santa monica beach engagement | rachel + jeff

Rachel & Jeff are both in grad school in New York… and graduating this month!  They flew into LA a few months ago for our shoot and got to enjoy a little bit of sun.  Though I didn’t get to meet them until the day of this shoot, I felt as if I had known them.  Chemistry is chemistry, even if it was just a bunch of emails and a phone call. Aren’t they just the cutest??  We headed out to Santa Monica for their shoot.  We virtually shopped together for their outfit and I loved seeing the transformation of it. I love her yellow belt and the splashes of yellow we found in our environment. Since they live in Manhattan, they went to the Impossible Project store to pick up a pack of polaroids.  They were told to put the polaroids immediately in the dark after you take the photo.  We did the best we could on a bright sunny beach. I love how we tied in their alma mater… Anyone get the following photo?  They brought a pack of metrocard playing cards and I thought of this&# ... read more
by Caroline Tran on 5/09/2011

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