Mike and Jaimi >> A Shotgun Engagement Story

I could not be more excited to share this fun engagement session I shot for this gorgeous couple, Mike and Jaimi! We had such a fun time finding places to shoot and exploring the train tracks not far from where I go to school. The story behind the shotgun in these photos is actually quite sweet! Mike proposed to Jaimi when they were on a date at the shooting range, and so they simply had to incorporate it into their session :) I thought it was so fun and different, and so personal to their story. 

Now, onto the engagements! Here are some of my very favorites :)

Can you say, model couple? Holy cow these two are beautiful people!

Jaimi's shoes were SO cute! We had to do a ring shot with them ;)

Congratulations, Mike and Jaimi! You two are gonna have some cute babies someday ;)

Back to San Francisco!

A week ago, I met up with some friends of mine in San Francisco and we had a little photo excursion around the city! My friends consisted of Ashley H. and Nataly Z., both of whom I met in Los Angeles at the Flickr Gathering at the beginning of this year. Also, we met a new friend, Jessica N., who also loves photography, and was eager to meet up with us in San Francisco.
Our first stop took us to Golden Gate Park, where we quickly found a beautiful carousel to play around on. It was so perfect for photos, and we stayed there for a little while, admiring the gorgeously detailed animals and paintings on the structure.

 This is Ashley! She was obviously enjoying herself haha

Jessica took the stage next, and she was a natural model! She made getting beautiful pictures easy :)

Next, we made our way to the Conservatory of Flowers, the beautiful white building I had always driven past, but never actually been inside of. It was so beautiful on the outside, but even more so on the inside! 

Lastly, we went to Baker Beach to shoot my final college project for my BFA! The shoot went well and I am so excited about the final images. I will not be sharing them online until my show goes up in December, so keep an eye out for the images at the end of the year :)

It was such a perfect day, and I love San Francisco so much! I'll definitely have to come back again sometime soon and explore it even more. 

**Here I am with Ashley and Jessica at Mel's in the city! I was sad we didn't get a picture with Nataly before she left :'(