For the second part of Joann + Donald’s session {see part I here!}, we headed down to the beach to chase the last of the afternoon’s golden light. They brought along a bunch of the prettiest pastel balloons – I’ve done quite a few fun balloon sessions & I know we’ve all seen lots of lovely versions on the interwebs, but I loved Joann & Donald’s idea to place them around in the sand for a different look. Pops of color galore!

A big thank you to Love and Lavender for featuring their session!

Meenah & Shaobo live in Norcal and booked me after a meeting on Skype, so I was super excited to meet them in person for the first time at their engagement session! For their session, they suggested a sweet seaside beach picnic, complete with lots of pops of color and fun beachy activities. I’ve seen picnic engagement sessions before but never on a beach – I love the summery casual feel the sand & the sea lent to this session!

They drove down to LA with a car full of colorful candies (confetti-inspired shots galore!), bubbles, sodas, and two of the loveliest fabric kites I had ever seen, handcrafted beautifully by Meenah. They didn’t quite fly, but with the general selection of Batman/pirate/the Hulk-themed kites out there, this was an excellent decision of form over function :)

I loved this fun summertime session & am SO excited for their beautiful vineyard wedding this fall!

I met with Kay & Brenn at the Balboa Fun Zone for their engagement session. It was an overcast day, and as much as I love shooting in the golden sun, I was so excited about the soft creamy light & the dreamy feel it lent to the session :) We finished up among the rocky cliffs of Corona del Mar – please insert mad applause here for Kay & Brenn and their fearless hike over the treacherous terrain. (They were much more sure-footed than their photographer, but then again she manages to trip on 100% FLAT GROUND.)

July’s going to be a doozy of a month for weddings, and Kay & Brenn’s day will be the perfect way to wrap it all up! Can’t wait for their beautifulMission Inn wedding!