Sunflowers and Organic Gardens | Mercy and Jaime

July 14, 2009

Hello all,

Long Beach is a real gem when it comes to photographing weddings and engagement sessions! This engagement couple, Mercy and Jaime, took me around to a number of locations in Long Beach where I never knew existed. We started off their engagement photo session at their garden where they harvest their own vegetables. Their garden consists of squash, artichoke, and a lot of sunflowers. I just had to include a few of those sunflowers in our series of engagement photos. Check them out!

Jaime told me that sunflowers are one of the easiest plants to grow. Just buy a bag of sunflower seeds and toss them on the ground and they are usually self-sufficient. =)

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We tried to mimic Grant Wood’s American Gothic painting in this next engagement photograph. Mercy and Jaime were not grumpy enough!

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Outside their garden was a grove of trees that sprout purple flowers. I want one of these trees at my house!

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After the gardens, we drove to Downtown Long Beach for some urban pictures!

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I stood on the train tracks for this following image. Thankfully, no trains operated at that time.

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We concluded our engagement session at a docking yard between Long Beach and San Pedro.

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Thank you Mercy and Jaime for the personal tour around Long Beach. The couple will be wedded in Argentina this November!

Over and out,

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