Anita and Saajan | Oakland Engagement Session

I think of one adjective when I look at these pictures…can you guess which one? I won’t make you wait…it’s JOY! I typically write a few notes after I meet with a couple for the first time. Wanna know what my notes read for these two? “They are so HAPPY!” 🙂 Anita and Saajan are individually and collectively the most joyful people I’ve ever met. They met at UCSD on the dance team and we’re always paired up together because of their height. Doesn’t that just sound like a love story waiting to happen?! Since they’re dancers, it was appropriate that Saajan proposed with a flash mob…that included their closest family and friends!!

 

Both Saajan and Anita have been busy with school; him in medical school, and her wrapping up her doctorate in Physical Therapy. One of my sisters is a Physical Therapist and the other is in medical school…so I told them I could kind of understand just how crazy their lives were 🙂 We were able to make some time the week of their wedding for an engagement shoot and I’m so glad we did! I typically think of the engagement shoot as a “warm-up” for the wedding day, but these two needed no such preparation 🙂 Their chemistry and joy just radiates through to the camera.

 

When they said they wanted to find a rose garden for their session, I wasn’t quite sure where we’d end up. We landed on the Morcom Rose Garden in Oakland and it did not disappoint! Although the sun never poked it heads out of the clouds, these two had enough joy and warmth to light up each shot. I feel so blessed to have the clients I do and to be able to capture such a joyous time in their lives. Enjoy some highlights from their engagement session!!