In late January, my husband David and I had the pleasure to captured a beautiful engagement session of Megan & Elliot at the gorgeous Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at CSULB of Long Beach. We are very excited for their upcoming wedding in July. Congratulations Megan & Elliot!! We wish you the very best! Thank for allowing us to capture your special happy moments together and sharing your story to the world. Please enjoy some great photos through the Janice Owen Photography experience. Cheers! Here are Megan & Elliot's love story in their own words. Enjoy!

1) Briefly, how did you two meet? ---- Megan and Elliot met in seventh grade and quickly became friends. They started dating in high school and have become the definition of high school sweethearts. Elliot proposed 10 years after their first date in San Jose, CA at the rose garden on Dec. 22, 2016.

2) Megan & Elliot: What are your favorite hobbies? ---- Megan enjoys going dancing with Elliot as her stumbling but willing partner. Elliot enjoys rock climbing and riding his motorcycle with Megan as his passenger. Megan and Elliot both enjoy trying new food, shopping for beautiful shoes, hiking, and traveling to places they’ve never been before.

3) What characteristics do you like about one another? ----- Megan and Elliot enjoy each other as a whole, but there are individual parts of each of their personalities they each find scintillating. Megan enjoys Elliot’s determination mixed with his sense of humor. Elliot enjoys Megan’s sense of adventure and thirst for trying new things, along with her worldly, thoughtful, and intuitive nature.

4) How do you envision for your future together as soon to be married couple? ---- Megan and Elliot envision building their home while making as many advances in the science community as possible, along with traveling to different parts of the world when time permits relaxation.