Sean- Michael & Ariana- Chico, Ca Proposal/Engagement Photographer

I have this bucket list for my photography that I keep in my head and I'm constantly adding to it. Thinking of that, I should probably write those down! Among those, I have always wanted to photograph an engagement. I think the main reason is because it's such an organic, emotional time. I don't have to ask the couple to pose or try to coax emotion out of them, it's already there! I was so excited when Sean- Michael wrote me asking if that was something I was interested in. I'm pretty sure I wrote him back with a big, fat " YES!" Probably the best part of this, is that I actually went to High School with Ariana. We haven't spoken since graduation so it was such an amazing time to be reintroduced into her life. Sean- Michael and I scouted the perfect location a few weeks prior to the date he decided on. I loved where we picked. Under a canopy of trees and right by the creek. It turned out to be great since she couldn't really hear the noise I was making when I was moving around! I will be honest, I felt like a total creeper hiding in the bushes. HAHAHA I was standing by a walking path and there had been a few people who walked by and I just wished I could hear what they were thinking! Being the blubbering baby I am, I totally cried once I was able to get talk with them! Seriously though, how could I not?! Once we got our tears wiped away and emotions (slightly) under control we moved on to engagement photos. Let me just say, I wish more guys would hire me to do this. HINT HINT GUYS! Okay more like big sign waving in the air! HAHA I don't think I ever had to tell them to smile or kiss. I think I actually had to tell them to stop smiling so much, which actually ended up in even more smiling and laughing! Although we weren't able to shoot during my preferred time of day, I still love how the photos turned out. I just love this couple and really feel such a connection to their story! I CANNOT wait to shoot their wedding this October! Thank you again for making me a part of your story Sean- Michael and Ariana!

Jessika & Nate- Chico Engagement Photographer

I first met Jessika many years ago when we worked together in a coffee shop. We became really good friends and she actually was one of my bridesmaids! It's been a long journey since then and she had seen her fair share of rough times. When she first started dating Nate I was a little hesitant, but he seemed much different from anyone from before. He has been stationed over in Hawaii so the first time I was able to meet him was at the engagement session. If you know Jessika, you know she is a firecracker, and you have to be able to keep up with her if your going to be with her. Well, Nate can definitely keep up. It was actually amazing to me to see them interact with each other. He knew how to comment back to her in the right way, and to come her down if she needed. I honestly knew he was the one for her as I was shooting their engagement photos. He is exactly the kind of man she needs. Their session was at his dad's house in Oroville, and it was the perfect spot for them. I was so excited when I pulled up and saw his awesome classic car. Don't hate me for not knowing what kind it was! We started off in the orchard and their first outfits were my favorite. Military and country are always cute styles to mix! When they went to change I took some time to snap a few ring shots. Not all photographers do but I actually love taking ring shots! I had to stop myself from taking too many because there were so many cool textures to contrast it with. It was funny because when the session started, the sun was a little higher than I wanted but I thought "that's okay it's going down." Well, as the session went down the sun not only went down it got covered by these pretty ugly storm clouds! It was so strange! I was actually thinking it was going to start raining! We worked quickly and efficiently and I honestly love how these photos turned out. I can just feel the love between them and I can't wait to shoot their wedding! Thanks again for choosing me Nate and Jessika!