“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

- Maya Angelou

Matt & Alex: Engagement Session | Jamul, CA | Analisa Joy Photography

“WOW Analisa!!! Thank you so much! We love all of them!!!!! You definitely went above and beyond! You’re gonna make my job hard to pick one for the save the date! Cannot wait for the wedding! You have a true talent for making people feel comfortable and relaxed. We had a great time! Cannot wait for the wedding” – Alex

I just recently photographed an engagement session for one of my 2013 wedding couples, Matt and Alex. This photo session was a piece of cake… literally! Alex had a family friend bake a beautiful (and delicious) cake which she incorporated into the shoot. These two are such a fun couple because mid session they weren’t afraid to cake one another in the face and enjoy their sweet dessert. Matt and Alex are also Crossfit junkies. They workout together about 5 times a week and Alex recently participated in the Crossfit games. I knew they were going to bring some workout gear to their session, but I couldn’t believe how heavy their weights were. I thought they would bring a few 5pounders as props, but these two wanted to make sure that their images were authentic. Once we got all the weights into position I made these two pump some iron while I took their pictures and snuck a few bites of cake. All their lifting should have motivated me to avoid the cake, but sweets seem to always overpower all my other senses. I can’t weight (get it…) for their beautiful wedding next year and for all the fun planning that they have ahead of them. Congrats Matt and Alex!

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