THE JOURNAL

Their Meet-Cute: Walking down our high school halls, the sounds of locker doors clasping, class bells ringing, and buzzing conversation filling our ears, most of us hope our teenage crushes will be our forever partner, but few have the privilege of finding their lifelong love so young. But if you’re lucky, you get to grow […]

Jasmine & Nate’s Love Story Back in high school gym class as their friend groups were merging, Jasmine and Nate started their high school romance. They texted for a while, eventually going on a double date for ice skating and dinner, and everything went so well. On the beach, Nate finally asked her out for […]

Tucked inside San Diego’s Balboa Park is the Desert Garden. Filled with succulents and cacti, this spot feels like traveling to Phoenix, Arizona without having to leave the coast! The scenery and lighting are so simple and glowy, which is why it was perfect for Lisa and Ryan’s maternity session to document their first little […]

After a beautiful Christmas weekend, we got up super early to catch sunrise at Balboa Park – and wow was it worth it! Natalie & Dennis met us at the steps of Spreckles Organ Pavilion and we slowly warmed up as the sun rose over the empty park. Cold as it may have been, these […]

Looking through his Instagram feed, Stephen’s eye caught a girl’s profile. She was gorgeous, and he clicked on her story to find a question box where people could ask her anything they wanted. Having gone through the answers to see a few different guys asking her out and her declining, he decided not to ask […]