San Diego, CA
It was over a year ago that I had sat down with them to finish up the final details – Christian and Karen along with their wedding coordinators & designers Ginet and April of Simply Chic (By the way – the ladies of Simply Chic are ON POINT. Creative doesn’t even begin to describe them, and they are a joy to work with… You’ve gotta check them out at www.simplychicevent.com). It was months before that and Ginet contacted me about Christian and Karen’s pending wedding… so we all sat down together and got to chatting – basically 2 years away from their wedding day… In the meeting, it felt like I was outside of myself. I know people had commented on my work before and it was always nice to know my work was being seen out there – but to be in a full consultation with someone actually interested in hiring me – Two years in advance?! At that time - I had just shot in 3 weddings, a few engagements, and a handful of events – I really wasn’t too sure if I even knew where I was going with my business… Looking back, I was just shocked to be in that position! Blessings… They saw something in me that maybe even I didn’t. I didn’t really believe in myself at that point, but they did – they trusted me with it – and I’m thankful… And now their day is coming close! Unbelievable where God has taken my growth as a photographer since then…
So here is their shoot! They had an awesome vision of their shoot and I only hope that I was able to execute that and bring a bit of my flavor to the mix
Christian and Karen – thank you for believing in me then and trusting me now… You two are amazing to work with And just for some context to the type of smiling souls inside…
They were definitely excited, and you gotta love their smiles… but in truth – all throughout the shoot they’ll be bringing some major heat – and take hotness to a whole new magazine-worthy level… Exhibit A (one of my faves of the day – and trust me – there is more):
Remember our little preview??? On Fiyah…
Christian – you totally rocked the vision I had for this shot man… so money. Hold on – GQ’s on the other line… It’s for you.
And Vaness caught this unplanned gem in the middle of the last shot – I was really diggin it when I saw it and it ended up also being one of my favorites… Karen – completely gorgeous.
I loved this last setting – but, these next two have to be amongst the many favorites of mine in the day…
I gotta tell you – we were all pretty tired by the end of the day… and we ran into several challenges, but they seriously carried the session… Christian and Karen – you two were amazing to work with – Vaness and I can’t wait until your big day I hope the session was everything you were hoping for… Thank you so much for trusting me through it all We’ll be in touch!
by Daniel
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