Dennis & Christine | Engagement Photos at the Lands End Beach

Dennis & Christine met seven years ago, and their story quickly grew together. Once they knew they had each found the one, Dennis asked Christine’s parents for their blessing, then waited patiently until he had just the right opportunity. (Perhaps it’s more correct to say that Christine waited very patiently for Dennis to finally find that opportunity.) In the end, it’s hard to imagine a more perfect proposal than where he ended up popping the question three years later: on a hike, overlooking the Banff ice fields, at sunset. That’s top-of-bucket-list material for photographers like us!

Back home in California, for their engagement session, we started at the Legion of Honor, and then made the quick drive over to Sutro Baths to catch sunset on the beach. I really like this combination of locations because they’re so close to each other but offer very different photo opportunities. It was an especially great combination for them, since they’ll be getting married at a winery — their wedding photos are going to have a totally different feel to them, eventually resulting in a lot of great variety in photos for them to look back on for years to come!

This was a relaxed, fun engagement shoot, and C&D were so natural and easygoing throughout it all. We had a great time shooting with them and can’t wait for the wedding next summer!