Mike and Rachel have never been to San Diego! Shocking, I know.  Rachel is from Nor Cal and Mike is originally from Ohio, but met Rachel while stationed in Monterey.  They both relocated together to Tucson, AZ and drove out to not-so-sunny (at least this past weekend) San Diego!

They are getting married next October in Northern California, I am so excited to be able to shoot it!

Rachel and Mike are naturals! As soon as I put my camera to my eye they knew exactly what to do! Normally the first few frames are for me getting to know how the couple interacts and for the couple to not feel self-conscious about being shot. But you can only believe my words so much…I’ll prove it in photos!

This was the first snap out of my camera!

Isn’t Rachel going to make a beautiful bride?

My favorite series 🙂

Rachel’s one and only request was to shoot by the large blue door!  When we walked up, the doors were open and the guard was standing outside.  They wouldn’t be closed until after dark. 🙁 But the nice gentleman shut the doors for us, for a few minutes to grab a couple of shots!

Big thank you to one of my oldest friends, Nicole for the referral!  You rock my dear!
Rachel and Mike, your love is apparant to everyone around!  Tim and I had such a blast shooting you two! See you in October!
XOXO, M