Teela & Jarrad first met each other through a mutual friend at UCLA several years ago.  Now here they are with a sweet little boy and a wedding in just a couple of months!  Of course it was only suiting for them to do their engagement session at UCLA where they first met.  It is such a beautiful campus…I can see why they fell in love there!  Perfect setting for young college sweetheart love :-)  I had so much fun with Teela & Jarrad…especially poking fun at Jarrad for his smizing skills :-)

Teela & Jarrad will be celebrating their wedding at the Bel Air Bay Club in March and I cannot wait to see what Kristeen Labrot has  planned for their day!

Now for some eye candy!

Teela & Jarrad make quite a beautiful couple don’t they?  BTW, I love Teela’s denim dress…perfect combo of casual, chic & sexy!

Since Jarrad is a big & manly football player in the NFL, smiling is not really his cup of tea ;-)  But smizing? He is an expert at that :-D

Love the architecture at UCLA!

Do I see a hint of a smile on Jarrad?  Only Teela has the power to do that ;-)

Sexiness!  BTW, check out Jarrad’s matching shirt, watch, and shoes…yes, that is how he rolls!  He can give Doug some style tips for sure!  J/K honey!!  Love you!! :-D

Awwww…check out how cute these two look?!  Of course Jarrad is cute in only the manliest of ways ;-)

Looove this one!

LOL…this one makes me laugh!  Teela was soooo scared to get on this railing because right below was the ocean!  Jarrad had some fun playing with her for sure…she could not get off that thing quick enough!  Thanks for being such a trooper Teela!

Love both these images!  Love the tenderness on the left one and the right one…sigh…something about Teela’s tiny little feet peeking out at the bottom is so cute to me!

Teela definitely wanted some beachy shots so we headed to Santa Monica pier which is just a hop, skip, & a jump away from UCLA…

Sexy Sexy Sexy!

Kristeen: LOVE these! I cannot wait for you to shoot their wedding! January 20, 2012 11:33 am

It’s been quite a few years since I last shot at Union Station.  I don’t know why but I’m quite amazed that people still ride the train…at least in Southern California!  When I lived in New York it was totally standard to take the train since nobody had cars in the city.  Either way, I think it’s totally cool that people take the train.  While walking through the station I kept thinking “I wonder where everyone is going?”  People watching in train stations/airports is one of my favorite things to do.  All the hustle and bustle makes me feel alive…that’s kind of why Nancy & Dave chose to do their engagement session at Union Station as well.  In Nancy’s words “I wanted to do the session where there was life, movement…”

We had a ton of fun together navigating our way through Union Station and Olvera St.  Dave and I had extra fun making fun of Nancy…good times Dave…good times :-)  They’ll be getting married next month at one of my favorite venues Seven Degrees in Laguna Beach.  Cannot wait!

Have a fab weekend everyone…now for some of my favorites!

Love this one…especially in black and white!

Union Station always has beautiful “pockets” of light…

Always love a simple portrait!  My not-so-original motto is “Everyone needs a good picture of them looking at the camera smiling!”

Love the next series of “brick” images…makes me feel like I’m on the East Coast somewhere!

kristin @ petal and thorn: love this e-session! what a great site and cute couple. October 14, 2011 1:55 pm