Alex + Brittany | Seattle Engagement

January 31st, 2020:

An engagement photography session in the South Lake Union area of Seattle, Washington; photographed by the west coast wedding photographer, Robert Paetz.

I flew up to Seattle last weekend to spend an afternoon wandering/photographing with Brittany + Alex (as well as brunching with friends and catching a beer with my old neighbors), and the three of us hit it off immediately; me in that goofy/charming way that I tend to be and the both of them in the purely charming sense.

The afternoon went too quickly as we bounced between the Seattle Arboretum and South Lake union and my biggest sadness during this time was that it was just in the last 3 minutes when D&D was mentioned and all of our super geeks came out.

Thanks for the epic session and I can’t wait to celebrate with you in July!

Maryelyn + Hector | LA Arboretum Engagement

April 1st, 2016:

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When I first consult with my new clients I always say how great it is when we can get away from the crowds during an engagement session and the benefits of trying to do a session during the week so there will be less gawkers around as we create your images. Marylyn and Hector took this to heart and scheduled an after hours session at the Los Angeles Arboretum, complete with a golf cart and Shaun (a retired firefighter and current Arboretum docent) to get us around the huge grounds. It was epic springtime weather, and we chatted about honeymoon planning (I still strongly say Thailand is the best choice!) and their upcoming wedding plans for the summer.

Thanks for enjoying the beautiful spring day with me and I look forward to seeing you again soon!

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Jason + Matt | L.A. Arboretum Engagement

October 25th, 2015:

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Jason and Matt are getting married next March at The Living Desert in Palm Springs and the rumor is, that during cocktail hour there is a porcupine that comes out and does tricks?! How randomly insane is that? I really only imagine one trick a porcupine does, and I really don’t want to be nearby for that one, but it’s something I’m looking forward to.

Whilst I wait for the joy of a trained porcupine, we decided to do an engagement session for these two at the Los Angeles Arboretum. After being rained out last week, we ended up with one of those perfect 80 degree autumn Southern Californian days. I spent a couple hours wandering around with these guys, getting to know them and capturing some images for them.

It was a spectacular afternoon and I’ll see you guys in March!

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Vince + Jen | Los Angeles Arboretum

June 6th, 2014:

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Earlier this week we met up with Vince & Jen for their engagement shoot at the LA Arboretum. Unfortunately it was a sweltering hot day, but they were still good sports, traipsing all over the expansive grounds, and… Vince impressed us with his mimicry of peacock calls. If you’ve never heard a real peacock’s call, it sounds like a mix of cats in heat and a petulant screaming child. Borderline creepy.

Thankfully we weren’t harmed by the peafowl, and had a wonderful time despite the heat.

See you next month!

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