Santa Barbara Engagement Photography | Rita + Ryan

I am so excited to share these photos from Rita + Ryan's engagement session which we shot in Santa Barbara! Rita and I go way back! We went to high school together. And we kept in touch through...FACEBOOK! Duh! So Rita would follow my career and photos, like a true fan! When she got engaged to the wonderful Ryan, she contacted me immediately to see if I could photograph their 2013 wedding! Of course, I was excited and delighted! :)Rita and Ryan are so adorable together! They make each other laugh and smile so bright! And when Ryan holds Rita in his arms, she just melts. Which you will see in the photos below! These two are definitely a perfect pair, and I'm so stoked for what's to come for them! One thing that made this shoot extra fun, was that we went all around Downtown Santa Barbara-- from the Courthouse to Alice Keck Park, to Leadbetter Beach! We got to explore the beautiful town together, and Rita had just the perfect outfit and props to match each setting! Rita also wore some dazzling accessories, like a Tiffany's necklace and some hot Louboutin pumps-- both of which I learned were gifts from Ryan! SWOON! I love that Ryan adores pampering Rita! So sweet! :)

We started off at Alice Keck Park! How stunning is Rita!!??!

I told you these guys were sooooooooooooooo cute together!

The Louboutins! I could really photograph loubies all the time!!!

Rita is extra fierce in her fabulous shoes!!

I love these two shots. One is diva and one is just plain ADORABLE!

We ended at the beach as the sunset! I loved Rita's flowy gown and the way her hair blew in the breeze! Fabulous!

CUTE ALERT!

Ah! Soooo ROMANTIC!

As the sun finally set, we finished off with some top model shots! I mean how ridiculously hot is this last set?!

PERFECTION!

TO view more fabulous photos from this session please CLICK HERE to watch the slide show or view below:Rita + Ryan- thank you so much for being so wonderful, stylish, sweet and fun! I loved every minute of our session and cannot way for the big day!!

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Santa Barbara Courthouse Engagement Photography | Susie + Eric

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) ...