A Sunset Anniversary Session in San Luis Obispo | Alivia & Jonathan

Let’s talk the classic plot of every young adult movie- you meet the love of your life in science lab one day, and the next you begin the rest of your life together.

This story isn’t fiction, though, this is real life! Alivia & Jonathan met in one of their classes in Fisher Science Hall at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and from there, they went on to marry each other and start a family. Here they are ten years later, celebrating ten years of marriage in the very place they met- San Luis Obispo. Alivia & Jonathan are our kind of people, looking to document every season of their life together, and this milestone anniversary was no different!

Alivia reached out to us a few weeks before they’d be visiting the Central Coast, hoping we’d be down for a couple shoot that involved a few photos in front of the very building where she met Jonathan, and sunset photos elsewhere in town, we were in. More than anything, we were so excited to learn from these two! For us, marriage has been a beautiful and humbling experience over the last two years, and we were so eager to listen to Alivia & Jonathan’s stories and tips as they crossed the ten year mark, especially after having a family too.

We met up with these two in front of Fisher Science (after a very reminiscent walk around Cal Poly’s campus, one of the few times I’d been on it since I graduated four years ago!), and they told us the story of how they met in that very building while we captured some photos of them in front of it, and with the picturesque ivy wall running down its side.

It was a gorgeous (and cold and windy) evening in San Luis Obispo, but the sunset looked like it was going to be an epic one, so we drove over to nearby Terrace Hill to take more photos with the stunning views of Madonna and Bishop Peak in the background. Our goal was to give these two the most SLO-themed anniversary photos we could, and nothing screams “San Luis Obispo couple photos” more than a trip to Terrace Hill!

We had the best time with these two documenting their love and how it's grown over the years, and of course listening to their wise words to implement into our marriage! We are so grateful to these two, and loved the opportunity to capture this snapshot in the beautiful life they’re building together! Keep scrolling to see more of this epic sunset and sweet, nostalgic couple session :)

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