Well, it is incredibly hard to imagine that this was my first photo shoot in 13 months due to Covid AND giving birth to twin baby boys! With most of my 2019 weddings getting pushed to 2020 everything seemed very uncertain. But, boy did it feel good to be back out there doing what brings me so much joy! Don’t get me wrong, I LOOOOVE being a mom and caring for our kids, but holy cow…a girl needs her ME time! It’s been a loooong 9 months of surviving 4 kids, 4 and under, during a pandemic, with zero personal time or outlets. I swear, I went through all the phases of grief with photography, wondering if I’d ever shoot another wedding. I needed this engagement session like like a flower needs water. A part of myself that I had put on the back-burner, came back to life when I met this amazing couple for their engagement session!

Caroline and Corbett arrived to Baker Beach looking like they had just stepped out of a catalog. Such a beautiful couple! They both had such warm smiles and I knew instantly that kindness and love were weaved into the fabric of who they are. Making them even more amazing, was that they were game for anything I threw their way even if it meant getting soaked in the ocean…which was purely nature’s fault…and kinda mine 😉 I could tell they were having so much fun together and really living in the moment. I never would have guessed that this care-free couple had a huge amount of stress on their plate, wondering if their upcoming March wedding would take place. It warmed my heart to receive their email filled with gratitude explaining that the photo shoot had brought them so much joy and gave them a chance to celebrate their engagement in a way they had not been able to do yet. I loved every second of it too, and cannot wait to see you guys again at your wedding!

You know the saying, “Timing is everything.”  The words that usually make your blood boil if you are on the waiting end of the clock’s slow tick tock.  The only reason we always hear people say that is because, well, it is true…especially when it comes to falling in Love.  This Love Story has a prequel starting 10 years before Chapter 1 even begins.  Sarah & Brandon first met at work.  She was immediately drawn to him.  I mean, how could she resist his long hair and braces.  As chance would have it, she was invited to spend a week with him and others house boating!  Perfect right?!  It seems like this trip would have been the catalyst that brought them together…after all you are bound to at least bump into each other every other second on a house boat. Regardless, the timing was not right and they barely spoke after the trip.  The story does not end there, of course.  Life has a way of working itself out despite all the twists and turns and unexpected hurdles it throws at you.  6 years later, both a little older and a whole lot wiser, they found themselves working at the same company again!  Coincidence?  I think not!  To Sarah’s surprise, they actually began to talk to each other at work, leading to long phone conversations & texts at night. The fact that they lived 171 miles apart did not stop them from taking their relationship to the next level as they spent their weekends driving to see each other.  A deep and meaningful connection was developing before their very eyes.  This is the perfect time to introduce the key character in this story.  Hudson.  He is Sarah’s handsome little son who won Brandon’s heart from the very start.  The three of them had become a tight knit unit and before too long they all moved in together.  They are all so excited for the wedding!  Hudson even got to pick out his own wedding ring for the big day!  For this family of 3 the story is just beginning.  There are so many amazing moments to come and I am so excited to document the day when these two families officially unite!

Sarah & Brandon’s photos tell it all.  They are so incredibly in love and filled with joy that is bursting at the seams!  I absolutely loved hanging out with these two at the mission murals and Sutra Baths in San Francisco.  I am obsessed with all the bright colors the day had to offer from the impactful murals to the beautiful sunset.  These two made the session just perfect!  Here is a peek to all the fun we had!