Eugene is an old friend from high school and college who I’ve lost touch with. Via the magic of Facebook we’ve once again crossed paths. I remember joking around in the back of Spanish II and during our Confirmation classes at St. Martha’s. After all these years he’s still a the same fun guy with the contagious humor. When Eugene called me up to discuss shooting his wedding I was anxious to meet his fiance, Doreen. I wanted to meet the gal that would put up with all his antics ; ).
For the first half of their E-Session they wanted to have their daughter, Nika come along and make it like of a family session. Nika, who will probably make a great photog one day, brought a lot of energy and fun to the session. She was a great little assistant who knew how to make Eugene and Doreen laugh. I took them to Cal Poly Pomona which has great textures and diverse backdrops. It also happens to be where Eugene and I went to college. It was actually kind of fitting. We both went there as naive teens, left as naive men, and were back…. as naive family men. Well, less naive. For the second half of their shoot we hung out at old town Pasadena. I love the feel of their back alley and buildings. Colorful, rustic, and intimate.
Seeing Eugene again brought back a whole lot of fun memories. Meeting his family, Doreen and Nika, it was a pleasure to see their great future.
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