Mary + Carlo’s Los Angeles Engagement Session

September 5, 2014 Engagements, Photography

I met Mary and Carlo through Anthony Carbajal. You may recognize him from his ALS ice bucket challenge video that went viral. Anthony recently was diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.) It runs in his family, and he’s had symptoms for about a year. When Anthony was diagnosed with ALS, doctors suggested that he quit wedding photography, since it will accelerate his ALS. This devastating news left him unable to photograph all of the upcoming weddings he had booked. Anthony had to call his couples and refund all the money and let them know the horrible news.

One of my close friends, Jeremy Chou, heard about this. He decided to rally the photography community together to create a fantastic campaign called #OneForAnthony. We would all rally behind Anthony by shooting his weddings on his behalf, and all of the money from the couples would go 100% to Anthony.

I was lucky enough to have been chosen by one of Anthony’s couples – Mary and Carlo.

I connected immediately with Mary and Carlo, and their engagement session was really comfortable and relaxed. My fellow photographer buddy, Frank Carrino, came along to assist and second shoot for me, and we all had a great time.

They wanted an urban feel for their engagement session, so we went to downtown Los Angeles to capture them in the middle of incredible architecture. I loved utilizing the overpass bridge that included the city’s skyline. I also loved the fun and dramatic pops of color found on the exterior walls of certain buildings, as well as a fountain that made for a breathtaking backdrop of this wonderful couple. We didn’t want to utilize the Walt Disney Concert Hall, since there have been so many other engagement sessions there, so we opted to stay around the Department of Water and Power, and the surrounding areas. We had a great time venturing through downtown and exploring together.

Anyhow, check out Mary and Carlo’s engagement photos!

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