This was a Central California Outdoor engagement session with Maria and Jonathan. We went up to Bear Valley in Tehachapi for the day of shooting, and I shot most of this session on film too. I love how the colors turned out!

Maria wore two separate outfits for this one, including a short lace dress and a longer flowy tan dress. (I love them both, but if I had to choose the flowy tan one is my favorite! I’m such a sucker for long flowy dresses!)

Maria also had a flower crown for this session, which complemented her outfit and the gorgeous outdoors and green hues perfectly. It was simple but elegant, and fit Maria perfectly, beautifully complementing her really pretty smile and lovely eyes. I was able to capture some great closeups of her too to really show off those beautiful features of hers!

Since we shot in the afternoon and the sun was out, I was able to catch a little bit of sun flare in a few of the images. It gives the images a little something special and adds an ethereal feel to the photos.

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I was so fortunate that I got to collaborate with a whole group of amazingly talented wedding industry professionals for this Santa Barbara, California Styled Wedding Shoot.

We did the shoot on the beach titled  “By The Sea,” and all of the colors, accessories, details, etc. were chosen in order to complement the color palette you would see at the beach. The session was shot at sunset (my favorite time of day for shooting!) and all on medium-format film. The film photography gave the images the soft, pastel look and color palette that we were looking for and really pulled the session together.

One of my favorite parts of the entire shoot is that skirt! I love how flowy it is, and the dip-dyed colors. The blues and grays also mimic and complement the ocean in the background as well, which is exactly what we were going for!

Here’s a list of some of the amazing vendors and contributors that made this session possible:

Ashley Jelmini of Ashley dePencier Photography – Photography (of course!)

Kelsey Elizabeth of A Lovely Creative – Planning and Styling

Sophie Uretz of Sophia Loves Letters – Calligraphy

Jenny of Blushing Beauty – Hair and Makeup

La Tavola – Linens

Carla Wingett of Sylvan Floral – Flowers and Floral Arrangements

Whitnie Burke of Paper Cake Events – Cake

Chantel Lauren – Bridal Gown

Baxter Moermon of Baxter Moermon Jewelry – Jewelry

The Mrs. Box – Ring Box

Silk and Willow – Plant-dyed Silks

Bella Belle – Shoes

Jolie USA – Head Pieces

And of course, a huge shout-out and thank you to our two models, Bree and Tanner, for doing such a stunning job for us! Collaboration styled shoots are so much fun, I can’t wait until I get the opportunity to do another one!

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