California

Anu & Raghu- Engagement Shoot in California

Anu and Raghu are totally my ideal kind of couple. Happy, adventurous, and deeply in love. We have been mostly lucky to shoot the best and unique couples in the world. This time was no different.

Anu and Raghu met on Tinder. Anu knew he was the one, the moment she saw him. While Anu takes care of the research and planning, Raghu would try to execute everything with perfection and detail.

They met and dated in San Francisco, and it made complete sense to shoot their engagement session here. Along with this Anu decided to do the Yosemite road trip as well. The idea sounded perfect. Yosemite is just the ideal place for engagement sessions, or just a simple vacation. Hence, we planned to combine both into one. We spent a beautiful day, the meadows were thriving, and the sky as blue as can be. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do any hiking as most of the roads were closed. Nevertheless, we shot there forever, completely losing track of time until the sunset.

Here are few of our favourites from these two crazy sessions, in San Francisco and Yosemite. I call it crazy because of the spontaneity and simplicity of each photo which only we would know. The fun bit was that even after extensive planning and research, we ended up having a lot of hiccups – closed roads and sudden weather changes, our favourite locations being closed. Nevertheless, we were a perfect team and made the best of whatever we were presented with, at that moment. We ended up laughing at ourselves, and laughing at the situation, which resulted in much better pictures than we imagined.

Anu and Raghu, thanks for being so awesome.

We are not done! Stay tuned, their wedding would be up on the blog shortly.

Gallery

Anu and Raghu run through a sunlit green field at golden hour in California

Yosemite Valley at dusk, granite cliffs and pine forest beneath pink-streaked sky, California

Anu and Raghu hold hands on a river bank, reflected in still water, with California cliffs and pine trees behind them

Anu and Raghu sit on a moss-covered boulder in a sunlit California valley with towering granite cliffs and pine trees

Anu and Raghu embrace by a river under towering granite cliffs in California

Couple embracing by river with towering granite cliffs and forest in California landscape

Anu and Raghu standing at a wooden fence with towering granite cliffs and pine forest behind them in California

Anu and Raghu embrace by a river, forested mountains and evergreens behind them in California

Anu and Raghu hold hands walking through a meadow with California's dramatic granite cliffs and waterfall behind them

Anu and Raghu embrace in a sun-drenched California meadow with granite cliffs and forest behind

Anu and Raghu hold hands in meadow grass with Yosemite granite cliffs and waterfall behind, clear blue sky

Anu and Raghu cycling on a red bike with granite cliffs and waterfall in California background

Anu and Raghu pose playfully on a California desert road in black and white

Anu and Raghu smile together outdoors in California, soft natural light, lush green background

Anu and Raghu kiss among wildflowers in California, backlit by soft golden light, black and white

Anu and Raghu embrace on a rural road at dusk, her patterned dress flowing in the wind, California farmland behind them

Anu and Raghu sit embracing on a rural California road under clear blue sky, orchards behind them

Anu and Raghu stand beneath bare trees in a California orchard, golden light filtering through branches

Woman in straw hat and black crop top poses at California sculpture park under blue sky

Anu and Raghu stand apart on a California plaza with palm trees and sculptural architecture under blue sky

Anu and Raghu stand on an urban street in California, wearing sunglasses and stylish black leather jackets

Anu lifted high by Raghu on a San Francisco street lined with historic buildings and American flags

Anu and Raghu sit together on sandy California beach in red dress and black shirt, Golden Gate Bridge visible in misty distance

Anu and Raghu pop champagne on a California beach at sunset, Golden Gate Bridge visible in the distance

Anu and Raghu walk along a California beach in casual attire, laughing together at sunset

Anu and Raghu hold hands on a California beach, she jumping joyfully with a clear umbrella in black and white

Anu and Raghu kiss under umbrella by Golden Gate Bridge in misty California light

Anu and Raghu pose playfully against a red brick wall with heart-shaped balloons in California

Anu laughs joyfully while sitting in a parking space, legs kicked up, wearing a bright blue dress against a red brick wall

Anu and Raghu hold festive balloons against a brick wall, smiling and looking skyward in California

Anu and Raghu embrace in a sunlit forest path surrounded by tall trees in California

Anu and Raghu share an intimate close-up moment, both smiling, in black and white

Anu and Raghu stand together under tall redwoods in dappled sunlight, looking upward in California

Anu and Raghu smile among lush green foliage, she in coral dress and wide-brimmed hat, he in white shirt

Anu and Raghu embrace against lush green foliage in California, holding a wide-brimmed hat

Anu in coral dress and wide-brimmed hat, Raghu in light blue shirt and white pants, standing in front of colorful doors in California

Anu and Raghu embrace against vibrant street mural in California, dappled sunlight casting shadows

Anu and Raghu sit together in front of vibrant California street art mural, framed through chain-link fence