Ashley + Kyle are probably the coolest couples I’ve ever met. Haha and I mean that! Check it out: neon wigs, fur coats, funky glasses, dog, DJ table…
They’re funky, goofy music lovers who met at a festival, had a very unconventional engagement where they were wearing wigs while dancing on top of their RV. They wanted their engagement photos to be equally as funky (but also nice and beautiful) to commemorate their engagement.
I love what they wrote in their first email to me. I instantly knew we were gonna be homies.
“Honestly, we're looking for a friendly vibe with someone we feel friends with! You seem right up our alley with mentions of adventuring, poppin’ champagne, and being friends so I think it'd be a good fit.
We love the warm tones of your photos, your experience making the sunsets and beautiful adventurous backgrounds pop yet let the love shine through. We LOVE the desert, we're Burners, so the stunning sunrise/sunset moments literally take our breaths away and your photos seem to draw at that same feeling.”
It was meant to be, I tell ya!
How we captured it:
It was a collaborative effort to figure out the best plans for their engagement session. We really wanted their love & unique things about their relationship to shine the most! First, we decided to do a long adventure shoot, which was a blast the entire time!
We started at some BLM land right outside Joshua Tree National Park, where they could camp in their RV with their puppy, Penny Lane. Kyle is a nightclub DJ, so he set up his sound system in the middle of the wild desert. He played their favorite songs while Ashley danced! This was so fun to capture. They are so wild & free-spirited!
Also, those glasses!!! SO COOL.
Kyle proposed on top of their RV under the stars at a different music festival, so we had to take some more photos of them up there!
Then, we wandered into the park along with their golden-doodle. We captured them just being themselves and having a fun time. It was SUCH a blast!!!
Then at the end, we had to capture them in their infamous fur coats and neon wigs. Apparently they are known as the “wig people” among their friends, because they always bring a bag of wigs to parties for their friends to spice it up!
And as if it couldn’t get any better, the sunset created the most epic painted skies you’ve ever seen. It came and went in a flash, but I’m so happy we were able to pull off to the side of the road and capture the peak of nature’s beauty.
Best. Shoot. Ever.
As a reminder to other couples:
Remember your engagement sesh & your wedding are YOURS. That means let’s do something that represents you. Photos should show off your essence & your love, so whatever that looks like to you, I’ll be there to capture it! Authenticity, fun, adventure, and love… that’s what it’s all about.
