October 14th, 2020:
Intimate weddings are all the rage this year (perhaps because the human race has been forced that direction) and Rachel + Brandon realized early that doesn’t mean they are any less spectacular and important! They took this to heart and planned a gorgeous day with just a few family members and nearly 180 people watching on Zoom. Needless to say, all that effort paid off!
Congrats again you both!
July 19th, 2013:
Blog post by Felicia:
One of the most amazing things about what we do is that we often get to join our couples on their life journey beyond the wedding. We started with a phone consultation with Luis & Lucy since they were living in Florida at that time, shot their engagement session at their first date location in Long Beach, and then their wedding last September.
Now, they are parents-to-be, with their little girl due on their wedding anniversary! For us, seeing them again was like meeting up with old friends, which was really quite awesome.
Though these shoots are commonly referred to as ‘maternity’ photo sessions, we always like to include the Dad too. I mean, it takes two, doesn’t it? Lucy told us that she feels immensely sexy in her new, evolving body, which I found incredibly inspiring and powerful. And well, Luis, he brought his usual intensity. Seriously, these two are naturals!
Big, big congrats to the beautiful couple. We can’t wait to meet the little one!
February 8th, 2013:
Last weekend, well before the crack of dawn, Felicia and I crawled out of bed at 4.30am and made the drive south to Palos Verdes for Mark & Reauna’s photoshoot.
Though my wife is completely and utterly not a morning person, the lack of caffeine (the nearby Starbucks wasn’t even open yet) and very early morning shoot surprisingly did not turn her into grumpy cat. Mark & Reauna showed up with their awesome personalities, and we just had a great time enjoying this beautiful early morning on the Californian coast.
Mark also brought his grandfather’s vintage Chevy, which made for a great pictures.
Thanks guys for waking up super early!
August 2nd, 2011:
“BALLOONS!” my wife exclaimed as she saw Alisa and John unloading in the parking lot of Crystal Cove State Park.
I gathered Felicia was obviously excited about the balloons, and I was excited because the balloons meant this couple had come ready to have fun, and being surrounded by fun loving people who are excited to be a part of creating great imagery is one of the reasons I love what I do.
John had contacted me a few weeks back about shooting his and Alisa’s wedding next summer and to see if we could get their engagement session scheduled in the next week or two. Seeing as he and Alisa are in the unfortunate throes of a long distance relationship, and she had to return to med school in New Orleans soon, we needed to make it happen quickly. I instantly related with them and let him knew we understood what they are going through (Felicia and I did the trans-Pacific long distance thing for the better part of 2 years), bounced a few location ideas off of them and got their session scheduled at Crystal Cove.
Needless to say the balloons were just the tip of the iceberg in this couples fun loving quotient. Within minutes of meeting, Alisa (an ex-gymnast) was cartwheeling down the path in front of us and John was throwing her over his shoulder to carry her away. Felicia and I were hustling to keep up throughout their session. When we got to these giant boulders on the beach they both started climbing with no prompting from me.
John and Alisa are an awesome couple to work with and we are looking forward to their wedding next year. Congrats again to you both!
