March 19, 2024 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Joleen + Steven

What a fun session this was! Joleen & Steven are high school sweethearts and have been together 18 years. When Joleen and Steven reached out to us to document their wedding, we were so excited! Not only do they have a beautiful love story and two amazing children but they both are Northview HS alumni’s, which is where Ally attended High School as well. Woo go Vikings!

When it came to planning their engagement session, they expressed taking photos near their wedding venue, Franciscan Gardens. Which is located in the heart of San Juan Capistrano. Next to the venue is the famous Los Rios Historic District, which seemed to be the perfect spot to capture what they were envisioning for their session!

Fast forward to their session, we had the couple meet us at Hidden House Coffee. This is such a cute little coffee shop and was the perfect meet-up spot to grab a coffee and chat with our couple before walking around snapping photos. From that point, we pretty much just walked down the alley and found so many great spots. There is honestly no bad area for photos along this whole path. So much greenery, flowers, and the perfect light shining through the street in the evening! Our favorite area is behind the Montanez Adobe. This area has a lot of cactus and the sun really glows through here, making it the perfect spot for some warm golden hour photos!

The session ended with us walking around the town in front of the theater and the Mission taking full advantage of the golden hour light. It was such a great time hanging out with Joleen and Steven and we can’t wait for their wedding in October!

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