There are few young couples who know the depth of love Brian and Megan do. Something happens in a love story when hardships put mountains in the way… it refines things down to what really matters and forces you to find courage from beyond yourself to make the climb. If you didn’t get a chance [...]
I don’t know about you, but winter is one of my favorite times of year…. there’s just something so romantic about it! Winter’s a time when life slows down a little, cuddles by the fire are enjoyed, and the world looks a little different. Plus, all the cute jackets and accessories can be worn… like [...]
The whole town of Solvang was buzzing the morning of the wedding. People in traditional Danish garb lined the streets and parade music filled the crisp morning air. As I loaded my gear into the car, I saw my family leaving their hotel to partake in the Danish excitement before the wedding began later that [...]
We awoke to the sound of excited whispers and the smell of freshly brewed coffee. The pristine white walls of the cozy San Francisco home reflected the early morning sunlight…. inciting anticipation of the new day. It was Andrew and Liza’s wedding day… the day Liza had dreamed of her whole life was finally here. [...]
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If you haven’t gotten the chance to head over to Gavin and Erin’s Blog, you should get on that! They took some simply amazing photos of Christopher and Me on our latest photo adventure… and I’m smitten! There are SO MANY good ones, but here’s just a few to whet your taste…
Gavin and Erin are UBER talented photographers and I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures! 
Thanks again you guys!
“I tell you he is King of the wood and the son of the great emperor-beyond- the-sea. Don’t you know who is the King of the Beasts? Aslan is a lion – the Lion, the great lion.” “ooh!” said Susan, “I’d thought he was a man. Is he – quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.” “That you will, dearie, and no mistake” said Mrs Beaver; “if there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most or else just silly.” “Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy. “Safe?” said Mr Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
-C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
His hand-made moccasins had a hole in the toe and showed traces of everywhere he’d been that summer. A tiny dusty grimy hand grabs hold of his and drags him down the forest path, past the towering canvassed tipi’s, and toward the sound of playing children. As they reach the trading post, he catches the eye of the trading post manager and smiles as they both try to hide their butterflies beneath their camp counselor name tags. Cave Rock continues to be pulled in the direction of the swimming pool and Firefly continues to help her young customers at the Trading Post. A pool full of rowdy kids start to chant, “CAVE-ROCK…. CAVE-ROCK…. CAVE-ROCK….”, he glances behind him to see a busy Firefly handing out feathers and moccasin kits… then turns to the pool and cannonballs into the crowd of campers.
Zak (Cave Rock) and Katrina (Firefly) didn’t originally meet at camp, but they both worked there for the summer… and the experience seemed to be game-changing for them. Both from Ventura, they ventured up to camp, pumped to be spending 10 weeks with crazy campers playing, hiking, and learning about what it means to be a disciple of Christ. Although they spent their time pouring into other people, their love and friendship deepened through it all and soon after, Zak was on his knee asking Katrina to be his wife.
Zak called me the day after he proposed and immediately asked me to consider being their wedding photographer… we ended up meeting at a Starbucks in LA… and talked for quite a while about…. everything. I found out Katrina is a fellow YWAM Alum just like me, and it was really cool to hear her experiences and thoughts about God, missions, and her life. I love them. They’re such a cool couple with a unique perspective on what life is supposed to be… missional.
We had such a fun time exploring around the Santa Monica Pier area on Monday… and I totally fell even more in love with them during the shoot. If this engagement shoot is any indicator of how awesome their wedding will be…. it’s gonna be off the hook! Take a look…
This was one of my favorites… I dig the raw feel of this shot… pulls my heart strings <3
Katrina is GORGEOUS. And I loved how her laugh is contagious…
This is kind of a random shot, but we walked past this little garden area with these Greek looking pillars… I think Katrina looks kind of like Aphrodite in this shot…
This is another favorite…. so sweet!
I saw this awesome tree on our way to the beach, and I barely mentioned it before Katrina jumped in it and shot me this look that could make glaciers melt…. I love this girl… we’re on the same brainwave.
We finally made it to the beach just as the light turned an awesome degree of perfect….
The light was gorgeous…
This shot was definitely my #1 favorite. She was DETERMINED to get him in the water….
DETERMINED.
Zak… Katrina…. I love you. Really Really with sugar on top. And I had so much fun with you guys in Santa Monica! Can’t wait to hang out with you guys in September!
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