Mona and Chris are such an awesome couple. I was so excited to do this engagement shoot. We wanted to pull in some elements from each of them so we started at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla. You can not really shoot on the green but there were a couple places that were enough out of the way that they were okay with us shooting there. Chris is a big time golfer and I knew he would be right at home at his favorite golf course. Torrey Pines Golf Course made a great first stop on the engagement session!
The second stop was a fun hotel in La Jolla which seemed like the perfect place to accent Mona’s incredible dress. You guys have to hear the story behind this dress. The yellow dress that Mona is wearing was bought for her by her mother when she was 11. Her mom just knew that she would grow up to look beautiful in it. Okay, it fits perfectly and it was the one element of her engagement session that she knew she had to have. The dress of course was stunning!!!
When I first met Chris, all I could think was…Superman. He has all the striking features of what we women see as Superman. He also seemed to have the personality traits that I see Superman having. He is strong, confident, protective, and all with a gentle caring nature.
Okay, you can not get a better backdrop then La Jolla Cove. Pretty much the most beautiful place on earth. What you don’t see in this shot is a seal that had just swam by and jumped up on a nearby rock to bath in the sun. What a fun day.
Wait, you can see the seal in this shot, look right under her dress in the back. La Jolla Cove is a great place for engagement sessions. Sometimes I forget how beautiful it is down there.
So, another story I have to tell is about the bracelet made out of string that Mona has on her wrist. It is a wish bracelet. When you tie it on you make a wish and when it falls off is when you get your wish. I thought Chris was going to cut it off in the middle of the night but she still had it at the engagement and I actually like seeing it in the pictures. I can not wait to hear when her wish comes true. Then it will make for a really great story!
After hanging in La Jolla we headed to Downtown San Diego to the gaslamp district for some fun downtown shots. There are so many great shots from down there but I think my favorite has to the the one with the Gaslamp Quarter sign in it and Hard Rock Hotel in the background.
Thanks you two for adventuring all over town with me and making it such a fun shoot. I think of you as the Brazilian Bombshell and her own personal Superman. Thank you Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla Cove and Downtown San Diego for the incredible backdrops for this engagement session
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