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I'm Eileen, so nice to meet you! I am a Los Angeles based photographer, passionate about people and a huge fan of love. I truly believe photography is God's gift to me; through it I am able to share life with some of the most amazing people. What a privilege and joy it has been!

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I use way too many exclamation marks, but I'm really just that excited!!!! I want to know what moves your heart. I say "that's so funny" quite a bit, but it can mean a number of things. I am a lover of donuts and tea. I floss every night before bed! I love the idea of being spontaneous, but rarely do things unplanned. I am the youngest of four girls, but I'm taller than all my sisters. I would love to open a cafe someday. I am fascinated by the bridegroom God and his ravished heart for all of humanity

photo by Shelley Paulson Photography

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    Archive for the ‘Engagement’ Category

    SHE SAID YES: STEPHEN AND JULIA ENGAGED!!

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    Did you hear?! Stephen and Julia are ENGAGED! Here’s how it happened…(I love this picture of the happy couple, btw. So…happy! haha).

    Julia was visiting Stephen’s family in Santa Cruz at the time. In a few days they would be flying out to Taiwan to teach English. But because they had talked about it before, Julia thought Stephen would propose there. Little did she know that Stephen had something up his sleeve (literally! ok, more like in his pocket) for their hike that evening : )

    So here they are, far far away. The rest of us were trying hard to catch up so we wouldn’t miss anything, but stopped, bent down, and pretended to be taking pictures of the flowers when Julia looked our way. This was hard work, but I have to say we did pretty well- she had no idea!

    We hiked for about a mile before the path wound down and led us into this beautiful secluded beach. What a perfect place to propose! This moment was so sweet and I am so honored to have been a part of it.

    Finally, Julia sees me (Hi, Julia! : )) and yells, “who is that?!” I lower my camera down and give a huge smile. That was the cue for the rest of us to pop out..SURPRISE!!

    Even though they were in their hiking clothes we wanted to take a few shots they could remember this season of their lives by. Julia, you look gorgeous even in your hiking gear. No seriously, you really do! : )

    Julia and Stephen, I hope you guys are having TONS of fun exploring the streets of Taiwan, ENGAGED! I will be joining you in just a couple of days so I hope I get to see your lovely faces! : ) Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your special day. Bless you both!

    HENRY AND JUNG ENGAGED!

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    It was past midnight and we were just starting to get worried. Then suddenly Jung walked into our apartment with a huge Minnie Mouse balloon in one hand and a bag of goodies in the other, a little grin on her face. “You guys went to Disneyland?!” we asked in shock. We had known Henry was going to take Jung out, but for the whole day?! and to Disneyland?! “He likes you FOR SURE!” I continued..”A LOT!” We quickly sat her down and surrounding her, asked for every little detail. And that’s how Henry and Jung started : )

    Oh, what a pleasure it was to witness the coming together of you two. I am so excited for your wedding next month and all the exciting new journeys ahead of you. Thank you for such a wonderful session : )

    After spending some time at the Getty we headed off to UCLA where we all went to school. When we were planning for our shoot I suggested having a picnic with some sweets and desserts since Henry used to bring over lots and lots of them to our apartment. Jung was very generous to share them with us, so thank you Henry and thank you Jung! : ) These two were very very prepared for their picnic. Oh, you should have seen all the bags and boxes we used to carry all of this in. 

    Henry, you are one blessed man : )

    Ok, so we had to bring Mickey and Minnie into our shoot…how could we not?!

    Stay tuned for Jung and Henry’s Bridal Session!

    Natalia + Davi

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    You are going to love this story, I promise!

    Natalia left Brazil two and a half years ago to study here in America. I know it was hard for her to be away from family and friends, so it must have been such a treat to have her parents come for her graduation this summer. And since they were going to be in town, Natalia contacted me to book a session for her parents- they will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this year!

