Jayse and I head out to L.A. a few times a year. Since we both work non-stop on our separate businesses, we cherish our mini road trips and get-aways together. We recently went out on my birthday weekend. It was a blast! We stayed at this adorable hotel just walking distance from Hermosa Beach (definitely a new favorite) and also spent a day hitting up all the killer rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain!
During our time out we also planned in an extra day to meet up with one of my awesome couples, Mindy and Neil, for their engagement session! It was so much fun hanging out and catching up on things while exploring the beaches and surrounding areas of Santa Monica & Venice Beach.
Mindy and Neil were total troopers when I asked if they were “Ready to get a little wet (and sandy)?!” I’m happy they were since it made for some steamy images of them together.
Mad props to my Jayse for lighting that last one for me (and even getting your only shoes all wet and squishy in the process). Love you! xox
After switching out of the soggy clothes into some fresh ones, we went to Santa Monica’s neighbor beach - Venice to go exploring! Mindy and Neil love to shop together so our first stop was Venice’s waterfront boardwalk with lots of little outdoor shops and cool art-scene.
Keep an eye out for Mindy and Neil’s wedding happening next month at the beautiful Silverstone Golf Club here in Las Vegas!
I’m excited to be traveling a good amount this year and wanted to post my updated travel schedule for destination weddings and events. I have limited availably for photo-sessions while traveling, but I can fit a few more in for cool, up-for-anything couples. If you would like to chat about the possibility of setting something up (engagement, couples session, boudoir, trash-the-dress, etc.) while I’m in your area, hit me up via email or use the contact form above!
July 25-28th: Los Angeles, CA
September 14-20th: Lille & Paris, France
September 21-24th: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
October 8-10th: San Antonio, TX
October 15-17th: Grapevine, TX
November 8-12th: New Orleans, LA
May 20-22nd 2011: San Jose, CA
Other Availability: I have 4 spots left for 2010 weddings and am now accepting bookings for 2011!
And speaking of shooting cool places… I was in California last week to celebrate my birthday and while in the area got together with one of my fab couples, Mindy & Neil to photograph their engagement session! It was a blast hitting up the beaches of Santa Monica and Venice with them. Here’s one quick teaser – with more to come very soon!
Let me introduce you to Leah and Chase, a spunky cool California couple! They first met in France through Pepperdine University‘s international program, and have now been happily married for almost 2 years. They have wonderful memories from their wedding day (and some really great stories) but regretfully, no professional images. So as Leah put it, “Now is the time for vengeance!!” And we met up in Santa Monica Sunday afternoon with one goal in mind: to trash her dress (and have a blast doing so).
Me: Are you guys up to ride the roller coaster in the wedding dress?
Leah and Chase: Heck yeah!
Me: How about climbing across sharp rocks in Malibu?
Leah and Chase: We’re down!
Me: How about getting blasted by a giant wave in the ice-cold ocean water?
Leah and Chase: Sounds awesome!
Yes, I’d say we were a perfect match. 
But enough talk, here’s some images…
They said “Do we pose?” I said, “Nah, just have fun and be yourselves” and this is what I got…
And of course, we couldn’t pass a chance to ride the roller-coaster! So much fun!
Much more coming! Stay tuned for part 2 of our little adventure where Leah and Chase REALLY trash the dress in Malibu!
by chels
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