Goooood morning California! And to the rest of you, obviously, but to Santa Barbara especially. We left early Friday morning to head to LA for Steve & Kristin’s engagement session and planned for a few extra days out west to visit friends and go see a Nationals game in Dodgers stadium tonight. Matt had never been to SB and as it’s one of the MOST beautiful places I’ve ever seen, I couldn’t wait for him to experience it too!

Los Angeles engagement photo at Manhattan Beach | Abby Grace

We stayed with the amazing James & Jess who were, unsurprisingly, incredible hosts, and we were sad to leave them this morning! But as we’re headed back down to LA to go to HOGWARTS!! and a Nats game, and since I know we’ll see these two again, it made parting a little bit easier :).

As always, lessons learned/events that transpired over the past week!

  • We were driving through the gorgeous California countryside and while marveling at how expansive it all was, I said aloud “I wonder how long it took Good to form the earth?” And without missing a beat, Matt’s response was “Six days. There’s documentation of this in Genesis.”
  • There’s nothing quite so humbling as trying to teach a webinar (you know, in a professional capacity) and having your dog serenade with loud, booming barks throughout the entirety of your session. Apparently it wasn’t as noticeable to anyone tuning in, but yeah. THAT was super distracting.
  • And then the weather decided it would be a good time to have a loud thunderstorm, too. So if you listen to the Posing In A Pinch webinar replay and hear barking + thunder, now you know why.
  • If you’re looking for an excuse to laugh really hard, go watch this Youtube video. This guy responds to scam emails as if he’s really interested in their offer, and the ensuing hilarity is well worth the watch.
  • Sugarfina is a dangerous shop to enter. Firstly, the layout & design of the store itself is extremely well done. Add to that the simple design of their packaging and the crazy beautiful array of color? You’ll get a cavity walking into the store. (It’s worth it, though)

And here’s a preview from Saturday morning- how stunning are these two?? You’re going to love their session, I can’t wait to show you!

Los Angeles engagement photo at Manhattan Beach | Abby Grace

Monday Mash-Up

June 20, 2016

  1. Jean says:

    Beautiful photos! Have a great time !

  2. Rici says:

    Oh gosh! Those thunderstorms… we had tones of those in the past weeks.
    Happy new week!!

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