This month’s 10 on 10 is a little different, first I’d like to let you know that this project is officially going on year THREE! I’m so excited to be a part of it again. Here are this year’s amazingly talented 10 on 10 participants (and for my past 10 on 10’s, click here)
I’m including more than 10 photos for this post because it’s really special. One of my dearest friends got engaged and asked me to be her maid of honor. She told me she was a little conflicted because she also wanted me to shoot the wedding, but that doesn’t really work well when you’re IN the wedding, so we made a compromise: I would give her the most epic engagement shoot she could dream of. She and her fiancé, Robin, are getting married next year in Big Sur. (You may remember that I did the same thing for my friend Lindy a couple years ago when she asked me to be her bridesmaid. What is a better wedding gift? Nothing. That’s the answer.)
Kirsten and Robin got engaged in San Louis Obisbo. They both love the west coast, especially scenic Highway 1. So we decided that the best choice of an engagement session would be to take a weekend and road trip up the coast and stop in all their favorite spots, including Cold Spring Tavern in Santa Barbara for the best ti-tip sandwich ever, Scout Coffee in SLO, Morro Bay, Bixby Bridge, Cypress Grove near Monterey and Carmel, and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. And of course, no west coast road trip is complete without at least one stop at In N Out for a milkshake and some Animal Style fries!
I’m so excited to share these with you all! Granted, not everyone can have an engagement session that lasts all weekend, but if anyone is ever interested I am always down for something fun like this! Just contact me and we can go from there!
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Wow. That’s the only word that I could think of when I first walked into the Santa Barbara Courthouse. When Amanda and Charley asked me to photograph their wedding, I certainly was not expecting a courthouse to be this insanely beautiful. From the intricate tile to the ironwork to the breathtaking Mural Room where they had their ceremony, it was like a candy land as a photographer. There were too many beautiful places for photos in one building.
I also could not have been any luckier to have met these two. Their friends and family were so warm and welcoming, and I instantly felt comfortable shooting them. And not only were A+C a gorgeous couple, but Charley at one point came up to me and said, “I trust you, just do your thing.” Having creative freedom like that just added to how much fun I had photographing this day, and allowed me to create some images that I’m really happy with.
The reception was held later that evening at The Lark restaurant, where everyone celebrated over shared family-style courses, and danced well into the night.
Thank you so much for choosing me as your photographer, Amanda and Charley! I wish you both all the happiness in the world.
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