Chris and Katie Humphreys

Denver Engagement Photos: Elizabeth and Cooper

These two arrived for their engagement session looking like they walked out of a Fall cataogue- they are seriously cuter than cute.  We had been looking forward to their engagement session for a couple months and knew that they would be so fun to shoot with!  Sure enough, we had a wonderful time at their shoot and became fast friends - after their shoot, we ended up talking over pizza and wine for about two hours!  We just adore the two of them and feel as though we've found two new friends!

Elizabeth and Cooper are getting married in Steamboat next June, so we decided to do their engagement photos in the city for something a little different- we started out at Wash Park and ended up downtown Denver.  Elizabeth had the idea to bring a bouquet of flowers to the shoot to have as a prop, and we just loved how it looked!  We were able to catch the Fall leaves in Denver and the colors were just beautiful!

To see more images from their engagement session, you can see their slideshow here!

Elizabeth and Cooper, you two were so wonderful and we are already so excited for your wedding!  Thanks for meeting up with us for such a great afternoon!  PS. We're excited to see you for dinner soon! :)

San Francisco Engagement Session: Chris and Stephanie

Stephanie and Chris were introduced to us by two of our favorite clients, Jesse and Christina  (whose wedding we'll be blogging very soon!!).  Just like Jesse and Christina, Stephanie and Chris are sweet as can be, and we had a blast with them when we met up for their engagement session.  We ended up shooting in Sutro Heights Park and had absolutely perfect weather!  These two are so photogenic and we got some many sweet pictures of them laughing together!

(PS. Yes, stuffed monkeys DO appear in some of these pictures and it's not just your imagination!  Long story, but if the client brings the monkeys to the shoot, we'll happily oblige! :)

These are only a couple from their session - to view more of our favorites, check out their slideshow!

Chris and Steph, thank you SO much for coming up to SF to meet up with us!  We had such a great time with both of you and can't wait to see you again for more pictures!! :)

San Francisco Engagement Session: Tracy and John

A few weeks ago when we met up with Tracy and John I was a little nervous, as I usually am before we meet one of our couples for the first time.  Of course, Chris and I always get along with the couple and have a fun time, but nevertheless, there's always a few minutes before the first meeting that my nerves kick in a little.

However, from the moment we met Tracy and John, I knew that we would all get along quite well.

Tracy and John love to laugh. And between the four of us, we did a LOT of laughing during their session!  These two are funny, easy to talk to, and we had way too much fun together!

We met up with Tracy and John at Stow Lake and spent the afternoon shooting at lots of different areas nearby!

After we finished shooting around Stow Lake, we went back to Tracy and John's adorable apartment in Pacific Heights and did a little more shooting with them before the four of us had dinner nearby.  There were lots of great ones from their night shots, but here were two of our favorites!

To see more of their pictures, check out their slideshow!

Tracy and John, thanks for such a fun afternoon and evening!  We had such a great time with you both and we are already looking forward to your wedding!  Can't wait to chat again soon!

Orange County Engagement Session

I knew I liked Julia from the first moment I talked to her on the phone :)  She is warm, sweet, and so easy to talk to.  After our initial phone conversation, we had the chance back in August to meet up with Julia and her wonderful fiance Tim, along with Julia's mom and dad.  It was so special because even though we hadn't signed on to officially work together, their family welcomed us and treated us to dinner as if we were old friends.  They are the kind of people that really show you what hospitality is.

When we first started talking with Julia and Tim about their engagement session, I absolutely LOVED how excited they were about doing the photos!  Julia told me that they had really envisioned doing their engagement session with an old mustang and making their shoot a little "theatrical" as she put it :)  Chris and I LOVE these kinds of sessions and couldn't wait!   We were so excited for their session and when we met up a week or two ago, we had a total blast!  Not only are they incredibly photogenic, but they are so fun and relaxed - Chris and I hardly did any directing with them because they were so good in front of the camera!

We started out with this AWESOME mustang!!

After we got some fun shots with the Mustang, we went down to a nearby beach and really lucked out with some absolutely beautiful light!

Julia and Tim, thank you so much for meeting up for a great engagement session and for making our job so dang easy!  :)  You both are just wonderful and we can't wait for your big day!!

Tracy and Steve's Engagement Session in Downtown Denver!

