• Happy Friday! It's been a while since we've done a #fridayintroductions and since there's so many new friends on our feed, we figured today was a good day to be brave! We're Michael & Angela, your friendly neighborhood sweetheart wedding photographers who are obsessed with How I Met Your Mother and @taylorswift 😉 here's a little bit more about us: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1️⃣ We met on a dating app (let’s go @coffeemeetsbagel) in February of 2018 both just checking it out on a whim after a long season of heartache. Our first FaceTime was over 7 hours long! I didn’t get to bed until 4:30am and that is sooooo not like me 😴 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2️⃣ He’s a big fan of @greenday 🎵 like, HUUUUUUGE fan. Like think total and complete fan girl in the most punk pop way, and that’s Michael. He knows way too many fun facts (not always sure they’re that fun) and talks about Billy Joe like they’re already best friends. Michael even attributes his love for playing guitar to the influence of his favorite band. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3️⃣ Aside from photography, I also have a career in graphic design—I graduated with my degree in communication and art in 2014 and worked for a small non profit for 5 years. Now I work for a small but powerful marketing agency in my hometown just a few short minutes from my parents’ house! Fave things to design: magazines, apparel and things like save-the-dates and Christmas cards 🎄 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4️⃣ Both of us struggle with anxiety. It’s not something we talk about a lot with others, but we know so many of our friends and even our clients know how it feels. Lately, we’ve been loving some new podcasts that are really helping us to identify our triggers and ways to build healthy routines and habits that will naturally combat those crippling feelings—and of course, Jesus is at the heart of all of it for us ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you surprised by any of these? We’d love to know! 👇🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And we’re giving ourselves a high five because neither of us are in love with the way we look, but we are in love with each other 🤗 and that’s enough to be brave! 📸: @deanna_rose_weddings
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    Happy Friday! It's been a while since we've done a #fridayintroductions and since there's so many new friends on our feed, we figured today was a good day to be brave! We're Michael & Angela, your friendly neighborhood sweetheart wedding photographers who are obsessed with How I Met Your Mother and @taylorswift 😉 here's a little bit more about us: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1️⃣ We met on a dating app (let’s go @coffeemeetsbagel) in February of 2018 both just checking it out on a whim after a long season of heartache. Our first FaceTime was over 7 hours long! I didn’t get to bed until 4:30am and that is sooooo not like me 😴 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2️⃣ He’s a big fan of @greenday 🎵 like, HUUUUUUGE fan. Like think total and complete fan girl in the most punk pop way, and that’s Michael. He knows way too many fun facts (not always sure they’re that fun) and talks about Billy Joe like they’re already best friends. Michael even attributes his love for playing guitar to the influence of his favorite band. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3️⃣ Aside from photography, I also have a career in graphic design—I graduated with my degree in communication and art in 2014 and worked for a small non profit for 5 years. Now I work for a small but powerful marketing agency in my hometown just a few short minutes from my parents’ house! Fave things to design: magazines, apparel and things like save-the-dates and Christmas cards 🎄 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4️⃣ Both of us struggle with anxiety. It’s not something we talk about a lot with others, but we know so many of our friends and even our clients know how it feels. Lately, we’ve been loving some new podcasts that are really helping us to identify our triggers and ways to build healthy routines and habits that will naturally combat those crippling feelings—and of course, Jesus is at the heart of all of it for us ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you surprised by any of these? We’d love to know! 👇🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And we’re giving ourselves a high five because neither of us are in love with the way we look, but we are in love with each other 🤗 and that’s enough to be brave! 📸: @deanna_rose_weddings
  • I remember a time when this girl was too little to tie her own shoes. There were days that my mom—her godmother—carried her while chaperoning my 4th grade field trips. While I don’t have any biological sisters, Lauren is my soul sister, and her dreamy senior session was one of the most emotional and sentimental sessions I’ve ever done. Our family is mostly boys—I have two younger brothers who are TWINS but have never really looked all that alike... until recently. Weird. Anyways, unlike my brothers, I've never really known what it's like to have a sister, but I have always loved knowing this sweet girl is just a phone call away when I need her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wondering where this location is? It happens to be a wonderful gem in Gilroy... any guesses? If you know, post your most recent emoji and tag the person that makes you feel old in the comments! You can find out the answer in our stories!! 👇🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This girl is literally about to graduate high school and I'm crying 😭
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    I remember a time when this girl was too little to tie her own shoes. There were days that my mom—her godmother—carried her while chaperoning my 4th grade field trips. While I don’t have any biological sisters, Lauren is my soul sister, and her dreamy senior session was one of the most emotional and sentimental sessions I’ve ever done. Our family is mostly boys—I have two younger brothers who are TWINS but have never really looked all that alike... until recently. Weird. Anyways, unlike my brothers, I've never really known what it's like to have a sister, but I have always loved knowing this sweet girl is just a phone call away when I need her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wondering where this location is? It happens to be a wonderful gem in Gilroy... any guesses? If you know, post your most recent emoji and tag the person that makes you feel old in the comments! You can find out the answer in our stories!! 👇🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This girl is literally about to graduate high school and I'm crying 😭
