Ali & Jonathan- Engagement

July 30th 2010, Coronado, CA

Ali & Jonathan's wedding is also going to be on Coronado, but we won't have time to go to the beach for their wedding photos so they really wanted to take their engagement photos there. I was excited because I suggested we start at the Coronado Community Center and then walk over to the beach to end the session. I've shot weddings at the CCC before and was interested in taking some with people out of their wedding attire. If locals can recall, San Diego this past summer was in a gray funk! So this day was gray and not too pretty- but I felt we made the best of it and I loved the colors they wore- it really made them pop!

Lesley & Adam - July 24th 2010

Tom Ham's Lighthouse, San Diego, CA

Leslie and Adam both got ready at the Sheraton down the street from Tom Hams. Thankfully we had enough time to take photos of the bride & groom separately before the ceremony. We started with Adam getting ready, then popped up to the girls getting hair and makeup done.  After we met Adam in the lobby and then headed over at Tom Hams. We had enough time to take photos of the groomsmen, then Adams family met and we were able to take those photos as well. Then we went back to the hotel to catch Lesley putting on her dress. I loved the lace trim on her veil! It made for pretty photos in the window. We then made our way to the ceremony but stopped along the way to take photos of her, the bridesmaids, and some of her family. As always downtown San Diego makes a great backdrop!
The ceremony and the rest of the photos went along nicely. My favorite part of the wedding was the dance off the bride and groom organized among certain guests! That was a blast to watch and photograph!!!

Elizabeth & Ian - Engagement

July 23rd 2010. Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

Elizabeth & Ian live near Balboa Park and thought it would be a great place to take photo for their engagement session. I always enjoy shooting at Balboa and the challenge of taking photos where there are less people. That's the one snare about engagement sessions at the park- people. It always take about 20 mins or so for the subjects to relax and warm up to the camera... with Balboa being so crowded its easy to have on-lookers that make it a bit uncomfortable for taking photos! Thankfully Balboa is a big place and its easy to find less crowded spots!