we love a dope portrait session. we always have such a good time jumping around town and keeping things light while capturing some epic shots. we sometimes feel there is a taboo around engagement sessions. but really, they should be looked at as a great way to get comfortable with your photographer and have stunning photos on your walls that aren’t from your wedding. to all of our future couples: more shoots like this one, please.
magic captured by jake for LOVE + WOLVES CO.
we always love a wedding celebration at triple s ranch. with good photo ops at every turn we would be fine shooting there every weekend. then you add the meticulous attention to detail that REE + MIKE brought to their special weekend and it made us even more obsessed.
so thankful to all the vendors below for making it magical.
Photo : Natalie + Dustin for LOVE + WOLVES CO
Flowers : Pineapple Petals Studio
Caterer : La Bocca Fina Fine Catering
Coordinator : Lovely Time Weddings and Events
Dress : Hayley Paige
Suit : Ermenegildo Zegna
Cake : Studio Cake
Music : Michael’s Music
Venue : SSS Ranch Calistoga
Videographer : Lux Films
we love turning trips into work-cations... but if we can ever get in a work-free vacation we will take it. a lot of people don't know this, but when you own your own business you are essentially always on the clock, unless you deliberately make the call to disconnect. we haven't taken one of these in over a year and it's just what the witch doctor ordered. it was a big toss up between the beach and the desert but there was something about the stillness of the desert that was calling our names... so joshua tree and palm springs it was!
joshua tree is exactly how we needed to start the trip. quiet with just enough human activity, we had an incredible time looking for treasures in yucca valley. we stepped into the past at the pioneertown motel, stargazed under the millions of stars in the sky and wandered around the magic land of joshua tree national park (an absolute must when you are anywhere close). another highlight also escaping to witch mountain for a little maternity shoot.
our next stop was palm springs...you get the energy of the city without all the traffic and pretentious tudes (sorry la, we still love you). we had the perfect welcome by arriving to a full moon (in scorpio) drum circle our first night at the ace hotel + swim club. morning adventures with pool time afternoons is exactly how we would describe our perfect day and we got three of them. between the adventures to the living desert, a runaway to salvation mountain and east jesus and getting high on the tram, we covered a lot of ground...and the ace hotel was the perfect place to call home for some serious relaxation with a lot things to still do right there if we wanted.
we couldn't have asked for a better trip. now if only we can get wolfy to sleep in his own bed again. wish us luck!
photos by : papa, mama wolf and a few random strangers.
there's nothing like wandering through the desert with your soulmate.
photo magic by martina micko