Tracy and Steve are the kind of people that make you feel as though you've known them for a long time.  They are sweet and easy to talk to, and as we spent time with them during the engagement session, we felt as though we were just hanging out with our friends.  We are so lucky that we get the chance to work with such wonderful clients who become friends! :) Tracy and Steve will be getting married in October at the Westin Riverfront Resort in Beaver Creek  and we are already so excited for their big day!

We went around downtown Denver with Tracy and Steve and loved all the different, fun spots we found!  Watching them together was so sweet - they've been together for MANY years, so it's really special to see what an awesome connection they have! :)

Here are a few of our favorites from their session!

I think that this one below is my personal favorite from the entire day :)

Tracy and Steve, we are getting so excited to photography your wedding in October - thanks so much for spending a fun afternoon with us, and of course, the pizza afterwards was also a highlight! :)  We can't wait to see you again soon!

Sheena and Mudit's LA Engagement Session Photos!

Last weekend, Chris and I were able to finally meet Sheena and Mudit - two of our clients who have been planning their wedding for the last year, but who we hadn't gotten to actually meet in person yet!  I already knew we would really like them after getting to talk with Sheena and her sweet dad over the last few months on the phone, and I was right!  Sheena and Mudit are sweet, funny, easy to talk to, and it felt like we had been friends for a long time.

Sheena and Mudit wanted to do their engagement session at USC where they met each other over 7 years ago as undergrads. Chris and I had actually never been to USC, so we were excited to shoot someplace new!  The campus was beautiful and we had a great time with both of them shooting in lots of different spots!

Towards the end of the shoot, we went over to the field and sat up in the bleachers - the sun coming in was absolutely gorgeous!  These were some of our favorites, with that beautiful light!!

Sheena and Mudit, we can't wait to see you two in just a couple of weeks!  Thanks so much for being such fun - we had a great time with you both and loved getting the tour of USC! :)

Mark and Niki's Engagement!

Last week I had the absolute pleasure of meeting up with Mark and Niki who are getting married next month in Pasadena, CA.  We hit it off from the start and not only did we have a great time shooting around Old Town Pasadena, but we also had some fantastic conversations both before and after our shoot. 

Here's just a few of our favorite images from the shoot...


























Niki and Mark, we can't wait for your wedding next month.  It was so obvious from getting to spend time with you both, that you have such a real connection with each other, it's a joy to capture!  Can't wait to see you soon!!

A Rainy Engagement Session in NYC!

Last weekend, before Chris and I shot a beautiful wedding in NY (which we'll be blogging very soon!) we had the chance to meet up with Diana and Mike to shoot their engagement session!  We first talked to Diana and Mike this past winter - they are planning their beautiful wedding at Oheka Castle for this November, so we were so excited to finally meet them!  Unfortunately, the weather that day wasn't looking promising and the rain continued for the entire day but we decided to shoot that afternoon anyway. The afternoon was great though and Diana showed up looking absolutely adorable in her raincoat and the two of them were such great sports about getting wet!  We ended up having a wonderful time and awesome shoot, despite being a little wet!
We started out right at 5th Ave near Central Park!

They were even willing to do a few without the umbrella!

Diana and Mike, thanks so much for being such fun to shoot with, despite a little rain!! We can't tell you how excited we are for your wedding in November!! :)

Denise and Ray

We are always honored when our clients refer us to their close friends and so we were thrilled when Denise and Ray contacted us and told us that they were referred to us by their friends Jesse and Christina.  Since we did Jesse and Christina's engagement pictures downtown and at the at beach, we decided we wanted to give Denise and Ray a completely different experience!  We took them up to Knapps Castle in the mountains above Santa Barbara and just loved shooting at the gorgeous site up there!  We've had friends telling us about Knapps Castle (basicaly the ruins of an old mansion built in the early 1900s) for a little while now but Katie and I just discovered it for ourselves a month or so ago and decided it would be the perfect spot to do some engagement session pictures!

Here's a couple of highlights from the session:

Kevin and Angel

Although we look forward to all of our client's weddings, Kevin and Angel's wedding is particularly  special to us because not only do they go to our church, but Kevin is our priest's son.  So you can imagine when we got the call from Kevin asking us to document their wedding day, we felt particularly honored!

Towards the end of February, we got together with them and did some fun engagement pictures- they are such naturals in front of the camera! :)  Here's a few of our favorites-

Thanks so much Kevin and Angel!  We can't wait for your wedding in Santa Barbara this September!