A couple weeks ago we shot Jessica and Mark’s engagement session at the beach. We’re based in LA and they live in San Diego so we met up halfway at Dana Point for an afternoon of sun, sand and waves. Aren’t they adorable?

Gorgeous days at the beach in January like this is why we live in southern California. Come on, 75 degrees, sunny and bright blue skies. What more can you ask for? A boat! That’s right. We were at the harbor and wanted to use one of the boats as a backdrop. I stood at the entrance starring at the “Do Not Trespass” sign and before I knew it, Jessica made her way down to ask the nice man if we could borrow his boat. How awesome is that!

We headed over to the county park and caught some yummy light.




Mark should have totally brought his surfboard – he would blend right in with these guys!




We found this weird, bright, blue thing on the beach. I wasn’t sure quite what to make of it, but it was funky so we made use of it. I love it when couples aren’t shy and willing to try just about anything. They were open to our suggestions and made our job a lot easier.


The sun was moving quickly so we snuck in a few last shots and called it a day.


And lastly, my favorite from the day!

Mark and Jessica are actually getting married back in North Carolina later this year. Thanks for coming out for the afternoon. We had a great time and hope you did too. Congrats again!