Jeannie and Hyung Prewedding Shoot.

My first engagement session for a 2008 wedding - is it that time already?

Only partially recovered from Kala and Dan's wedding the night before I made sure to stretch my shooting finger before meeting up with Jeannie and Hyung. This couple is a very fun-loving and carefree pair so I had to be ready. Red Bull, latte, banana's, milk - all set. Can you believe these two have known each other for about as long as they can remember? They went to the same schools and have been together forever. Fittingly, we started at their elementary school which is right around the corner from their parents' homes.

We played on the swings until we were sure no one was watching or following us, then ran around to the front of the school for some private time. If their teachers could see them now ;) Afterwards we went to Half Moon Bay and made our way down to the beach just below the Ritz Carlton. The light was great and there were even some high clouds to make the sky more interesting. Lots of people were walking the coastal trail but the beach was relatively deserted so we had more running room.

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.