We met Ilonka and Rich in Big Sur, California for their engagement session. We were shooting a wedding in San Luis Obispo the day before and Big Sur is only a 3 hour drive so we made the trip up.
Big Sur is such a beautiful place. Arguably one of the most beautiful spots on the west coast.
For their engagement session, Ilonka and Rich wanted the beach and the jaw dropping cliffs Big Sur are known for. We started the shoot during golden hour at Pfeiffer Beach. We only had around 10-15 minutes at this location because the sun was setting fast and wanted to make it to the cliffs to have some of the sun left and to shoot during blue hour. You can see the shoot starts at Pfieffer Beach and you can watch the sun slowly start to set in the photos and turn to dark blue.
Blue hour is one of our favorite times to shoot. We really pushed the limits with their shoot and shot during the very last light at 6:47pm. This was 21 minutes after the sun had gone down. Shooting Ilonka and Rich’s Big Sur engagement session was so romantic and beautiful. We got to know them and talked about life and their wedding coming up which we are so excited for!
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