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Category Archives: Engagement

Getting to Know You

It’s fun to witness a couple’s personality unfold in front to the camera. An engagement session starts off with me being chatty. I ask questions that help me get to know you better. Inevitably we’ll hit on something we all relate to, which magically connects us and eases nervousness. On both our parts. A relationship…

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Jersey Girl in Santa Barbara

You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can’t take the Jersey out of the girl.  Yep, I’m a Jersey girl. In SB when I meet someone for the first time, inevitably they’ll say, “Where’s your “Joiseey” accent? I always chuckle to myself and think, even when I lived in New Jersey, I…

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Today’s the Day

Today is the day Meryl and Andrew will be married at the Montecito Country Club. I’m so excited to see them! XOXO Bride are the wedding planners today. Stay tuned for the sure to be gorgeous blog post to come.

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Engaged in Play

Laura and Tom chose Goleta Beach for their engagement session. It was a warm and sunny afternoon and we intended to cross the slough to get to their favorite spot. We’d been watching the tide hoping to get a day when we would have low tide at sunset. But with busy calendars we had to…

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