Hi there! Thanks for taking some time to check out my latest blog post! I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday weekend! I sure did, and now I’m ready to get back to work!
Meet Jess and Tim! My experience working with these two was quite a unique one in that I booked them 100% over the phone and did not meet them until two nights before their wedding, because Jess was living in California and Tim was in South Carolina, and I of course was in Boston! Kelly, a good friend of mine who is currently living in California {and who was also a bridesmaid in Jess and Tim’s wedding} referred them to me because she knew that we would all get along great and have a ton of fun working together. Kelly was right, after a few phone conversations and emails we really hit it off and Jess and Tim decided to fly me out to California to capture their wedding and engagement images for them! I was so glad that they did because I had so much fun spending the weekend with these two and their absolutely lovely group of friends and families – I did not want to leave when it was all over!
The night I flew into California I chatted with Kelly, Jess and Jess’ mom about the wedding plans a made a timeline for the big day over dinner. The following morning Jess and Tim picked me up from Kelly’s and we were off to do a mini engagement session just one day before their wedding! We had so much fun exploring the little nooks in between all the orange trees and the gardens at Fullerton Arboretum. The arboretum made for the perfect backdrop for their images! Jess and Tim had been living apart as she was finishing up law school and he was stationed in South Carolina with the military so this weekend was the first time they had seen each other in some time. This made their engagement session that much more special because they were both so happy to see each other! They were too cute! I will tell you the rest of the story of their wedding weekend but first here are the shots we got of these two lovebirds during their engagement session! Make sure you follow me on Facebook so you can see when their wedding images are up and get the rest of the story of my weekend with these two! You will just love their wedding photos – the ceremony took place outside in front of a beautiful mountain range! :)
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Dick Travis - Love the pics
Kelly - love. beautiful. obsessed. :)
Kevin Clynes - Pictures are nice!
Leanna Travis - LOVE the pictures. favorite is the palm tree kiss picture! they are done very tastefully and beautifully
Christopher - Great engagement photos!
Megan Clynes - Awww, so pretty!! :)
Elena - These pictures are sooo cute!!! My favorite is the one of them sitting on that big tree :) Beautiful job Sam! P.S. Jessica, I want your boots! haha
Sharron Travis - sam, your pictures are awesome! Love the lighting and the backgrounds. You’ve really captured Jess’personality and her love for tim! Can’t wait to see the shots of the wedding!
Michelle Clynes - Samantha, beautiful work! They are a fun and loving couple and you captured that. Love the photos and I can’t wait to see the wedding pictures!!!
~Michelle
Brian Nelson - Awesome pictures!
Alexis - Alexis says the picture of Tim proposing with an orange reminds her of the way Tim proposed to Jessica!!! That is her favorite picture.
Jamie - Awesome shots, amazing job Sam!!! I can’t wait to see the wedding photos.
jackie travis - Great pictures!!!!!
Jessica Birt - Sam, I love all these photos! I especially like all the orange trees–it reminds me of California. Thanks so much for all your hard work!