Cactus Garden San Diego Engagement Session: Ivy and Bryan, Part One

Ivy and Bryan are a couple who's interests I can relate to: lovers of travel - they got engaged during their second trip to Thailand! - and complete foodies, often making intricate dishes themselves at home, these two have been together since college. Having met at Arizona State University, they wanted a southwestern vibe for their first engagement session location and I immediately thought of the Cactus Garden at Balboa Park. With plenty of dirt paths and cacti greenery, the Cactus Garden is as much 'desert vibe' as we can get in San Diego proper, and Ivy's red-orange dress completely popped and coordinated so well with Bryan's chambray button up: please file these two under 'super chic engagement outfits' Ha!

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Downtown San Diego Engagement Session

Ivy and Bryan, Part 2

Downtown San Diego Engagement Session: Ivy and Bryan, Part Two

Ivy and Bryan's love story started in Arizona as college students and has evolved where they are now residents of the East Village in San Diego, so what better backdrop for the second part of their engagement session than Downtown San Diego. With champagne in hand, an iconic sunset, and decked out in chic outfits ready to take on the town, Ivy and Bryan's San Diego rooftop engagement session is one of my favorite sessions to date!

Ivy and Bryan, thank you for asking me to document this very special time in your lives: no pressure on me, right?! Ha! I adore you both and am grateful to call you both friends. xo, Evmo

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Cactus Garden Engagement Session

Ivy and Bryan, Part 1

San Diego Surf Inspired Session: Hannah and Casey

Casey asked, "Did we move to San Diego and become models?" and I replied while laughing with, "Yes, Casey, yes you did!" Let me back up: Hannah and Casey moved to San Diego from Milwaukee via San Antonio and to their surprise, really took to surfing! I have been wanting to shoot a surf inspired session and these two were the perfect models: FUN, in love, and willing to show me all of their bathing suits so we could pick out the best match!

Hannah and Casey, I'm so happy to have you in San Diego! Hannah, you know I can’t remember life without you HAHA! Can't wait to do this again ;) xo, Evmo

La Jolla Scripps Engagement Session: Melissa and Chris

To find a home away from home is quite special: Melissa, a California native and one time San Diego resident, found a ‘home’ with Chris in Chicago, where they are both medical students. Having braved countless classes, exams, and winters together, they are uniting their friends and family for a destination wedding in sunny San Diego! What better backdrop for their engagement session? A mix of land and sea…or beach, I should say! Melissa and Chris chose a classic San Diego beach session in La Jolla with Torrey Pines in the background. Scripps Beach is one of my personal favorites beaches in La Jolla because you walk and walk for what seems forever, and my favorite thing about these two: they are FUN! Melissa and Chris are all smiles and laughs!

Melissa and Chris, I am SO excited to be documenting your wedding this upcoming fall! I love your positive energy and infectious laughter! xo - Evelyn

Valle De Guadalupe Engagement: Lala and Frank

Frank and Lala, lovers of food, wine, travel, are very proudly Mexican with a love and respect for the country’s history, culture, and traditions. They are foregoing a traditional wedding for - brace yourself - 7 weddings in 7 continents over the next 7 years, with the first being in San Miguel de Allende, so what would be the best place to travel to that combines all that they love and serve as the perfect backdrop to their engagement session? Valle de Guadalupe in Baja, Mexico, just south of the San Diego/ Tijuana border. Valle, as I call it, is a special place: the people are warm, the food is to die for, and I personally feel an inner peace every time I arrive and spend time there.

Hosting 30 friends at Hotel Boutique Valle de Guadalupe for an engagement celebratory weekend, Lala and Frank knew this is where they wanted to be documented. On their hotel grounds and in between vines, they had me cracking up with their infectious laughs! These two are absolutely in love and I cannot wait to see all of their weddings unfold! - Evelyn