Courtney + Eric: An Engagement Session in Moorpark, CA

I had the pleasure of second shooting this engagement shoot with Jim Stephens from the The Stephens Studio in the Walnut Grove of Underwood Farms in Moorpark. He has been in the wedding photography business for 30 years or so and it was a complete honor for me to tag-along. We also shot this lovely couple together on their wedding day at the LDS Temple in LA which I will share with you soon.

What can I say about Courtney and Eric except that they are perfect for each other. These two have great style and creativity, a love for vintage and the crafty, are completely in love with each other and are too cute for words.

I know first hand that these two will be able to get through anything with grace and aplomb. Near the end of this shoot Courtney's engagement ring, a vintage one-of-a-kind, got lost in the grass! As you can see in these photos there are lots of it. Never once did they panic or freak out as we all got on our hands and knees and scoured the grass. That night the search was unsuccessful, but they didn't give up. The next day they came with Courtney's sister who miraculously found it. Amazing!

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My wedding photographer

If you told me on my wedding day that 9 years later I'd one day be working side by side with my wedding photographer I would have said, "That'd be cool". You thought I was going to say crazy, huh? :D

Here is a moment from an engagement session we shot together. You can find Jim Stephens here at The Stephens Studio.

Happy Birthday Finn!

Finn, my nephew-in-law, turned a whopping 2 years old on June 5th.  I can't believe he is only 2 because I kind of can't remember life before him.  We celebrated this special day by going to the delightful Underwood Farms  in Moorpark where you can feed animals, ride a tractor and pick your own crops.  And then there was cake and presents at his Grandpa's afterward.

Underwood Farms

Hello

Goodbye

Finn had so much fun running through these tire tunnels and in turn I had a lot of fun taking photos of him running through them and I am having fun writing this run-on sentence and I hope in turn you are enjoying reading it.

Climbing the haystack

Meeting Duncan at the top

Griffin says, "Hey! Wait for me."

Feeding the animals

Is it just me or does this alpaca look like Michael Jackson?

Splish, splash time with Uncle Trevor

Tractor ride to the crops

We mostly picked strawberries.

The one I picked.

Was too busy taking photos.

Robynne found a strange strawberry

Not quite ripe

Not a strawberry

Duncan lost a baby tooth on the tractor ride

I asked him how much he thought he could get from the tooth fairy.  He said, "$50 bucks."

Oh my, times have changed.

Friends of Finn

Griffin is one of the cutest kids. Ever.

Friends of Finn

Michelle has adorable freckles.

There is this cute little cow ride that we didn't end up going on

Kinda glad we didn't.

Look at that dust.

And those faces!  :D

Cake and present time

We had pound cake to mix and match ice cream and other varies goodies with

The money bunny

Finn finds a hidden gift

One of Finn's coolest gift was made by his Grandpa.

He made him his very own version of Toontown called Finntown.

Even has a train track with it's very own working Jolly Trolley.

It's a lot more detailed than what I have pictured here.

And, then a monster came and the party ended.

Just kidding.

This is a friend of Finn named Alex.

Happy birthday Finn!

I love you.

Hope you had a good one and I look forward to being there to document many more of your important life events.

And thanks to those of you who checked out this picture-filled blog!

If, you'd like to see even more because I have an editing problem...