Negative Space

Last night’s storm provided glorious clouds and color as the sun set on the horizon. It apparently snowed here in Southern California in areas that are more inland than where we are!

I’m excited to be sharing these images as part of a blog circle with “Negative Space” as the theme for the month! Follow along the circle and check out Portland Oregon photographer Brooke Hazel of Dream Baby Photography’s take on the theme here!

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xoxo,
Lauren
 

Are you looking for a photographer for your upcoming wedding or anniversary session? Email Lauren at [email protected] or use the contact link on the top of this page to get in touch with California Wedding Photographer Lauren Nygard! Lauren is based in Southern California but loves traveling with her camera to capture love across the globe!

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Chelsea & Matthew – Livermore Engagement Session

I met up with Chelsea and Matt for the first time almost a year ago. They each brought their mom with them, and it was awesome to learn about not only the two of them but also their fun families that chilly morning! We had actually been in touch for several months by that time, so it was amazing to finally meet these two!

At that meeting, I learned that Chelsea and Matt were planning a move from San Diego up to Livermore, CA, where some of Matt’s family is. Chelsea had visited Livermore when Matt lived there previously, so she thought it would be a great place for their engagement session, and I couldn’t agree more! We visited downtown Livermore, a few public parks, and a winery out in the county for these images, including a handful after dark!

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After our nighttime session, Chelsea and Matt were kind enough to enlighten me on the amazingness that is CREAM. It was so delicious and fun! I loved it so much that I had to include this iPhone photo of my yummy ice cream sandwich in this post! This sandwich is made of two snickerdoodle cookies and salted caramel ice cream. And don’t worry–it’s all gluten free! :)

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xoxo,
Lauren
 

Are you looking for a photographer for your upcoming wedding or anniversary session? Email Lauren at [email protected] or use the contact link on the top of this page to get in touch with California Wedding Photographer Lauren Nygard! Lauren is based in Southern California but loves traveling with her camera to capture love across the globe!

California Wedding Photography | Lauren Nygard Photography

https://laurennygard.com



Mark & Courtney – San Antonio Engagement Session

Mark and Courtney got engaged a few months ago, and I was excited to take some engagement photos while I was in Texas over Thanksgiving! We were outside of San Antonio, in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, for a distillery tour and whiskey tasting at Garrison Brothers, and then for some wine across the street at William Chris.

Born in the same hospital just a few days apart, Mark and Courtney are both Texas Aggies (whoop!) who didn’t meet until they were back in San Antonio after college, though they had been at A&M at the same time. Mark had proposed at another nearby winery, Becker Vineyards, so it made sense to meet up at a distillery and winery for these images!

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xoxo,
Lauren
 

Are you looking for a photographer for your upcoming wedding or anniversary session? Email Lauren at [email protected] or use the contact link on the top of this page to get in touch with San Diego Wedding Photographer Lauren Nygard! Lauren is based in Southern California but loves traveling with her camera to capture love across the globe!

San Antonio Wedding Photography | Lauren Nygard Photography

https://laurennygard.com



Welcome Home, Ranae!

This homecoming was a little different than the usual Camp Pendleton ones, since Ranae is in the Army and is actually a reservist! She was activated for this deployment on rather short notice, leaving her wife, Jacquie, to hold down the fort while she was gone. ;) After having been gone for 251 days, Ranae was finally back in Jacquie’s arms, just in time for Christmas!

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Thank you, Jacquie and Ranae, for having me capture your amazing reunion! Welcome home, Ranae!

xoxo,
Lauren
 

 

Looking for a photographer for your upcoming military homecoming? Email Lauren at [email protected] or use the contact link on the top of this page to get in touch with Camp Pendleton Homecoming Photographer Lauren Nygard! :) I’d love to hear from you!

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Welcome Home, Stephen!

Emily and Stephen met in Florida, though Stephen is stationed out here in San Diego. They had been dating for a while before Stephen left on a deployment. While he was gone, Emily naturally stayed in Florida, but made a trip out here for his homecoming last week! Stephen’s brother and sister-in-law live here as well, so they and their son were able to witness the homecoming. Isn’t Stephen’s nephew just the cutest?!

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Thank you, Emily and Stephen, for having me capture this special day for you and your families! Welcome home, Stephen!!

xoxo,
Lauren
 

 

Looking for a photographer for your upcoming military homecoming? Email Lauren at [email protected] or use the contact link on the top of this page to get in touch with San Diego Homecoming Photographer Lauren Nygard! :) I’d love to hear from you!

San Diego Homecoming Photography | Lauren Nygard Photography

https://laurennygard.com