    The day after the session was booked, I get another email from Daniela, Natalia’s mom! In the email she explains that the photoshoot is actually for Natalia, not for them- she only needed to pretend it was for them so that she could get in contact with me. Natalia had originally wanted to have a photoshoot with her boyfriend Davi, but since he was still in Brazil, things wouldn’t have worked out. Little did she know that Davi was flying in to surprise her! : )

    For this shoot, Davi wanted to go to a place where Natalia spent a lot of time during her two and a half years in LA. Here we are in third street promenade where Natalia escaped to when she felt stressed with school.

    As the sun was beginning to set, we hurried over to Santa Monica Beach for some great shots. Both Natalia and Davi love the beach, but the beaches here are so different from the ones in Brazil, they explained to me. The ones in Brazil seem a lot more exciting by the way they described it- little stands along the sand selling handmade goods and yummy food. I would love to visit someday! 

    And because Davi and Natalia went to watch Toy Story 3 for their first date, here they are with a lovely kite to remind them of their first time together as a couple : )

    (hehe, a little boy took stole Natalia’s flowers and I thought it was so cute I just had to take a picture!)

    Oh, what a pleasure it was to be a part of this whole surprise! I was so blessed by meeting you guys. Natalia, I hope your transition back to Brazil is going smoothly. Best of luck with everything! : )

     

    Hannah and Jeremiah’s Engagement Session!

    When Hannah and Jeremiah got together in October of 2010, I don’t think they knew just how fast things would fall into place. These two got engaged in February..as in 3 months ago February (and in case you missed Jeremiah’s very special proposal, you can check it out here!), and will be getting married this July! How crazy and how fun! : ) I feel honored to have witnessed the coming together of this relationship and to be a part of their journey as they prepare to be husband and wife (ahhhh!).
    Hannah and Jeremiah wanted to return to the place where Jeremiah proposed for their engagement shoot. I love love love shooting at places that are significant to the couple and so this session was extra special! Hope you guys enjoy the photos- there were so many good shots of these two it was hard to choose which ones to post! Prepare yourselves, this will be long… Hannah, you are altogether beautiful and I’m so happy that you found a man who sees that. Jeremiah, you’re not bad either..haha, jk. You look studly in these pictures and Hannah is so blessed to have you!
    these two lovebirds made my job so easy. Are they not the cutest thing together? And since their engagement was a travel theme, we brought it back for this shoot! And finally, one more to show you how silly Hannah and Jeremiah can be! hehe
    Can’t wait for your wedding in July! : )

    SHE SAID YES: Hannah and Jeremiah Engaged!

    My good friends Hannah and Jeremiah got engaged this past weekend! WOOHOO! I couldn’t be happier for them- they are the perfect pair!
    When I first found out that Jeremiah was going to propose I got SUPER giddy and as you can imagine, had a very hard time keeping it from Hannah (but the proposal was a success and Hannah was clueless about the whole thing…yesss!). Since Hannah and Jeremiah both love to travel we decided on a travel-themed engagement. A few of us helped out with the decorations and had so much fun shopping, creating, and watching it all come together!
    A few weeks before the actual day we went to scout out the location and see what we could do with it. This place, Jeremiah explained, was a gift! A year ago, he had gone off driving on his birthday, wanting a gift from God. He ended up at this location and immediately knew that he would propose to his future wife there. WOW! He also took Hannah here the night they got together!

    After setting everything up Jeremiah’s mom and baby sister cooked us a delicious feast!

    We ate and rested, but soon returned to the site to wait for Hannah and Jeremiah. When 10:45pm came around we all ran into the bushes to hide as the lovebirds approached. It was such a sweet moment when they arrived, Hannah totally thrown off, surprised and amazed with Jeremiah in hand, leading her into the lights. And then it happened! He got down on one knee and asked her to marry him…she said YES!
    and then we all popped out! It was a glorious celebration! : )
    Jeremiah also asked Hannah’s family to prepare a video from Seattle; I love how they were able to be a part of this special occasion from miles and miles away!
    and then we celebrated some more! Cheers to the beautiful journey ahead!
    The night ended at their apartment with dessert, stories, and so much love! Oh Hannah and Jeremiah, CONGRATS to YOU!! I love you guys so much! : )