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Tabitha and Will’s Sweet Beach Engagement Session

 

There was something very unique about this session. Unique in regards to my other couples and also in regards to the times right now (yes, I’m talking about the pandemic). Due to Covid, Tabitha and Will were separated for seven month. When we did their session it was only their third day reunited. This added an extra special magic and potential to the day. Their love and attraction was so apparent. They absolutely adored each other! Every touch and every loving look was so genuine. Every action was met with the perfect reaction from the other. Nothing felt posed or staged- everything was natural, candid, fluid, and organic.

Speaking of organic, these two both have PhDs in organic chemistry. They met in a lab over 5 years ago. The sparks flew, they clicked, their attraction was positively undeniable, they had chemistry (badum tsss! See what I did there?!) In between their time in the lab, they are in their element (couldn’t help myself..) when they are around good food and on adventures. Periodically, they make elaborate beach picnics- so having one during their engagement session was not only a beautiful thing to photograph, but also incredibly meaningful to them. Shortly after our session they picked up and moved to the East Coast where they eloped. Hopefully in 2022, we will meet once again to shoot a wedding celebration in Zion. Tabitha and Will truly are the perfect pair (last one, I promise ;])!


Desert Born Studios is an elopement and intimate wedding photographer based in California, serving Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and the American West. 

Rooted in wild places and real connection, I photograph couples who want a wedding day that feels grounded, intentional, and true to who they are. If you’re dreaming of something less traditional and more meaningful, you’re in the right place.

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