Yes, I’m still alive… I promise.

A crazy busy work schedule, and quite a bit of travel has left me little time to update the blog. I got some tough love from my brother and Maya about. (See guys, told you I’d update it!)

Ok, so a little while back I got the chance to shoot a late engagement session for Maya and my good friends Matt and Jill. I’ve known Matt since college, back when he had a rad fro and a long board… in Kansas. As if that wasn’t enough, he dwarfed the rest of us Design kids by a good half foot.

Matt met Jill shortly after he moved out to California and fell in Love (yes I used a capital on purpose, it was that immediate). Fast forward a couple years, a lot of early morning wakeboard sessions, surfing, biking, hiking, and kite surfing and they got engaged a day after they bought a beautiful house together.

That’s where our story begins on this blog, as it was our first shooting location. Enjoy (we did)! Special thanks to Maya for all her pose and shot ideas.

A quick change of clothes and then we cruised down to the Encinitas downtown to grab a few shots before nightfall. I loved all the motion in Jill’s dress when she was dancing!

I was torn on whether to include this one or not, but I just LOVE the feeling of it regardless of it being pretty dark. To me, it feels like something you’d catch this couple doing… sitting outside, enjoying the night and chatting it up until the stars are out.