weaver family, sd firehouse museum | san diego portrait photographer

we love checking out new spots for family pictures, and so we were thrilled when heidi asked to do her family photos at the san diego firehouse museum in little italy. we had always loved the red door which made a perfect backdrop for engagement photos, but we had never done a family session there.

one thing that makes these photos really stand out is the color coordination of the family. heidi did a great job picking outfits that complemented each other and went well with the background. the red, cream and brown palette works nicely for an urban backdrop, or as you'll see in a future post, for a park setting to give your pictures a bit of pop. here are our faves from the session...

engaged! shannon and jud | san diego wedding photographer

it is so awesome when we meet a couple as fun as we are, and as soon as we met shannon and jud, we knew we were going to have a great time. we started out at balboa park for some fun and romantic shots and spent some time enjoying the warm january weather.









next it was onto little italy, where jud proposed to shannon. we started out at one of our favorite wine bars, sogno di vino, and then took a walk around the cute and colorful streets.

shannon rocked it in a sexy black dress and braved the cold night for some cool pics--they celebrated their engagement right here, zia's bistro in little italy...



gorgeous light, right before sunset, i think they belong in a magazine...


we made another stop at the porto vista hotel where we grabbed a drink at the glass door, a very cool bar with a gorgeous view of san diego harbor...


and then it was a race to catch the train and the little italy sign before it got too dark...


shannon and jud, we are so looking forward to your wedding this summer, and james is looking forward to renting an aston martin one of these days :) congrats!!!

engaged! cory and james

its always great to meet a couple with whom we just click--between sharing the same name, same look and same love of all things liquor, we couldn't have found a closer soul-mate for james. we met cory and james a couple weeks ago in little italy, where they live, and started out at the waterfront bar to loosen up a bit.





after a couple cocktails, we headed out on a photo safari of little italy, taking advantage of the cool colored walls and fun street scenes.








i love this one of cory...











another bar stop, this time at sogno di vino, a very cool little wine bar, where everyone is speaking italiano...










after a quick outfit change, we headed down to the hotel del, where james proposed to cory. although it was a bit chilly and the sun dipped behind the clouds before we could get any sunset shots, it was absolutely beautiful.



















we are definitely looking forward to the wedding later this summer, and know its going to be a great party!