The weather conspired against Roshni and Lucas’s couples’ photography session at the Carbon Canyon Redwoods. Los Angeles is known for always being funny, yet it wasn’t on this particular day. We managed to have our session at Redwood Grove on the one overcast day. Regardless, their photographs are brilliant and beautiful.
I cannot choose a sole favorite moment of their session. We were all mesmerized by how beautiful the Carbon Canyon redwoods are. I have never seen the redwoods in Northern California, so I don’t have a good comparison point unlike Lucas. So, to me the Redwoods in the Redwood Grove were magnificent.
As a couple, Roshni and Lucas are absolutely adorable. I loved that they brought their picnic. They had a wicker basket with some fruit and laid out their blanket in the middle of the Carbon Canyon Redwoods. The picnic was such a cute idea and lent itself to so many romantic photographs. If I had to choose two moments they would be: when they fed each other pieces of a clementine and when they laid down on the blanket in opposite directions and took a quick “nap” on each other. I love photographs that reflect an activity you might do outside of your engagement or couples’ session.
My favorite part of their session was when Lucas snuck up on Roshni. Obviously, when there are the massive Carbon Canyon Redwoods around you, you are obligated to play a little hide and seek and scare each other. The first time, he did not hear me say go, so he was waiting and waiting, not moving a muscle. Roshni was standing there and waiting in front of a giant redwood for him to scare her and heard absolute silence. She made a few comments along the lines of “wow, you are moving so quietly” and kept squirming, anticipating his sneak “attack.” Shortly after, Lucas came out from behind the tree and said “oh, was I meant to go?” We all thought it was really funny. Afterwards, he executed a picture-perfect surprise attack.
The only downfall of the Carbon Canyon Redwoods & Regional Park is the geese. I personally, am moderately afraid of geese. More than the geese themselves, stepping in goose pop or messing up your clothes due to it, is less than ideal. So, if you are hesitant to get messy, I would watch out and find a different location. There are so many beautiful spots in Southern California. So, if you don’t do your engagement session at the Carbon Canyon Redwoods you’ll find somewhere else just as spectacular. So, if you go during goose migration season, beware and plan accordingly.
Read more about the Carbon Canyon Regional Park for your engagement session here!
Learn more about the Regional Park here!
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