Michele & Joaquin's Prewedding Shoot.

We got together this past Monday afternoon to shoot in Half Moon Bay. You may recognize the building in the background of the first image - its the Ritz Carlton which appeared in American Wedding (aka American Pie 3). The setting is idyllic and we spent the rest of the day on paths around the adjoining golf course and the beach below the hotel. They claimed to be not very PDA-ish but I have photos that prove otherwise ;) Joaquin lamented not being to work out earlier in the day so Michele help out with some drills on the beach.

Michele and Joaquin grew up in the Bay Area and met through friends while in high school. They were engaged in 2006 and are getting married in June. Woohoo! This fun couple was referred by Michelle and Bob, some great clients whose wedding I photographed last year in August of 2006. Check back mid June for pictures from the wedding.

The famous HMB fog was fixin' to roll in all afternoon but it dissipated just before sunset. The cold ocean air was starting to raise some goosebumps but waiting out the sunset was totally worth it. Wrapping up just after 8pm we all raced home in time to watch Heroes and, later, The Riches.