When I first met up with Anne and Ben to chat about their wedding plans, the whole conversation immediately became about dogs. We met at dog friendly brewery and had a hard time focusing with all the furry friends around us. Pups are probably about half of my heart, having worked with dogs as a walker and vet tech for years before I became a full time photographer. Dog people are always my people and it seemed like a pretty perfect fit as soon as the three of us started to chat.

For their engagement shoot, Anne and Ben wanted to include their pups, but felt like they might be a little too much to have with us for the full 2 hours. I love 2 hour engagement shoots because it gives us the opportunity to go to a couple different spots! Having photos with your pets is SO important, so we started at a park near their house in Encinitas. We explored the area with their pups for a while and then dropped them off at home before heading to the cliffs.

Sunset Cliffs was perfectly romantic, moody and wild. The two locations not only gave us the chance to include Anne and Ben’s pups, but to also get two very different vibes. I love options and we certainly got a ton of good ones this day!