when marisa reached out to me about photographing engagement photos for her and her fiance josh, i was so excited to hear that they wanted to have their portraits taken at pasadena city hall. what started as a simple “hello” message online led to tons of texts, emails, and eventually phone calls before marisa & josh met in person! theirs is truly a story of patience and love. my favorite part was hearing that marisa loves josh’s kind heart! their session was filled with lots of laughter, hugs, & joy, and i’m so excited to share my favorites below! enjoy! xo

we moved to the fountain in the center of city hall for some more portraits!

i absolutely love the mix of classic black & white in marisa & josh’s outfits for their engagement session! marisa looked so gorgeous in her white dress! the back of her dress is absolutely stunning…

// engagement session venue : pasadena city hall

// hair & makeup : kelly zhang studio

// engagement photography : photography by paulina