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shaun & hollie {engagement session}

Michelle — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:57:38 +0000

Theirs is a love story YEARS in the making. Seriously.

Shaun & Hollie originally met in junior high and were in several classes together. Pre-teen crushes ensued. But they never really got around to dating for any period of time. (Especially since they were still too young to do any actual dating.) Time moved on, and they ended up going to different high schools. Rival high schools. And you know how it is at that age… even if you are only a few streets apart, you might as well be half a world away. But Shaun and Hollie kept in touch with one another; they were each other’s dates at a couple high school dances, and Hollie even came to show support for Shaun at a few of his show choir performances. But time, and life, kept progressing. After high school graduation they simply lost contact with one another, their lives having moved them in different directions.

But you never forget your first love…

Years later, they were brought together again… with the help of a little social networking site known as “Facebook.” Hollie found Shaun’s profile, and sent a message to say “hi.” And their relationship began anew. And in some ways, it was if no time had passed at all. And so, it was at a sunset picnic, and just in time for Hollie’s birthday, that Shaun asked Hollie to be his wife. And Hollie said yes.

So, to my brother Shaun, whom I love dearly… and my sister-to-be Hollie, whom I look forward to being able to call “family,” I give the best gift I have within my grasp: capturing these moments of the two of you together, so that you might be able to look upon these images and remember the joy you bring one another.

You can also see a few more images from their engagement session by clicking here.

shaun & hollie {sneak peek}

Michelle — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:01:24 +0000

In the works…

I am busy editing photos from my brother (Shaun)’s & his new fiance (Hollie)’s engagement shoot. Many more to come (and the full story, too), but here’s a sneak peek in the meantime:

Adriana and Mario {engagement-take ONE}

Michelle — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:16:27 +0000

I met up with Adriana and Mario yesterday at Balboa Pier to shoot their engagement pictures. And, wouldn’t you know it? It started to rain. They were real troopers, though… we decided to go forth with a mini-shoot and see if we could out-last the rain. (Nope. The rain won.)

But, even though Mother Nature forced us to reschedule the main part of the shoot for a sunnier day, we managed to capture a few great shots in the sprinkles:

More to come when we get a chance to finish the shoot.

Erin & Justin (& Troy, too): Engaged!

Michelle — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:41:26 +0000

Erin and Justin were high school sweethearts, have been together for 14 years now, and have a four-year old son (Troy). They will be celebrating their union as a family in August, when Erin and Justin will be married. As the engagement photo session is used to capture the love the couple have for one another, I thought it only fitting that they include their son in some photos, in order to show the bond between them all.

I had the pleasure of spending time with this family down in a beautiful corner area of San Juan Capistrano. There were so many little pockets of beauty that we just kept going and going and going. I got so many fantastic shots of them that it was very difficult to choose my favorites. (You may recall that I got excited a few days ago and shared a sneak peek already.) Alas, here are a few of the ones that made me ooh and aah a bit: