6 E-Sessions in One Day! – Sunset Restaurant in Malibu

For those of you who know me well, you know that I love being a part of a good cause. I stumbled upon a great opportunity: both a chance to be a part of something bigger than myself that helps a lot of great people, and also a chance to meet with 6 different engaged couples.

LetMeSail is a great organization that helps disabled individuals live a more independent life

The mission of LETMESAIL is to provide therapeutic, social, recreational, and educational opportunities for differently-abled individuals with disabilities (and their family members) enabling them to maximize their potential to lead a more independent, healthy, and enriched quality of life through a wide variety of activities held on-site at its Lifestyle Enrichment Center as well as a myriad of community-based activities.

Thanks to Jen O’Sullivan for putting this together, she organized, planned, and got everything in order. The engagement photoshoot was held at the Sunset Restaurant in Malibu, Which just happens to be the same restaurant that I took Sarah for our first date, and first anniversary(not wedding.) It’s a really great restaurant with an incredible view, and very, very delicious food. The plan was to have about 50 photographers, and 50 engaged couples that hadn’t yet chosen a photographer for their wedding yet. That way, everyone had the opportunity to work with 4-5 couples or photographers.

I was truly lucky to have 6 great couples to photograph. The hard part was this: I had only 15-20 minutes with each couple. That barely gives me any time… Most of my engagement sessions last between 2-3 hours, and we get dinner afterward to get to know each-other better. To top it off, as a rule, I know that the first 15 minutes don’t count when taking photos, It takes a little bit for my subjects to get used to the camera. In general, 15 minutes. So, as you can imagine, this put me in kind of a pressure-cooker of a situation. How am I supposed to make my couples look amazing without the warm-up time? And without the time that I usually take before the shoot to build up my rapport, and get to know my clients? To be honest, it felt a little dirty and quick. Get in/ get the shot/ get out. But you know what? it somehow worked! I got some incredible shots of my couples, and I think they’re going to love them.

Thanks Lisa and Trace, Amanda and Chad, Jen and Tim, Allison and Branden, Gabriela and Yariel, and of course Kim and Vincent! I had a ton of fun with you guys, and you all did such a great job with the portraits!

So, with no further ado(did I use that correctly?)… Here some of the photos:

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