She was living in Los Angeles–by way of Washington–as a grad student at USC studying physical therapy. Life was good, and Michele was happy. Happy studying, happy going out with her friends, happy living in a city where the sun always shines. Just when life couldn't get much better, it did. Exponentially.

Emin was equally as happy, but would soon realize how beautiful life would the night his friends met up with Michele's friends out one in Orange County. The minute he saw her, Emin knew wanted to spend the entire evening talking to her. And probably the rest of his life getting to know her. And that's just what they did. And that's what they're planning on doing for the rest of eternity.

After their first date at Gulfstream in Newport Beach, Michele quickly adapted to life in Orange County, so when Emin proposed, their lives went from happy to happier. Together. They'll wed next March at Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Beach and I'm so excited for their special day! We met in Laguna Beach yesterday for their engagement photos and had so much fun!

We roamed around Downtown Laguna Beach for their engagement photos and I loved finding new nooks and crannies to shoot in…

The soft, golden light made me melt a little on the inside….

After a quick outfit change, we walked to the beach to have a little more fun…

Michele, really?! Can you really be this fabulous without trying?! LOVE it!

A quick run to the ocean before we lost too much sunset light…

Clouds rolled in and we lost light pretty fast, but I couldn't resist shooting a few photos by the illuminated Laguna Beach trees…they ended up being some of my favorites from the session….

To see more of their engagement photos, CLICK HERE for a slideshow!