Utah Engagement Pictures - Meet Lorrayne and Davi

Lorrayne and Davi are just about the most perfect couple ever. They are so in love and it shows in every single picture. I had the hardest time picking which pictures to show them, and have no idea how I'm going to pick favorites to show here on my blog.

Both Lorrayne and Davi are from Brazil. They will actually be getting married in Brazil and it makes me sad that I will not be there to photograph their wedding. But Lorrayne told me it had long been her dream to have me photograph her and her boyfriend and so when the opportunity came up, they drove all the way from California just to get engagement pictures done. I feel so honored to have been able to do this for them. What a wonderful couple!

 First a bit of explanation. Davi served a 2 year LDS Mission. During that time, he and Lorrayne wrote letters to each other. Partway through the sequence of images here, you will see that Lorrayne still carries a box of letters around with her. I love the expressions on their faces as they relive some of those moments while looking through the letters and reading parts of them to each other. Again ... what a wonderfully romantic couple!

Thank you Lorrayne and Davi for driving out to Utah and asking me to do your engagement pictures. What an honor! I wish you the very best as you two return back to Brazil and get married and hope that you'll be back here again some day so that we can follow up with more pictures! :)

And thank you Morgan Newey for assisting me on this photo session.












I would love to title this section "Cartas de Amor" (love letters).

Love on the Beach

Oh my gosh, Adrienne and Nathanael are the very definition of "romantic". My daughter Cassie (who was assisting me on this wedding) and I found this to be true right from the start, when we shot their engagement pictures.  When I found out they were going to San Diego to be married in the San Diego Temple I asked if it would be okay if we did some pictures by the beach the night before.  And wow, what a perfect romantic couple for a series of "Love on the Beach" scenes!  I absolutely loved working with Adrienne and Nathanael.  They are both so natural and so obviously in love with each other.  It has been a real pleasure to work with them.

Take a look at some of the beautiful images "we" created together near La Jolla Cove in California (and I really mean "we" ... as in, these beautiful results are the work of a team - my daughter helping with lights, Adrienne's mom, who also made the dress, was helping with hair and other things, and of course, none of this would be possible without Adrienne and Nathanael).

I also wanted to point out that these pictures were taken less than 16 hours before their wedding. I greatly admire their bravery and willingness to come out onto the beach in their wedding clothes just before getting married.































Thanks again Adrienne and Nathanael! You two are the perfect couple. I hope your love remains as fresh and romantic forever!