Katherine + Pietro | San Diego Engagement Session

May 8, 2019 Sage Burke-Cabados

With wedding season in full swing, I’ll be the first to admit I’ve been seriously slacking on my blogs lately. BUT being that this is one of the more fun San Diego engagement sessions I've had in a while - I just had to get Katherine & Pietro on the blog! :)

I previously knew both Katherine and Pietro from the vegetarian community over here in San Diego. Pietro even owns an amazing authentic Italian restaurant with an entire vegetarian menu! Super rad. With that being said - when we finally set a date for their engagement session, I was SO stoked because it was something Katherine and I had been talking about the last year or so. Katherine really wanted some images showing how gorgeous the flowers were during the Super Bloom, but once we drove over an hour to Hemet, we realized there were barely any flowers to be found! Luckily, it had rained the day prior and all the vegetation around the location was incredibly lush and vibrant - so even though there weren’t flowers, we ended up getting epic, insanely green hill tops instead.

Jenna + Andrew | Los Penasquitos Canyon Engagement Session | San Diego Portrait Photographer

April 27, 2017 Sage Burke-Cabados

I've been meaning to photograph at Los Penasquitos Canyon for a while now and was absolutely blown away by how amazing it looked after a few days of rain - so saturated and alive!

I met Andrew a few years ago, and since he's also a great photographer, I knew he and his awesome fiance Jenna would appreciate lots of creativity during the session. Because of the few days of rain San Diego had prior, the sky was ultra cloudy, which made the photos quite moody...

Cara + Patrick | La Jolla Engagement Session | Scripps Institution of Oceanography

May 11, 2016 Sage Burke-Cabados

These two love the beach. So much so that they chose to have both their wedding AND engagement session by the water. Check out this small preview of their colorful engagement session on a bright, sunny day in SoCal!

Melissa + Zach | Engagement Session | Balboa Park | San Diego

May 28, 2015 Sage Burke-Cabados

A classic engagement session at Balboa Park. Melissa & Zach rocked their session until dusk -- keep an eye out for their wedding at Scripps Seaside Forum next year!

Liseth + Joel {Engagement Session} | Seaport Village | San Diego

January 28, 2015 Sage Burke-Cabados

How adorable is this couple together!? I met Liseth last year when I switched banks and was incredibly happy to have such a personable bank-teller. When I found out she got engaged, I just knew I had to photograph her engagement with her awesome fiancé Joel! We went to one of their favorite locations, Seaport Village, and had an awesome time shooting right up until sunset. Here are a few photos from the session.

The Martin Family & Engagement {Portrait Session} | Crystal Pier | Pacific Beach

January 14, 2015 Sage Burke-Cabados

Amy & Ian are an awesome couple from New York that came down to visit San Diego for the holidays. They were with their awesome family as well, so we had an incredible family & engagement session combination, which was a blast! Check out a small selection of photos from their evening in Pacific Beach and keep an eye out for their epic wedding in Valle De Guadalupe, Mexico later this year!

Natasha + Steve {Engagement} | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | San Diego

June 4, 2014 Sage Burke-Cabados

As a photographer, nothing feels more satisfying than when you connect with your clients. Starting this session off, I instantly clicked with Natasha & Steve and it made everything so-so-so easy. Natasha is from Australia and recently moved out to sunny California to be with Steve, who's originally from Ohio. Natasha & Steve are actually already married, but are having their official marriage ceremony & reception later this year (keep a look out for it, it's going to be awesome). Here are a handful of photos from their engagement session.