Fun and Artistic SoCal Engagement Photos. San Diego, CA | Natalie and Scott

We had this amazing winter themed wedding (I love all things holiday and string/twinkle lights) planned for 12/19/20 but Covid had other plans. Most of my family is from South America, and due to the travel restrictions and the economic toll it took on them, they are unable to fly out and join us. And wanting to be considerate of safety of everyone, we decided to scrap the whole thing and just do something small in our backyard while we still have outdoor weather. We love halloween and figured a hallowedding would make for a fun story.

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Socially Distanced Engagement Photos in San Diego | Shelby and Nick

2020 is truly becoming the year we have to pivot and figure out how to safely do the things we normally do. This includes photography! While an engagement or portrait session is usually a small group of people, during these crazy times it’s definitely important to continue to practice social distancing. In order to protect not only my clients, but myself and the community around us, here are some measures I’ve started to take while photographing:

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Lake Cuyamaca Engagement Photos. Julian, Ca | Deborah and Greg

With masks at the ready, we met up at Lake Cuyamaca for their engagement photos as the world started to slowly wake up. This was such a great spot, as there were very few people around and we were easily able to get to private and beautiful places for photos. It’s such a great and easy spot to get epic photos without having to hike or work up a sweat. Sunset on the lake makes for the dreamiest light and I absolutely can not wait to come back to this spot.

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San Diego proposal on a private boat and tips for great proposal photos | Amelia & Sam

After photographing so many proposals, I’ve noticed a few things that are super helpful! Here are some of my tips for great proposal photos!

Make sure the ring recipient has their nails done! There will definitely be lots of photo of the ring on the hand, so it’s helpful to have it lookin fresh!

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Ocean Beach Proposal. San Diego, CA | Julianna & Adam

Adam planned the proposal under the guise of one of their frequent weekend trips to San Diego. As they walked to the beach to let Jasper run around in the morning, he would head out to the jetty first and get down on one knee. I headed to the beach the day before to scope out the situation and agreed it would be the perfect spot to pop the question.

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Magical hidden gem locations in San Diego for engagement photos!

San Diego is a photographers dream. It’s totally known for it’s amazing range of ecosystems and nature, beach and mountains in the same day!

While a beautiful location is always nice, light and time of day are far more important than location. As long as we have the right light, we could take photos at the dump and I promise you would love them. Light and your connection as a couple are the real magic to engagement photos, so don’t stress about location!

That being said, here are some of my favorite hidden gem spots for engagement photos around San Diego!

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North Park Engagement Shoot and tips for including your dog in your photos! San Diego, Ca | Devin and Zach

Having pups in photos is always the best and I always get excited when clients want to include them! Having nice photos with your pets is important! They are totally family and I always encourage my clients to include them when having their photos taken. Want photos with your dog ?! Here are some helpful tips for photoshoots with your pups!

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Strawbery Banke Engagement Session. Portsmouth, NH | Grace & Dustin

If you grew up in Southern New Hampshire/Maine, you definitely have been on a field trip to Strawbery Banke. It’s obviously been a long time since I’ve visted and only gotten cuter, so I was thrilled when Grace and Dustin suggested we do their engagement photos there!

Santa Barbara Funk Zone Engagement Sesh | Maxine and Kruze

A perfect day in Santa Barbara! We started at Maxine and Kruze’s apartment so we could get some photos with their pups! Afterwards, we explored around the Funk Zone and watched the sunet on the beach

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Coronado Engagement Sesh | Lacey and Devin

Because of this, we used their engagement shoot to hang out at their venue and get an idea of where we would want to head the day of for portraits. It was a totally perfect evening and we are now prepared to get the wedding photos done quickly so they can get to the party!

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It's a Small World Engagement. Anaheim, CA | Tiff and Matt

We lucked out with a quiet day at Disneyland and a closed down “It’s a Small World” for Tiff and Matt's engagement photos.

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Balboa Cactus Garden Picnic Engagement | Marcail and Luis

Marcail and Luis were getting antsy at the idea of planning a huge wedding and wanted to see if they could put together an intimate wedding with family in a month. I always recommend engagement shoots, even if it’s days away from your wedding! Have a test run before the big day is ALWAYS beneficial and plus its a great chance to have a date night with your boo amidst the planning!