  • Remember how we were talking about setting some new goals earlier this week? Well, we had decided that we want to work at seeing more of our beautiful couples' engagement sessions and weddings bless more and more people by getting published, and today... Cara & Dan's adorable engagement session with their beautiful @josiethegoldengirl is live and out in the world for more to see! @cakenadlace_ is featuring these two today and it couldn't be more a more perfect fit! If you're looking for #weddinginspo and the perfect #weddingvendors for your own big day, they are beautiful resource of highly curated professionals who just adore their couples. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’re just so excited! Feeling extra thankful for our amazing couples who let us in on those romantic moments ♥️ we truly have the best job in the world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What’s the last song you listened to? (Asking for a friend 😉)👇🏻
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    Remember how we were talking about setting some new goals earlier this week? Well, we had decided that we want to work at seeing more of our beautiful couples' engagement sessions and weddings bless more and more people by getting published, and today... Cara & Dan's adorable engagement session with their beautiful @josiethegoldengirl is live and out in the world for more to see! @cakenadlace_ is featuring these two today and it couldn't be more a more perfect fit! If you're looking for #weddinginspo and the perfect #weddingvendors for your own big day, they are beautiful resource of highly curated professionals who just adore their couples. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’re just so excited! Feeling extra thankful for our amazing couples who let us in on those romantic moments ♥️ we truly have the best job in the world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What’s the last song you listened to? (Asking for a friend 😉)👇🏻
  • If you haven't picked this up yet, we are kind of like super huge fans of @taylorswift which means July 2020 could not come fast enough (*ahem* lover fest *ahem*). We even worked really hard to get the best opportunity possible to get tickets early by waiting in the presale line yesterday, but were faced with the worst adult reality: money 💵 anyone else feel my pain? Tickets were going so fast, every time we found something we liked, it would disappear like THAT. We always tell our couples at the end of a consultation that wedding photography is a big investment, we know. And we would never make such a big financial decision without having had time to talk to each other about it, pray about it, and at the very least sleep on it. A healthy marriage starts with healthy communication, and we are big advocates for living debt-free and stress-free when it comes to money. So we made the call to wait on tickets for our best friend (in my dreams 😂) because we wanted to really love our seats if we were going to spend that kind of money. Adulting is happening over here, folks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What about you? How do you make big financial decisions? We're on our way to being debt-free and can't wait to celebrate, so give us some of your best advice below! ...cue the @daveramsey 👇🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (second shot with @areegspencerweddings 📸 )
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    If you haven't picked this up yet, we are kind of like super huge fans of @taylorswift which means July 2020 could not come fast enough (*ahem* lover fest *ahem*). We even worked really hard to get the best opportunity possible to get tickets early by waiting in the presale line yesterday, but were faced with the worst adult reality: money 💵 anyone else feel my pain? Tickets were going so fast, every time we found something we liked, it would disappear like THAT. We always tell our couples at the end of a consultation that wedding photography is a big investment, we know. And we would never make such a big financial decision without having had time to talk to each other about it, pray about it, and at the very least sleep on it. A healthy marriage starts with healthy communication, and we are big advocates for living debt-free and stress-free when it comes to money. So we made the call to wait on tickets for our best friend (in my dreams 😂) because we wanted to really love our seats if we were going to spend that kind of money. Adulting is happening over here, folks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What about you? How do you make big financial decisions? We're on our way to being debt-free and can't wait to celebrate, so give us some of your best advice below! ...cue the @daveramsey 👇🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (second shot with @areegspencerweddings 📸 )
  • It's really important to set goals. We've decided to set a goal of reading 1-2 books a month—a mixture of wisdom from leaders we admire and maybe a little bit of fiction too 💗 while reading isn't our first love, it may be our second, but ultimately, there's so much to learn from those who have done the work, have the experience and want to see us succeed. Brianna & Lukas are goal-setting people, too 💪🏻 they dream big, think big and play big with no regrets. She's a powerful female leader in our hometown making big waves in the world of UFC and while we think that's pretty dang amazing, she still has more big dreams to look forward to. Her life partner standing right next to her is no different—Lukas is incredibly humble, selfless and hardworking. We love how much he encourages her, supports her and loves just how strong she is. That speaks volumes of his heart, and we are blessed to have witnessed it at their #sharkfincove engagement session! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This was by far our favorite shot from this session, and we couldn't WAIT to share it with you! How stinking romantic and incredible is this!? They were made to lay on a bed of roses 🌹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ready for a new week? How do you get psyched for Mondays? (currently adding You Give Love A Bad Name to the top of our *get psyched* playlist) 👇🏻
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    It's really important to set goals. We've decided to set a goal of reading 1-2 books a month—a mixture of wisdom from leaders we admire and maybe a little bit of fiction too 💗 while reading isn't our first love, it may be our second, but ultimately, there's so much to learn from those who have done the work, have the experience and want to see us succeed. Brianna & Lukas are goal-setting people, too 💪🏻 they dream big, think big and play big with no regrets. She's a powerful female leader in our hometown making big waves in the world of UFC and while we think that's pretty dang amazing, she still has more big dreams to look forward to. Her life partner standing right next to her is no different—Lukas is incredibly humble, selfless and hardworking. We love how much he encourages her, supports her and loves just how strong she is. That speaks volumes of his heart, and we are blessed to have witnessed it at their #sharkfincove engagement session! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This was by far our favorite shot from this session, and we couldn't WAIT to share it with you! How stinking romantic and incredible is this!? They were made to lay on a bed of roses 🌹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ready for a new week? How do you get psyched for Mondays? (currently adding You Give Love A Bad Name to the top of our *get psyched* playlist) 👇🏻