I was lucky enough this past weekend to shoot two sets of engagement photos with some wonderful people.  I was able to hang out with some old friends, and make some new ones.  Along the way we managed to capture some wonderful moments and get some great shots.  I can't express how wonderful it is to get to photograph two people in love.  It really is touching to me and a truly wonderful experience every time.  I was really afraid that the bad weather, and a cold I was fighting, would force me to push the shots back... but that didn't happen.  I pushed on through the weekend with a slight cold and managed to get some amazing photos along the way.

Simkins Engagement

There are few people that I am lucky enough to hang out with from time to time photographing their lives.  Alex and Matt are one of those couples.  It started with me photographing their son Jordan, then doing their daughter's baptism, and family photos for Christmas.  But Saturday was all about them.  I'm shooting their wedding later this year, and very much looking forward to it.  Alex and Matt are both a fun loving, relaxed couple to shoot with.  We spent the day in the Arroyo Grande Village where we were able to get some wonderful shots by the river, and through the alleyways of the town.

With all the rain we've been getting it was awesome to see how full the river could be.  Usually there isn't a lot of water.

Every now and then I like to play around with textures and diffrent boarders.  After looking at this photo I thought it would look cool with a film boarder around it.  I think it adds to the photo a bit.

And yes.  The water was cold.

Bustillos Engagement

Rachel contacted me a couple weeks ago after seeing Kristen and Dan Johnsons's engagement photos I took a couple of weeks before that.  She told me she fell in love with my work and would love to have me shoot her wedding coming up on March 20th.  I was very touched by her e-mail but at first turned her down.  With my own wedding on the 27th, I was trying to keep March open and free.  However; she wrote me again and said some wonderful things and told me that she wouldn't mind waiting as long as it took to get her photos back.  It's really hard for me to say no... and after talking it over with my fiance I decided to shoot her wedding.

Before any final decisions are made though it's always good to do a session with the photographer to make sure that you really have the right person for the job.  I also like to know who I'm working with beforehand.  I don't want to go to a crazy person's wedding.  Well Neither Rachel or her future husband, Shaun, are crazy.  Maybe crazy in Love, but not crazy.

We started the shoot off in their backyard with their dog, Sunny, who was more than wonderful to work with.  It also gave me a great location to play with a new fisheye lens I found while cleaning out the garage that morning.

After a few shots in their backyard we moved over to the first townhouse they lived in, and its neighborhood.  The setting was very wonderful for them because it was where they first met.  It was there that the rain started to fall.  Only a little at first, and then a little more, and a little more.  But that didn't stop them.  They are too in Love.  We just played in the rain and I got some of the most loving photos I have captured to date.

I now understand why they say rain is lucky on your wedding day.  Well... maybe not lucky... But two people that are willing to get married in the rain, or even just take photos in the rain really can get through anything.  Nothing will stop them.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this week's photo updates and as always I would love to hear what you think.  So leave a comment bellow.  Check back soon, and if you want to see all the photos just click on over to the photography section.  Enjoy and take care.