Posts Tagged ‘Los Angeles engagement photography’

“act a fool”

Jenna + Steven went from this super sweet photo shoot to this super hot one. But, before we get into how hot their photos from part 2 turned out, let me start by saying that everything that could go wrong almost did during the second half of their engagement shoot. Being the big klutz that I am (my knees can prove it), I (slightly) rear-ended Steven’s car (no I was not texting, facebooking or tweeting and no I have never done that before!), dropped my camera (aka my precious baby) while getting out of my car because I was so flustered from the accident and then almost got ticketed by a (very nice – we even have a nice photo with him) cop because of trespassing (we didn’t know we were!). Jenna + Steven kept all smiles as I turned red from my embarrassments. They were completely optimistic and up-beat the entire time. They were soooo easy to work with, which I why I KNOW I have the best clients EVER. So I left the shoot feeling like I had just delivered the worst client service ever. I tried to drown my sorrows in King Taco (which worked for a split second…mmm…carne asada burrito…). But, when I got home and reviewed all the photos I had taken, I realized that despite all that I did wrong, I actually did something right. Hey, how about that?! Or maybe it was the incredible lighting and chemistry with my incredible couple that despite all of my efforts to ruin the shoot, there was nothing that could come between the Jenna, Steven and the art of their perfect love on that not-so-perfect day. While there was some damage done (sorry Steven!), in the end, it was all good :) . In fact, it was so good that I ended up blogging the most photos from an engagement session ever. Maybe I should act a fool more often?! Ok maybe not. Just enjoy the HOTNESS that is Jenna + Steven and forget about the klutziness that is me :) .

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

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jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

“sweetness in starlight”

I always feel so blessed to work with such wonderful couples.  I met Steven last year through mutual friends and he told me how he wanted to do a surprise proposal for his girlfriend and asked me to capture some photos for them after the big moment. I was honored to be given the opportunity to catch an intimate glimpse of such a beautiful love story. You can see these photos and their story here. After getting to know Jenna + Steven in the past year, it’s no surprise that in a few months they will walk down the aisle as husband & wife. These two are perrrrfect for each other and as you can see by part 1 below, they are so unbelievably cute and coordinated :) . They planned this whole scene for me and I merely (well not merely, I got some talent :) ) showed up and snapped away as the cuteness unfolded in front of me. Check back soon for part 2 of their engagement session!!!!

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

We can see who the messy one is here =P.

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

Jenna sure knows how to work it!

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

jenna and steven engagement by kim le photography

“look of love”
I had an amazing time with Virginia & Sinh as we hit up some of Los Angeles’ most picturesque spots. Little did we know that we had picked to have our shoot the same day as this year’s winter solstice. What is a winter solstice you ask? Well, a winter solstice occurs exactly when the earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun. And yes I looked up that definition on wikipedia. It marks the first day of winter and occurs on the shortest day with the longest night. And yes I looked that up too. The sky was incredible that evening and we could not have picked a more perfect day to visit the Griffith Observatory. Besides the breathtaking scenery, there is one particular moment that I remember so vividly from our shoot. As we stood on top of the Observatory, in awe of the gorgeous, amber sky, Virginia turned to Sinh and said in the cutest way possible, “is this what love looks like?” This made me smile. After spending just a few hours with them, I wanted to turn the camera around, show them what I had captured behind the lens and say “no guys, this is what love looks like”. So folks, please enjoy a little peek into what Virginia & Sinh’s love looks like:

We started off at one of my favorite areas of Los Angeles, Old Town Pasadena:

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

Virginia’s smile is the reason I got braces. Just look at her perfect teeth!

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

Red walls.are.the.best.

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

Did I mention that I LOVE my clients?! They are so cute. They come up with their own cute lil’ poses that are meaningful to them.

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

Virginia & Sinh totally have that casual, cool look down.

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

Next we moved on to one of my other favorite spots in Los Angeles – the incredible Griffith Observatory. Virginia & Sinh both play musical instruments (and both are convinced they inspired the other:)) so Virginia brought along her ukulele and Sinh brought along his guitar for our shoot. Aren’t they SO cute?!

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

I don’t know what’s hotter – the sky or these two:

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

I love my clients part 2. While I was up top shooting down on them, they decided to get super cute and playful for me :) .

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

And yes I saved the best for last:

los angeles engagement by kim le photography

I can’t wait for their wedding in June!