Usually people take a little time to get comfortable in front of the camera, but Annie and James were naturals.  We dove right in and got some amazing shots of these two lovely people, and I’m so excited to share them here.

Annie and James have been dating for 4 years and have managed to juggle a long distance relationship with school and work this whole time.  Annie commutes every weekend so they can spend time together.  Their commitment is quite inspiring.  This is their first time being professionally photographed together and I’m so honored to be a part of it!

I helped Annie pick out a dress for the shoot but had forgotten to discuss what James was going to wear.  I was so pleasantly surprised to see them arrive in matching blues, and then found out that they started wearing matching clothes when they first started dating, and it just became their thing.  Adorable!

The Walt Disney Concert Hall was such a gorgeous place to photograph.  Even though it was around 3:30 in the afternoon and really, really bright outside, the silvery structure created the perfect environment with beautiful glowing light.

Such a gorgeous couple!

And then James started goofing off, Annie didn’t see this one coming.

And finally, my favorite shot of the day.   This is what happiness looks like.