ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

A couple kissing in a field of tall grass at sunset.

Engagement Sessions, or pre-wedding sessions are a great way for us to get to know each other better and to become more at ease in front of the camera.

While these sessions may be a bit more “posed” than what our day together will be like on your wedding day, it will give you some insight on how I work and guide my couples for those more formal portraits on a wedding day.

A smiling couple embracing in front of a brick building with large arched windows and greenery, with sunlight shining from the left.
A person's hand with a ring reaches out to touch tall grass and yellow wildflowers in a sunlit field.

Filoli Estate Garden

Text that reads 'Hi! I'm Cherlyn...'
Young girl in pink dress with flowers in her hair standing in a line at a formal event, surrounded by other women and children, all dressed in traditional attire, with a modern interior setting featuring large windows.
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My first wedding! I was 4 years old. I remember being so stoked to be all dressed up as a flower girl for my Tita’s wedding

A woman standing in an open wooden barn door with a brick exterior, wearing glasses and a black dress.
Here I am scoping out first look locations :P
Me pretending to open the door to see the groom…yeah, this should work…

If you’re here, then you already know that I’m a full time documentary photographer.

And if you are here, then you’re a bit like me and want to know more than just the basic stuff. Well, lucky you that I’m a total over-sharer. I apologize now. You can find more about me here and what exactly is documentary wedding photography here.

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