stride when all of a sudden an older lady sporting some adorable hot pink Crocs walks by and notices I have a camera. She suddenly shouts "Oh honey! Oh Honey, I am a photographer, let me help you!!" I was completely caught off guard. Not by the attention, if you have ever shot out in public you'll know that people wave and want to chat you up. I was shocked because she immediately walked over to Saul and Christy and reposed them in a more traditional way and then walked off going "oh that's better!" What a way to start a session! We all just laughed it off and went on our merry way. What a way to break the photo ice!

Christy and Saul are getting married this July and I cannot wait for their wedding.

Here are a few of my favorites from their Engagement Session:

Christy and Saul spent the afternoon laughing and goofing off like this, it was perfect!





Saul later lost his shoes to the ocean, an engagement offering?

Isn't Christy gorgeous?

Proposal Ideas: #1 The Photographers Dream

So I have decided to start a new weekly tip about proposing to your dearest. This just comes from years of thinking and imagining what my proposal would be like. I am hoping to come up with a new idea each week until I am all out of ideas. These will typically be related to some personal experience. Enjoy!

If you follow wedding/engagement photography you might have seen this done before, or some variation of it. I love it!

The first proposal idea is:

Secret Photography Session:

This is a great idea if :you have a lady who loves photography and being surprised.

The idea is to take your lady out for a typical or semi romantic outing and having a stealthy photographer capture the proposal and then shooting your engagement session right then!

You would first need to plan the day. I would suggest making it as "normal" as possible so she doesn't suspect anything. Do something you guys have done a thousand times. Bowl? Take her to a bowling ally. Are you both fans of Disneyland? Do it there!

Get in contact with a photographer in your area (moi? I'd love to!) and set up the date. You will want to coordinate with your photographer so they know the exact location and time so they can make sure to be in the vicinity to capture the big moment.

Once you have proposed, she of course said yes, and you've hugged, your photographer can come in and let her in on the biggest surprise. Your engagement shoot!

If you're really good you could possibly have a change of clothes for both of you in the car so you can have a few different looks even.

You special lady is sure to be surprised and cherish these photos forever.

- Marianne

Christy and Saul: Engagement Teaser

I just had an amazing session in Ventura yesterday. Christy and Saul are such a sweet couple and I am looking forward to their July wedding. While I go through and edit their session please enjoy this teaser photo:

How could you not love them? Adorable!

Next on the agenda: The Proposal "Guide"

Keep a look out for those tips and Christy and Sauls full engagement post.

Anniversary Session: Chuck and Elisha

Woo this has been a busy couple of weeks!

I just wanted to pop in and say "I'm still here!" and share a few photos from Chuck and Elisha's anytime session. Chuck and Elisha are nothing short of perfect for one another, they complement each other completely and are such fun to be around. I am not just saying that because Chuck is my Brother and Elisha is my Sister-in-law either! I couldn't have asked for a better new sister when I was 17. A few years later (::wink) and she is still the best sister-in-law a lady could ask for. So here are some photos from the mini anytime session we had while they were in town.





If you couldn't tell..Elisha and Chuck both love shoes!






Next post is going to be some proposal pointers for you grooms out there so watch out!