James Irvine Japanese Garden Little Tokyo LA / Proposal and Engagement Photographer / Sydney + Tim

Earlier this June, I had the pleasure to captured a sweet marriage proposal and engagement session of Sydney and Tim at the gorgeous James Irvine Japanese Garden in Little Tokyo LA. Congratulations Sydney and Tim!! We wish you both the very best! Thank you for allowing me 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 Sydney and Tim's love story in their own words. Enjoy!

1) Briefly, how did you two meet? ----- Tim and Sydney knew of each other in high school. However, they never got a chance to know one another due to Tim moving away to another high school during his sophomore year. Fate has brought them together at their local grocery store at Ralph's, when Tim need to buy cereal and Sydney needed milk. They crossed paths and it all started with a "Hello!". Since then, they hung out together though mutual friends until Tim finally got the courage to ask Sydney out on their first date. Six years later they got engaged.

2) Sydney & Tim: What are your favorite hobbies? ----- Sydney & Tim loves traveling to new places, doing outdoor activities, such as snowboarding, paintballing, canoeing, swimming, bike riding, hiking with their two dogs, and going on foodie adventures!

3) What characteristics do you like about one another? ----- We enjoy making each other laugh, solving issues together, and keeping each other happy.

4) How do you envision for your future together as soon to be married couple?  ----- Sydney & Tim can't wait to build their lives together, getting settled in a home with their two dogs, make advances in their careers, and go traveling. Eventually starting a family of theIt own. 

Arlington Garden Pasadena / Engagement Photographer / Stephanie + Bobby

     On a beautiful April afternoon, I had the pleasure to captured a beautiful engagement session of Stephanie and Bobby at the gorgeous Arlington Garden in Pasadena. We are very excited for their upcoming wedding in 2 days on June 2nd, 2018. Congratulations Stephanie and Bobby!! We wish you the very best! Thank you for allowing me 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 Stephanie and Bobby's love story in their own words. Enjoy!

1) Briefly, how did you two meet? ---- We we’re both celebrating our respective birthdays, only two days apart, in Las Vegas (Bobby as a tourist, Stephanie as a resident). What was only supposed to be one more adult beverage for the evening for Bobby turned into an all-night affair as he sat down next to Stephanie. They quickly bonded over the, ahem, quirky late-night casino goers and stayed out together until the sun came up. They parted ways and the following morning, Bobby wanted to keep in touch. With no way to contact her, he walked a note over to Stephanie’s work with a simple request to pass it along. Only problem? He’d addressed it to “Jennifer,” but it all worked out as Stephanie had forgotten Bobby’s name too! And yet, here we are!  

2) Stephanie & Bobby: What are your favorite hobbies? ---- As nerds of all trades, Stephanie and Bobby are avid readers and comic book collectors. When not reading or collecting, they somehow manage to make time to play video games and go to punk rock shows too!

3) What characteristics do you like about one another? ---- We can make each other laugh on a daily basis, and have a wonderful habit of being able to read one another’s mind, which makes communicating easy!

4) How do you envision for your future together as soon to be married couple? ---- With a lot of laughs and memorable experiences together… along with one heck of a collection along the way!

Heritage Park + Cerritos Sculpture Garden / Engagement Photographer / Christal + Julio

Earlier this Spring, my husband David and I had the pleasure to captured a beautiful engagement session of Christal and Julio at the gorgeous Heritage Park & Cerritos Sculpture Garden. We are very excited for their upcoming wedding in May 2018. Congratulations Christal & Julio!! 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 Christal and Julio's love story in their own words. Enjoy!

1) Briefly, how did you two meet? ---- Julio and Christal met at the Yardhouse in Brea during Happy Hour in-which they stayed until closing as they hit it off.  They quickly began dating. Julio proposed to Christal while on a trip to Costa Rica in December 2016 under a waterfall in hot springs. 

2) Christal and Julio: What are your favorite hobbies? --- Julio and Christal both enjoy working out and going to watch sporting events; especially when the Dodgers and Angels are playing against each other (Christal is a Dodgers fan while Julio is an Angels fan). They both also like to go target shooting out in the desert as well as exploring the world and traveling to different countries.

3) What characteristics do you like about one another? --- Julio likes the way Christal allows him to be who he is and encourages his hobbies and passion. She is his rock that he can lean on when he is down. Christal likes that Julio is thoughtful and sincere. He always tries to cheer her up when she is feeling down. She also likes that Julio is always up for an adventure with her when it comes to spontaneous weekend getaways. 

4) How do you envision for your future together as soon to be married couple? --- Julio and Christal envision building a home together with their fur babies (Gato, Flo & Zelda). They would like to continue to travel and eventually extend their family by having some children of their own to build more adventures.