Ok, you’ve seen some teaser images of these two good-lookin’ lovebirds. Here’s the rest of the images from their outdoor session in Tempe. We would’ve gone on a bit longer, but around sunset, James realized that he dropped his eyeglasses somewhere and we wanted to make sure we found them before it got too dark. So it was a worrisome backtracking trip to look for the glasses at each spot we were at, but thank goodness we found them at the end (or should I say beginning, because it was laying on the ground at one of the first spots we were at!) I guess it was good timing though because once the sun was gone, we were all freeeeezing our butts off -especially poor Rachel in her little dress!

But here’s what we got out of the couple of hours we had. I love these!





























Hair & make-up by Erica Konz.

Alright, the finale to this 3-part engagement series -whoohoo!!! Let's get excited!

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One of my favorite trees is this huge oak standing all alone in this field of flowers.

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I asked them to do a butt bump. Play the video below to see how surprisingly powerful Jenny is.

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One of my favorite shots from the session.

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Last but not least, the run like hell shots:


That was so much fun you guys! Can't wait for your wedding!!!

This just might be a Tin & Jenny week since I only have time to post a few of their engagement photos at a time. A little background info first though. I've known Tin since our 2nd year at UC Davis. He has always been an honest, straightforward, all-around good friend that you can trust. Drew and I like to joke around and call him General Mao, for reasons we've experienced throughout the years with Tin. =)

So a couple of years into slaving away for his PhD at Davis, Tin met this cuter than cute girl named Jenny. I want to say she was only 12 at the time, but she was in undergrad, so she must've been at least 18...though she looked 12. And now she looks 18. Even though she's a wee bit older than that, having just graduated this past weekend from Pharmacy school at UCSF (Congrats Jenny!!!)

Weeks turned into months, and months turned into years as all our friends watched their relationship grow deeper and we all got to know and love Jenny more. She has this exuberance and pure spirit that I know Tin fell for. Truly someone that makes him laugh.

On February 13, 2009, he surprised her at Lake Louise, in the freezing cold, by dropping one knee down onto the snow covered ground and proposing. Now they're set to be married in September and I can't wait for their wedding. It's going to be gorgeous!

Ok, now on with a few more photos from their engagement session in San Jose last week. I love this area by my parents' house because every spring, flowers bloom like crazy!

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Poor Drew. He came along and assisted on this photo session and for this last shot, I had to get on top of his shoulders so that I'd be high enough. He ended up having aching shoulders for two days!!! (Must've been the gorging I did the night before because my friend Linda made such an incredible dinner.)

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Phoenix Wedding & Engagement Photographer

Just a couple of teasers from an awesome wildflower e-session with Tin & Jenny. Can't wait to share the rest!!!

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I've known Tho (pronounced "tall") for over 10 years now. He was Drew's best man at our wedding. Now he's preparing for his own wedding this year to Marisa. Or should I say, Marisa's planning their wedding. :) Marisa is a big ball of energy and joy. When she smiles, it makes you want to smile. It's awesome to see how much their love has grown over the years and everyone who knows them well can tell that this is the kind of love that will last a lifetime.

We did a quick engagement session down on Mill Ave. and Tempe Town Lake while they were in town last weekend. First stop was for drinks at Caffe Boa to get everyone happy.


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Congrats you two...can't wait for the wedding!!!

Just thought I'd pass this along to any interested brides-to-be.

The Bride & Bloom wants to help you with your wedding!


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Hello all you Southern Californians! I just wanted to let you know that I'll be on vacation in San Diego from July 11-17th. While I do plan on playing beach volleyball, boogie boarding, and rolling around on the beach all week long, I do have availability for a few photo sessions.

If you're interested and would like to schedule a boudoir, family, couples or Trash the Dress session during that time, please email me at info@lynndaophotography.com and we can set up a date & time for your session!

Lanie & Galen's Guest Sign-in Book arrived the other day! It's a Photobook where guests can sign in and answer questions drawn up by the bride & groom. Lanie also wanted to include a few quotes on love in the book. Here are a few images of what the guests at their wedding will be signing on:





The book lays flat nicely & there's no line in the middle that cuts the pictures in half - I love it!






And here are a few of the pages in the book:







Can't wait to read their guests' answers in the book next weekend!