Walking into Sarah’s hotel room, you walked into the hustle and bustle of wedding-getting-readiness. Sarah was checking herself out in the mirror and was surrounded by her family and bridesmaids. They were all getting ready for Sarah’s big spotlight moment. Amongst the hubbub of the getting ready madness, Sarah was calm, collected and in great spirits. She laughed, got dressed, laughed some more and even managed a little prayer time too. Flash forward to a few miles away, at the church, where Chris was awaiting his bride, amongst the hustle and bustle of the ceremony prep and the groomsmen organization. I met up with Chris in the groom’s room, where he too, was calm and collected, ready for the day to begin. As I walked through the hallway of St. Denis, you could feel the excitement in the air.

You may remember Sarah and Chris from their engagements, posted a few months back. They met in high school and have been together ever since. Fast forward, seven years later and you’ll find us at St. Denis, waiting for Sarah to walk down the aisle to marry her soul mate. The ceremony was traditional, sweet, romantic and funny…just like them. They shared their moments with their closest friends and family – the emotions felt in the room were amazing.

Sarah and Chris…it has been an awesome journey with you both. Thank you so much for sharing your adventure with me. I am so thankful to have such fabulous people in my life!! Cheers to the both of you and may married life be bliss!! :) Check out the newlyweds and leave them some love!

I hardly ever post reception photos but I thought this cake cutting photo perfectly describes the couple and why I heart them.  :)  And in all my years, I’ve never seen a groom so afraid of a little frosting.  YUM.

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Roommate wanted.  Roommate found.  Fell in love with roommate.  The end.

Jon was looking for a roommate in Santa Monica and posted a roommate ad.  Heather was moving to California and answered a roommate wanted ad.  THAT is how the Heather and Jon story begins.  Four years later, Jon proposed and Heather said yes!  In a few months from now, they will be walking down the aisle, at a ranch in Montana, near where Heather grew up.  Almost like a fairy tale or even a great Sex in the City episode.

Two words:  Moose Drool.  These two words are what brought Heather and I together in minutes.  I knew I was going to love her and Jon because of Moose Drool and getting hitched at a ranch in Montana.  Totally my people.  Moose Drool beer is brewed in Montana and happens to be the best-selling beer in the state!  As my husband has stated about his Montana experience…”Moose Drool beer was quite the experience but the chicken friend steak was the best he’s ever had.”  To that, Heather responded…”I love Moose Drool…I can tell I am going to get along well with your husband.”  Ahh…and the rest my friends, is history!

Can’t wait to see you two in August, I’ll meet you guys at the bar for a celebratory Moose Drool!

Thanks for reading, check back in to see Heather + Jon’s wedding in August!

Cheers,
Eva

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Two of the many things I love about this couple…(1)  they are high school sweethearts, have been together for about 7 years and they are so in love and (2)  Chris proposed to Sarah with a giant sized cookie.  YES, a giant cookie!  If a giant cookie isn’t the best way to a girl’s heart (or at least mine), then I’m not sure what love is!!  Giant cookie = engagement = YUM = love!  Sarah was a bit nervous for the session but in my opinion, they rocked it out like they were seasoned in-front-of-the-camera pros.

The best part of our day, as they were getting more comfortable in front of the lens, was that you could really tell that after seven years of dating, there was this excitement and giddiness about getting married for them.  I love that they were the laugh out loud kind, the hand holding kind, and even the canoodling kind.  They just made me smile and they still make me smile, as I edit through their photos.  I simply cannot wait to see you two in July…ahhhh love!

Check out the faves…nervous!?  Pfft, whatever!!

Tune back in for their July wedding!

Cheers,

Eva

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Claudia met Yasha at a wedding…she was working for a catering company and he was one of the guests there.  Six years later, they are planning a wedding in October.  These two are absolutly adorable together…Yasha held Claudia close as they walked along the streets of the Balboa Peninsula early Sunday morning.  You could just see their connection, walking alongside them.  We talked about their wedding, the afternoon Laker game (they are Laker fans!), my appreciation for baseball, and one of my favorite topics…breakfast.  I knew we’d get along instantly.  Claudia did her best to outshine the sorta-coldish weather of the overcast beach town by showing her fierceness!  These two were just neat…nothing gets better than that on Sunday morning engagement session.  See you in October!  Check out some favorites:

I met up with Shannon and Anthony on the shores of San Diego.  I realized that I don’t get a chance to go there enough!  They were such a fun couple – willing to do anything for the perfect photos – gotta love them just for that! We started the area by downtown San Diego for the cityscape, of course, and ended our day on the cliffs by the beach!  Check out the fun that we had & yes, they were so great with posing, they must have done this before!

Jessica and Chris met while in college at Arizona State University. They met at a basketball game – he was playing and she was watching – and the rest, as they say, is history. I met up with them on an early Sunday morning, before the rain came into town (again) and we took advantage of the suddenly, clear weather. They are an awesome pair and you could totally tell when they looked at each other.