Summer weather has finally arrived! And I can’t wait for it to make its exit! As you may have guessed, I’m not a fan of the blazing heat and the scorching sun. It makes me quite miserable and constantly keeps me searching for an escape from its torture. It got particularly hot at home today, so instead of blasting the AC, I decided to grab the laptop and treat myself to some new scenery (and AC off of someone else’s dime). So here I am at one of my favorite watering holes in Temple City, sipping on lightly-sweetened green tea, ready to share another epic engagement session when a previous client bumps into me! What a pleasant surprise! Cindy, who’s wedding Doug and I shot together a few months ago, notices me hiding behind my laptop and says hello! How nice of her! Her wedding and engagement session were so much fun to shoot and be a part of. I totally remember how cute her and Jerome were on their wedding day and during their engagement session. After briefly catching up with her, I find myself hiding behind my laptop again, but this time, I’m even more inspired and motivated to share that epic engagement session because of the delightful conversation I had with Cindy.

So here comes Andrea & Troy! Inspired by Troy’s family’s legacy of serving in the military and his active status in the air force, this charming couple picked the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs. Andrea and Troy were properly dressed in stunning attire for the occasion and were fresh off of a flight from Florida to make the engagement session possible. And we thought we had dedication for driving out at 5 in the morning to get there an hour before the museum opened! Please enjoy a few of the engagement photos that we captured in Palms Springs that morning.

As we were going from airplane to airplane, Troy was telling us stories about each plane. We learned that most of the planes in the museum were still operational and he pointed out which ones flew during World War II. It was so cool how he knew all these things! He was our tour guide the whole time we were in the museum and it was awesome!

Andrea was telling us about the journey she went through to get her outfit for the engagement shoot. She told us that after scouring the internet and local boutiques in the Florida area, she finally found a unique boutique on Melrose Avenue, which has been considered a hip shopping district in Los Angeles since the ’80s, that had exactly what she was looking for. It was definitely spot on,and it matched Troy and the theme that they were going for.

After our little photo adventure at the air museum, we headed back to their hotel at the Riviera Palm Springs. This resort and spa was full of bright colors and had this really cool bar area by the valet. I really love the white and orange color combination. The white piano and the orange lighting at the bar were particularly eye-catching.

It was a pleasure photographing their awesome engagement photos in Palm Springs. We all had a great time working together and the two were so happy with our work that they had to have us for their wedding in Lake Tahoe. It was our first time up there and it was gorgeous up there. I can’t wait to post up pictures from it as soon as I’m current with my events. These two are beautiful together and were enchanting to be around. They’re great people who were definitely fortunate to have found each other.

Troy will leave for a tour in Afghanistan later this July. We wish them nothing but the best and for his safe return. You two rock!

Signing off,

Danny