“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.” ― Walt Whitman

“I'm beginning to think that maybe it's not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you're with them.” ― Anne Tyler

"San Francisco has one drawback, 'tis hard to leave.". - Rudyard Kipling

“The greatest love stories are not those in which love is only spoken, but those in which it is acted upon.” - Steve Maraboli

“your hand touching mine. this is how galaxies collide.” ― Sanober Khan

“One transcendent kiss that later makes lovers take soft breaths, holding hands” ― Lori L. Otto

“I need the starshine of your heavenly eyes, After the day's great sun.” ― Charles Hanson Towne

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

I - will have poetry in my life. And adventure. And love. Love above all.”
- Marc Norman

“That night when you kissed me, I left a poem in your mouth, and you can hear some of the lines everytime you breathe out.” - Andrea Gibson

No. Love is an element. An element like air to breathe. Earth to stand on.” - Laini Taylor

“Such sheer lunacy, this thing called love. Yet, they all want to dive and lose themselves in its deep waves.” - Saim Cheeda

“True love doesn't need words,
true love can speak for itself.”
- Jodie Lake

I love how she makes me feel, like anything's possible, or like life is worth it.

“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” ― Sarah Dessen

“The Hoov” is what we started calling it.” Apparently, the apartment complex where Elissa and Nick used to live is located on the corner of Hoover St. in Los Angeles, hence the nickname. Nick would go on to tell me that parties would happen on a nightly basis since all the neigbors that live in that complex got along. “So basically, it was a fraternity house?” I asked jokingly. They both laughed and nodded in agreement.

There we were, standing on Land’s End – on the edge of the continent. Looking outward you can see the vastness that is the Pacific Ocean. I can literally just sit there and lose myself in wonderment. On how magnificent the world can be. And how insignificant we truly are. But as much as I wanted to stay and bask in the sun while the cool sea air kisses my skin, I still had a shoot to do. So we began treading down the steps.

“Congratulations guys! But you’re not allowed to shoot here.” Damn. We’ve only stepped foot on Salk Institute for a mere few seconds and here we are, already being hassled by “the man”. “Can we at least shoot for 30 minutes?” I pleaded, while trying my best to look like a sad puppy. But no luck. We were shooed away. But one thing that I noticed is that the security guard was nice and pleasant about it. Well we are in San Diego. People here are not as snooty. So now where to shoot? Because it feels like life just handed us a bunch of lemons. So now do we make lemonade with it or throw it at the security guard? Or both?

“Occasional showers possible. Highs in the mid 60s and low in the low 50’s”. Shit. It’s going to rain. So like any professional photographer would do, I panicked and quickly texted Lydia. “It’s going to rain. Buy umbrellas.” But I shouldn’t say I panicked. More like sprung into action. One thing about this business is it’s important that you are flexible and are able to adapt to any situation at a moments notice. A sunny day can turn into rain. A happy bride can turn into a bridezilla. And all the pre-planning that you do can be for naught. But on that day in Calistoga, CA., Lady Luck decided to cast her smile upon us and gave us just the right amount of clouds and sunshine. 
So Lydia and Tessa finally arrived. I could tell they were nervous. Heck, I was nervous. Not because of the fear that I might botch-up their esession, but because Lydia and I went to nursing school together. I guess I always put more pressure on myself when it comes to photographing friends and acquaintances. Especially nurses.