Natalie & Ben’s Seaside Engagement Session

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I grew up in LA and went to high school there so it’s always a treat for me to hear from my old friends once they are engaged. They knew me back in the day when I just the high school dark room nerd.

I am so excited for Natalie, who will be marrying Ben later this year. We had a great engagement photo session, starting at her uncle’s yacht in the Marina Del Rey and catching dusk at the Venice Canals by the end of it. And of course, this being LA and not The Bay, the weather was amazing! Check out some of the sweet moments we captured below. Especially the ones with their adorable little puppy!
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So freaking excited for these two! They kept it sweet and simple with a private elopement in San Francisco's golden gate park and they also had an enormous amount of luck when they planned to get married on Wednesday when we had a break in the rain here in the SF Bay Area. It was such a joy to capture this moment ❤️
Just going to put this here... my first attempt at putting myself in front of the camera! Everyone else is doing it so I'm giving it a shot now too. ⁠
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This is from Christy & Dory's gorgeous wedding at Straus Home Ranch, in Marshall, CA. It is one of my favorite venues and this was a very special wedding. Even though this is a more serious moment there is tons of laughter that happens between these two. Christy has the most contagious laugh. I'm sure you'll be smiling when you take a peek. Check out the link in bio.⁠
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📍 Wedding Venue: Straus Home Ranch @straushomeranch⁠
💐 Florals + Planning: Three Summer Days Events, Ashley Babin @threesummerdaysevents⁠
🧀 Catering: The Girl and the Fig @figcaters⁠
🎵 Band: Lucky Devils @luckydevilsband⁠
💄 Hair + Makeup: Lea B Gorgeous @lea_bgorgeous⁠
Enjoy fleet week San Francisco. Hope you enjoy it as much as this mother of the bride!⁠
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The most memorable moments are the unexpected ones. We were getting lined up for family photos when we could hear the blue angels starting up (very loudly) and flying overhead. Emily & Will got so lucky they didn't fly over while they were exchanging their vows and only started up just minutes after they said "I do."⁠
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Also when taking this photo I was disappointed for a split second that I didn't have a long close up lens on me so I could get a better photo of the planes, but then I realized my wide angle lens was perfect for allowing me to get everyone's reaction to the planes just before they zoomed out of frame.