Brandon Kidd Photography Blog

Last week I had the opportunity to shoot one of the most ridiculously cutest couples EVER! Meet Jared and Katelyn.. These two are high school sweethearts and have been dating since they were 16.. You have to hand it to them! the steadfastness, the commitment, the love that has endured countless trials and obstacles. A love that has endured a period of time full of growth and self discovery.. I love Love Story’s like this.. it shows true dedication and perseverance. One of my favorite parts about this shoot was seeing the two of them interact with each other. Witnessing the love and joy exploding out of both of them was moving.. So pure and so real. It was such a blessing to be able to document and capture just a small portion of their love. Katelyn and Jared are way into country, the music, the boots, the vibe, so I found the perfect back drop for their engagement photos..

Also just a little blog love.. Featured on the stellar Grey Likes Weddings blog today.. Thanks Summer for the feature your the best!! Enjoy the photos.

I love the light from the day..

this is my fav shot all day..

Another beautiful day and another amazing couple to work with. John and Karah contacted me to do their engagement shoot here in the beautiful sunny So. California.  I had never met them before, but through various emails I felt like I got to know them little by little.  I was so excited to shoot them. Its always a little uncomfortable, for the couple,  at first shooting something so intamate between two people when you have never met before. However its a task I am alwasy up for.. I think making people feel comfortable so they can be themselves is such a huge part to being a successful wedding photographer. John and Karah’s energy was infectious and made my job incredibly easy that day. Check out all the amazing photos from their shoot..

I love their chemistry.. they are so sweet and genuine with each other..

We had beautiful light the whole day..

Love this shot

snagged the last little bit of fall colors in December.. gotta love orange county..

We had a super great time and got some killer photos. These two are tying the knot down in Mexico later this year and although I will not be their photographer since they hired one down there, I am still happy to document just a small portion of their love in this capacity. Best of luck to you guys with the rest of your wedding plans

Ok so where do I begin! First of all I have to give a little shout out to Jen from Green Wedding Shoes for putting some of these on her sight as well! Such an honor to be posted on such an amazing wedblog!

I have been craving to post this amazing shoot for a couple weeks now! Kevin and Jennifer had the idea to shoot at Kevin’s grandpa’s house in Riverside, CA. This idea quickly turned into an amazing one the second I pulled up the the house.. or better yet..estate! This place was HUGE!! When I arrived I quickly called Kevin to see if I was at the right place because the place I drove to had 3 gated driveways all with the same address.. Kevin laughed and said yeah just drive through the 3rd driveway to the right.. HAHA a little perspective right..

When I got there I could not believe my eyes.. It was amazing or better A  MAZING! It was like a photographers heaven! Seriously! So many details and old vintage memorabilia, furniture, tools, stoves.. you name it Kevin’s G-PA had it! including a wide collection of classic cars from as early as the 1890’s.. crazy!! I didn’t even know there were cars that far back.. I didnt even know where to start.. like a kid in a candy store I couldn’t keep my attention for more than 5 minutes.. Kristin no comment

so much to shoot and only a couple hours!! It was going to be impossible!! There was even a full country store! can you tell how excited I still am!!

we perfect light all day!!

I love the chemistry between these two.. such fun loving people.. with a little impromptu sass

this is inside the store furnished with original candy shelves and even the original candy!! I really was a KIDD in a CANDY STORE.. haha ok that was bad..

anyways look how insanely awesome this place is!!

the light was SOO perfect!!

did I say how sweet the light was..

a quick wardrobe change then off to the pomegranate tree..

I LOVE these ones!

we pulled out one of the cars.. Model A I think..? car experts..?

I thought this was such a sweet way to end the day..

Key elements for a rockin’ shoot.  A sweet couple, perfect light and an incredible location!! cant get better that that!! Seriosuly there was too much to cover for only one shoot so we are going to try to go back for the wedding since they will be having their reception in the backyard of Kevins Moms house just up the road! I honestly cant wait!!!!