People are shocked when they learn they only have to travel as far as Pismo to take Sahara Desert-like engagement photos! See more from Loren & Jason’s session here!

Abby & Dave chose to take their engagement photos in the very spot they got engaged-the coastal wonder that is Montana de Oro.

Another golden evening spent exploring the rugged coastline and dense forests at Montana de Oro with Abby & Eric!

We started this golden evening with wine tasting, continued to the beach for sunset, and ended with blue hour and cows! A dream day :)

I hesitate to use the word “perfect” to describe anything, but this evening at MDO was about as close as you can get. See more from Tabitha & Tyler’s sunny engagement session here!

We meandered around Los Osos’ Elfin Forest on a sunny evening with Autumn & Jason to celebrate their engagement!

We drove up the coast to Monterey to celebrate Kristen & Grant’s engagement and photograph them at sunset on the rocky beach!

We adventure around Los Olivos’ Foxen Canyon Ranch for Brooke and Austin’s engagement session and got a little taste of the stunning place they’ll be getting married next year!

Michelle & Alex incorporated a vintage couch into their engagement photos, and we had so much fun running around with them and Rosie through the rolling hills and backroads of San Luis Obispo!

Our first engagement session at Montana de Oro in which we saw sun in eight whole months!! Sarah & Omer had the most stunning afternoon as we explored just about every inch of the park!

My first wedding clients ever asked me to capture another exciting season in their lives as they plan to welcome their first baby! We headed up to Santa Cruz to capture all the golden goodness :)

Liz discovered the Oceano Dunes (and us!) on Pinterest, and she and Sal travelled down to Pismo Beach from Northern California to celebrate their engagement and shoot in her dream landscape.

Sarah & Daniel took their engagement photos in a place very special to them and their story together- Big Sur!

Cory & Yen wore traditional Vietnamese Ao Dai for their engagement photos to honor Yen’s heritage, and these stunning outfits really popped against the foggy Montana de Oro weather!

Amy & Peter are so full of joy just to be together-that has been the most beautiful, evident thing about their relationship since the moment we met them. Together we adventured around MDO on a Friday evening, celebrating their engagement and laughing the whole way through!

Riley and Kevin came out from the valley to explore Montana de Oro’s beaches with us and celebrate their engagement in anticipation of their Mexico destination wedding next year!

Katiebelle & Nick spent time together living in Santa Cruz, which they told us built a love for the nearly-always foggy weather. When we pulled up to MDO on an equally foggy day, they were so excited that the weather really represented them!

Grace & Cyrus have been working toward marriage for four years, and celebrated their engagement with a golden hour photo session in the forest & on the bluffs at Montana de Oro!

Megan, Will, and their dog Narnia joined us for a little adventure through the green hills at Johnson Ranch!

Maddie & Zach have so many memories of visiting Shaver Lake with their dogs during the winter and could not imagine a more beautiful setting for their snowy engagement session.