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Descanso Gardens Engagement Session | Emilie and Dave

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Emilie and Dave are people after our own heart!

Dave called us one day and quickly let us know he read the info on our website and he asked where our favorite ramen place was. It caught me off guard because our clients typically begin asking about photography, our style and so forth, but he really wanted to know our recommendations! I knew we were going to hit it off really well when we had a discussion on the Lakers, Japanese culture among other things and we spoke on photography for about 5 minutes out of a 2 hour conversation. 

He told us about their wedding plans and as we photographed at Storrier-Stearns Japanese Gardens he wanted us to photograph their upcoming wedding there. They happen to love Japanese culture as much as we do and they wanted to include that influence in their engagement and wedding images. 

So they opted to have their engagement session at Descanso Gardens in La Canada (right outside of Los Angeles) and we had so much fun in the different garden areas. 

We can totally see why Emilie and Dave are meant for each other. They're totally smitten with each other and if Descanso Gardens didn't close, we could have photographed them all day!

We hope you enjoy these images and look out for their wedding highlights. If their engagement session was any indication, their wedding is going to be one for the books!

Congratulations you guys and we can't wait to rock out with you guys!

 
Chris Holt, professional photography, wedding photography, signature
 
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descanso gardens, floral, Japanese gardens, engagement session, reflection, trellis, gazebo, backlight, sunlight, sunset, couple, romantic, portraits, garden, happy, love
descanso gardens, floral, engagement session, reflection, trellis, gazebo, backlight, sunlight, sunset, couple, romantic, portraits, garden, happy, love
descanso gardens, floral, engagement session, reflection, trellis, gazebo, backlight, sunlight, sunset, couple, romantic, portraits, garden, happy, love
descanso gardens, floral, engagement session, reflection, trellis, gazebo, backlight, sunlight, sunset, couple, romantic, portraits, garden, happy, love
descanso gardens, floral, engagement session, reflection, trellis, gazebo, backlight, sunlight, sunset, couple, romantic, portraits, garden, happy, love