Adrienne and Jamel came to me early January asking me to shoot their wedding later this year in September back in their hometown in the Bay Area. I gladly accepted realizing this would be my first destination wedding! I’m so excited since they are accomodating Gaby and I for an entire weekend and after meeting them that first time we absolutely knew they would be incredibly fun. But I have to say i didn’t realize how fun till we did our engagement session this last Sunday.
Adrienne and Jamel were incredible! They had a model look to them that made each picture i took look like it came out of a magazine. On top of that Jamel is a hardcore Laker fan just like I am! The shoot was incredible as we stumbled upon a goldmine, Irvine Bowl Park which was absolutely empty (lucky us) in Laguna Beach. Our original plan was thwarted by this diamond in the rough location and we decided to continue deeper into the coliseum looking place. We found so many great spots, and our hour and a half stay in their went by so fast, i wish we had more time because there were some really nice locations we could have tried to see. Gaby ended up running up a path into the middle of a jungle that would have been perfect to shoot if we had stayed a bit longer. Afterwards we rushed to the beach to go the infamous key hole but once again thwarted by a high tide, darn that almost full moon. Instead we did get some amazing tide shots and a fishing line hooked into Adriennes dress. After some careful sew work by the combined hands of yours truly and Jamel, we were able to escape. :) we ended the night by crashing Benihana, Jamel’s first time there, and finally went back to the office to check out the pictures. All in all Gaby and I had a greaaat time and have really gotten to know Jamel and Adrienne much better. It felt like we knew each other for years, something i completely love about this couple. I truly hope these pictures illustrate half the amazing these two are. Thanks for everything Adrienne and Jamel!
You are amazing. These are absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much once again and we can't wait for the wedding pictures. You just gave us a glimpse of what's in store for our big day. A big thanks to both you and Gaby, we had a great time with you two on Sunday and totally agreed that it feels that we've known each other for awhile. We're so excited and have been sharing this with EVERYONE we know =)
Thanks a bunch….Adrienne & Mel
Wow you did a really good job on this shoot the pictures look like a fairytale of a prince and a princess truly in love so amazeing dude!
Wow thank you for the comments. I had an awesome time at this shoot and Adrienne and Jamel were so fun to work with. I hope in the future all my couples are this comfortable to work with :)
You are amazing. These are absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much once again and we can't wait for the wedding pictures. You just gave us a glimpse of what's in store for our big day. A big thanks to both you and Gaby, we had a great time with you two on Sunday and totally agreed that it feels that we've known each other for awhile. We're so excited and have been sharing this with EVERYONE we know =)
Thanks a bunch….Adrienne & Mel
Wow you did a really good job on this shoot the pictures look like a fairytale of a prince and a princess truly in love so amazeing dude!
Wow thank you for the comments. I had an awesome time at this shoot and Adrienne and Jamel were so fun to work with. I hope in the future all my couples are this comfortable to work with :)
[…] You might remember their engagement a couple months back at Laguna Beach – here it is: https://justinelement.com/blog/?p=1559. We left on Friday and were able to see some of the locations we would be shooting at. Although it […]