San Francisco Engagement : Clarissa+Lance

They disagree. Adamantly. About how they met and what didn't go right in the beginning. Clarissa actually found him pleasant, and appreciated how diligently he stayed by his grandmother's side at the hospital. She was a nurse on the night shift and Lance visited in the evenings in case his grandmother needed anything. They spoke and exchanged pleasantries for bit, then it happened.

So, you just couldn't hack it?

Lance asked Clarissa this question. Now, the details of this question don't matter as much as their reactions do. Clarissa was livid, but Lance insists she misunderstood the statement and the lines of late-night communication were, well, lost.

For weeks, Clarissa intentionally avoids him. Wherever he is, she is not. Intentionally. One night Lance strikes up a conversation while she's backed into a corner. Intentionally. She replies in one-word answers and when asked what her favorite food was, Lance found his way back into her heart. The following night, he appeared with boxes of Thai food. The night after that, he brought her more of her favorite things. This continued night after night and Clarissa found herself smiling over pad thai take out. A few years later, Lance found himself in the hospital again….but this time it was on one knee. On one of her rotations, Clarissa walked into a hospital room to find Lance perched on the linoleum floor asking her to take him. Forever.

I'm thrilled to shoot Clarissa and Lance's wedding next October…they flew me to San Francisco last week for their engagement session and I loved getting to know them better. Many thanks to Jeannie Savage of Details, Details for sending them my way….

We found some perfect alleys with amazing light, so the day started off quite well…

I adore San Francisco and the many backgrounds there are…

We made our way over to the Golden Gate Bridge and the light was just amazing…

Clarissa, you're beautiful…

To see more of Clarissa and Lance's San Francisco engagement session, CLICK HERE for a slideshow!