I absolutely LOVE engagement season! Such a fun time of year spent meeting potential clients, and getting to know my newly booked 2012 clients even better through engagement photo shoots! So exciting!I also have been having a ton of fun shooting in Santa Barbara, my new home! Even though Susie + Eric are getting married in LA, they were very excited about the opportunity to do their engagement pictures in Downtown Santa Barbara. Especially because Eric is an alumni of UCSB! We started off the session at the Santa Barbara Courthouse! I had heard that it was such a beautiful location... but I really was impressed at how awesome is! The architecture is fantastic and there are so many nooks and crannies with ridiculously pretty light! LOVED it!Of course, the best part of the session was just working with Susie + Eric! These two both have such a great sense of style, and they were so excited to be all gussied up and play super-model! Total dream clients! But beyond being ridiculously stylish and good looking, these two are just so sweet and fun to be around! They were always looking out for each other, and would just get lost in each others eyes! Sighhh. So adorable to witness! You can just tell that these two are super in love! And not only are they so sweet with each other, but they also bought me a hot chocolate to warm me up from a very cold, windy session! Can't ask for better clients than that! ;)So without further ado... love at the Santa Barbara Courthouse (100 Anacapa Street  Santa Barbara, CA 93101) ...

Seriously! Are they not just ridiculously adorable together?!

They know how to 'smise. That's "smile with your eyes," for anyone out there who doesn't speak Tyra Banks!

Hotties for sure!!

Work it outttttttt! ;)

Really, you two? Y'all should be in a magazine!

LOVE!

Love this sweet moment!

...and I LOVE this fierce moment! Rawr!

The light in the Mural Room of the Courthouse was oh-so dramatic!

We then headed down State Street to one of Susie + Eric's favorite places... STARBUCKS!!!

Eric is a true gentleman!

Oh yeah... then they got some soft serve ice cream! And then we took this amazing-ness!

To see more photos from Susie + Eric's Downtown Santa Barbara Engagement please watch the SLIDE SHOW!

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I instantly knew I liked them. During our initial meeting I remember chatting with them about so many things besides wedding photography, like food, the awesomeness of Culver City, and Santa Barbara... and I remember thinking these people are really cool. They are sooo my kinda people. I like them. LOTS! So when I heard they liked me back and wanted to book me I was thrilled!! I may have even squealed and jumped up and down for a minute. Maybe. I cannot confirm or deny ;)So I have been looking forward to shooting Christine and Tyler's Santa Barbara engagement session for awhile now!! And guess what? It more than surpassed expectations! Christine and Tyler are so fun! They remind me a bit of me and AJ. Tyler is pretty adventurous I'd say. And he is definitely comfy just throwing himself into nature! Camping, bugs, sitting in the grass? No prob ;) Christine is more like me! We can appreciate the beauty but as long as there aren't too many crawly bugs to spoil the fun! Hehe! But just like me and AJ, Christine and Tyler are so sweet with each other. They make each other laugh. They make sure the other is okay. They get lost in their own little world together. They keep each other warm during a very cold and windy session!! It's so sweet! I just love it!It was really cool that Christine and Tyler chose to do their engagement session at UC Santa Barbara. These two met at UCSB while getting their undergrad degrees. As we walked on the campus they shared little memories. And I gotta say I was a teensy bit jealous. I thought meeting AJ in Boston was all romantical...but um...UCSB may just be the most gorgeous and romantical campus I have ever seen! There is natural beauty everywhere! For their first date Tyler took Christine to the bluffs on the campus. AMAZING! What a truly special place to fall in love! I am really glad that I got to capture their relationship back at the beautiful place it all began! It makes the images that much more meaningful! :)So here's a looksy at Christine and Tyler's fabulous engagement session at UC Santa Barbara! Beautiful couple, beautiful backdrop! These are a total must-see!!

We found this cute bike against the wall with a cute chalk drawing above it that said "Steal Me!" It was too perfect!!! I love when things work out like that!

Aw, I love this one!!!

Christine, you are gorgeous!!!

You guys rock for laying in the grass for me!!! I think it paid off!!!

Even though the wind seemed cold and sucky at the time of the shoot, I LOVE the drama it added to the photos!

For more photos from this lovely session please check out the SLIDESHOW below!!

Christine + Tyler -- Yay!!! I had SO much fun during our session! And I cannot wait for the big day! I know it will be sooo super fun & awesome!! :) Hope you love the pics! xoxo

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