INVESTMENT GALLERY
SoCal + Beyond

socal based weddings + elopements

modern films & candid photography

+ RAW AND REAL. CAPTURING HUMAN EMOTION WHEREVER WE GO +

 

 
 
 

We’re Kristine + Charles

We are destination wedding photographers / videographers based in Los Angeles, California. We collect board games, are obsessed with sushi, love the outdoors, and are proud dog parents to our two pups, Riley and Bruno. Oh, and we’re married and think it’s the best thing ever. We love this season of our life, and can’t think of a better job than to come alongside and serve our couples as they enter this incredible new life chapter.

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We specialize in capturing the candid, natural and emotion-filled shots between you + your boo. And while SoCal is home, we love to travel and are available worldwide.

 

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HI FRIENDS! We’re working on some blog pieces! Is there anything in particular that would be helpful for you to know? From either a photographer’s perspective or a client perspective! . We want to write on things that will help YOU. So if you’ve got anything you’re curious about or want to know more about, would you drop a comment below? 👇🏻 . p.s. we’re still swooning over this Joshua Tree elopement. I’m way too excited to share more pics with you all. We’ll let you know when that blog post drops 😉
I’m thankful for him. ✨ . This guy is up literally all day (from morning and well into the night) to juggle his multiple projects for weddings, corporate gigs, and church. He’s pretty much nonstop. His ambition inspires me. . He’s thoughtful and asks all the right questions. I bounce my ideas off him and love hearing his thoughts. He’s insightful and it challenges me. . He’s silly and goofy (and it sometimes drives me insane), but I love him for it. He makes life fun. . And even with his crazy sched, he manages to still go with me to my doctor’s appointments, clean up around the house, take care of the dogs, and pray with me almost every night. He also always wakes me up with a glass of water and my prenatals when I fall asleep forgetting to take them (😬). . I married a real one and I can’t wait for our son to meet him.
Hi friends! How’s your Tuesday morning been? 🌞 We haven’t been completely showing up and present around here, so here’s a quick update on our days as of late! . 🌱 Editing, editing, editing (of course) 🌱 Celebrating our church’s 33 year anniversary 🌱 Starting to organize things for baby boy’s arrival, and then leaving it midway (our house is a disaster, oops) 🌱 Emails and wedding prep 🌱 Eating ice cream on the couch together, while starting the show New Amsterdam. OBSESSED. Anyone else watch it?!
This adventurous duo eloped in Joshua Tree over the weekend, and let us follow them around in their Volkswagen Camper to chase the sunset. 🖤🌵☀️ Peep our stories for some sneak peeks! . There’s something SO special about capturing elopements, especially in places that are wildly beautiful. Tears were shed. Family members cheered. They slow danced up on Jumbo Rocks. The whole evening was simple, emotional and beautiful. We LOVE the intimacy of elopements, and are huge fans when it’s done in a way that celebrates the love and life you’re starting together. . Anyone else eloping + want to take us along? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏽‍♂️
Felt like we worked from morning til night yesterday but we crossed a TON off our list *happy dance* . Now we’re off to Joshua Tree to shoot an elopement and we couldn’t be more stoked! What are your weekend plans? 🌵✨
REAL TALK. . “In any relationship, there will be frightening spells in which your feelings of love dry up. And when that happens you must remember that the essence of marriage is that it is a covenant, a commitment, a promise of future love. So what do you do? . You do the acts of love, despite your lack of feeling. You may not feel tender, sympathetic, and eager to please, but in your actions you must BE tender, understanding, forgiving and helpful. And, if you do that, as time goes on you will not only get through the dry spells, but they will become less frequent and deep, and you will become more constant in your feelings. This is what can happen if you decide to love.” -The Meaning of Marriage (Tim Keller) . This is one of the beautiful ways marriage can change us. It grows us in our capacity to love, and to choose to love. Even through the ebb and flow of emotion. 🖤
From filming videos, editing photos, answering emails, prepping the home for baby, running a business, and you know...growing a human, it can sometimes feel like A LOT. But every Monday, a few lady friends and I have been meeting up to unplug and read through a book called “Crazy Busy” (accurate 🤣). It talks about unhealthy habits that we could be cultivating in a life that never seems to slow down. Can anyone else relate? I know my hand is raised. For anyone out there living that crazy busy life, take a moment to pause and do a heart check. Is there anything important that you might be neglecting? Have you spent GOOD quality time with your family, your friends, your love? The kind where you’re present and engaged (and not thinking or rushing to the next thing on your to do list). Have you read your bible or spent time in prayer? Consistently? When’s the last time you slowed down and picked up a hobby? Or even just slowed down to physically rest (which our bodies need!!)? Such good reminders for my soul. 🖤 Double tap if you agree. . . . Hosts: @mitchtellezphoto @ravenkinslerphotography Models: @emmie_spags @kendrarosephoto @heypaul__ Hair: @adriana.v.garcia MUA: @jennuhmarie Dresses: @nearlynewlywed Cake: @maggiescakeshop Florals: @honeysuckleandivy Textiles: @petradeluna Decor: @dappervintagerentals Macrame: @kn0tty_by_nature Event stylist: @creativa_co
Baby boy is now moving and grooving in my belly (often felt when we’re playing our favorite tunes). Apparently, he’s a mover. Our ob even asked me if I ate cake for breakfast because he couldn’t get him still enough to take a good photo. (And no I don’t eat cake for bfast). I’ve also turned our house upside down, which I think means I’ve entered full on nesting mode. Oops. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ We’re so excited to meet our little one. Pregnancy has been such a whirlwind for us, so we celebrate each and every milestone we pass. Here’s to week 22! About four more months to go. 🖤
Marisa + Shrey. These two have been together 10 years, today. 🖤 When I think about all the love, fights, forgiveness, communication and commitment that go into TEN years of a relationship, I get weepy. These two have known each other since high school (😭!!!) and so much can change between then and now. People go to college. We learn more about ourselves, who we are, what passions we want to pursue. We start our careers, we move out of our parents’ homes. We learn to communicate, to love better, and to forgive more freely. So 10 years is a reason to celebrate, indeed. 🎉 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, you two!!!
Remember these two sweet hearts!? 🖤 Funny story on the day we first met: We planned for breakfast over hot cocoa and pies, but Charles and I came rushing in 15 mins late because this prego had the great idea of going to a McDonalds drive through for a hash brown (even though we were already about to eat. #cravings). I hate being late to anything, so needless to say I was stressing. I thought since we were early, we’d make it with plenty of time. NOPE. Drive through took FOREVER for one freaking hash brown. We ended up having a good laugh about it all together, but seriously. Lesson learned. Skip the hash brown. Suit: @janda_formalwear Florals: @mrsbrownfloralandevent Stationery: @kokomocreative HMUA: @hairdesignbychristine