Valentine’s Day Engagement Shoot – Dennis and Abby (with FUSION)

When we looked at our calendars for a day that would work for Dennis and Abby, the only day over the entire month that was “available” was Valentine’s day.  This suddenly seemed uber-romantic so I thought I would try out this “fusion” thing to spice things up.  For those who don’t know, my understanding of “fusion” is to mix photos and video.  But his not just any video, this is video that plays well with photos next to, video taken with a photographer’s eye.  With the trusty 5D Mark II in hand, after hours of fighting the crowds to get to Laguna Beach, this is what we created:

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guardadoeng_0008He brought his guitar too.  I love props!
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guardadoeng_0010My favorite…
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guardadoeng_0014This is what is on their save the date card:
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guardadoeng_0017I love cities at night.
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Jeff and Lauren, Long Beach Engagement Photography

What a cute couple.  I shot Lauren’s brother’s wedding earlier this year, where I met this wonderful couple.  She even called me before she set a wedding date to make sure I was available for her wedding, almost 2 years away.  I recommended Belmont Shore in Long Beach for this engagement session, and I’m really happy with how it turned out.  My sister Pam used to live there, that’s how I knew about this character-filled made-for-engagement-sessions location.  Here are some of my favorites from the session….
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You wedding feels like forever away, but I know it will be here in no time!  Thanks!

Sarah and Sean – Newport Beach Engagement Photos

For those of you who follow my blog, this post will seem a little out of order.  I meant to post these engagement photos a few months ago when we took them, but they got a little lost in the shuffle of all these Fall weddings.  To see their wedding photos, click here.  Here are some of my favorites from their Engagement Photo Shoot in Corona Del Mar.  A little city, a little coast…

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Jonty and Jamie – Engagement Session in Old Town Orange, CA

I love these guys!  Not only does the groom look just like Ben Stiller, he’s British and he’s hilarious.  Their story is so romantic, I think they just stole the idea from every romantic comedy ever made .  Boy meets girl. Boy lives in England, girl lives in America.  Boy tells girl 10 reasons she should fall in love with him.  The rest is just about to happen.

The groom, Jonty,  just moved here to the US to live and marry, waist-deep in paperwork and the stress of the fiance visa process.  I know what you’re going through, we did it too!  I truly believe it’s a process intentionally confusing and complicated to give the marriages-to-be a little earthquake drill for what an international marriage is like.  These guys are finally together and don’t try to get between them.  Not gonna happen.  The Atlantic ocean already tried.

I also love this couple because they trust my vision completely!  I have long wanted to do an engagment shoot in Old Town Orange (close to my new place), and they just ran with the idea.  Here are a few of my favorites:
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nash_0008Me: “Jonty, go ask them to borrow their bike”  Jonty: “Can we borrow your bike?”  Stranger with bike: “Why, yes of course” (in a failed attempt at a bri-ish accent)
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nash_0010At this point, we had a small crowd watching, half of whom really thought this was Ben Stiller, and half who thought it was an Abercrombie photoshoot.
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nash_0013You’re on CHRIS-O-VISION!
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nash_0015It was all my wonderful wife’s idea…
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nash_0017Yeah, so those “classic” real candied apples… not so soft and fun.  It’s like a jawbreaker the size of a gorilla’s fist.  Sometimes progress should be embraced.
nash_0018Especially if the “classic” one rips out a tooth!
nash_0019PHEW false alarm… the inside of an apple can look just like a tooth.
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nash_0021Stunning, isn’t she?
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nash_0023This one reminds me of what New York looks like.
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nash_0028I love these last few…
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I loved hangin with you both, and I’ll see you at your wedding next weekend!

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