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Shelby Jane

March 24, 2022

San Diego Adventure Session | Kim & Luis

FILED IN: Elopement

After several years of long-distance & living in multiple countries, Kim & Luis made it official & were married in their now home state of California.  Their two-day wedding started with a celebration surrounded by their closest friends & family followed by an adventure session the next day.  We spent the first evening dancing, sharing toasts, & celebrating the newly weds in all the best ways.

These two knew going into their wedding day that they wanted not only an experience celebrating with their friends & family, but also an intimate day just the two of them.  That is why we put together their adventure session following their wedding day to get some amazing photos of the two of them & explore California decked out in their wedding gear.

Bride hugs groom from behind in front of the open water during their adventure session

What is an Adventure Session?

An adventure session with Shelby Jane Photography is a day following your wedding day, where you & your partner spend your time exploring the area you got married in while I tag along.  Most couples will do this in their wedding attire, or they will have a different outfit planned for their adventure session.  Adventure sessions last around four hours typically & we will work together to plan the session specific to the experience you two want to have with one another.

After we have a rough idea for how the two of you would like to spend your day, I will put together a timeline of your session & plan all of the logistics in terms of location scouting, permits & day of activities you would like to have included.

Bride and groom kiss sitting in a convertible in the desert
Newlyweds embrace standing in front of convertible in the desert
Newlyweds sit in front of a convertible in the desert for their adventure session
Newlyweds embrace each other in front of the desert
Newlyweds kiss while sitting in a convertible
Newlyweds sitting in a convertible in the desert smiling and laughing during their adventure session
Newlyweds drive off in convertible, bride has her hands in the air

Kim & Luis’s Adventure Session

I will never get over how breathtaking the beauty of California is.  No matter how many times I visit I am constantly in awe of everything I see.  Kim & Luis took advantage of their adventure session the day after their wedding to get a few more portraits around the San Diego area.  They LOVE California, so it was an amazing experience to get some photos of them throughout some of their favorite spots that one normally wouldn’t be able to fit into a traditional wedding day.

We set up Kim & Luis’s day with a rough outline.  We knew there were a handful of locations that were a MUST, including In & Out, but it was amazing just driving around the state with a small outline of the day, but the freedom to do whatever we wanted.

Newlyweds standing together looking out over the desert during their adventure session
Groom hugs bride from behind with desert mountains behind them
Bride and groom embrace with bride's dress flowing in the wind with desert mountains behind them
Bride and groom holding hands looking opposite directions with a desert mountain behind them during their adventure session
Bride and groom kissing with a desert mountain behind them, photographed through the bride's veil
Bride and groom stand together with the desert behind them
Bride and groom touch foreheads together with the desert behind them during their adventure session, photographed through the bride's veil
Bride and groom stand back to back with desert mountains behind them during their adventure session

Their Session Timeline

Their day started with starbies (of course) & then we headed back to the car they had rented which also happened to be Luis’s dream car to take some photos in it.  Then we set off to two of the arguably most beautiful spots on the San Diego Coast, Walker Canyon & Sunset Cliffs to soak in some of the sunset on the rocks & beach.

Bride and groom walking down a steep hill together with onlookers behind them
Bride and groom standing together on a small cliff with open water behind them
Bride and groom stand on small cliff by open water during their adventure session
Bride and groom dance on a rock in front of open water during their adventure session
Bride and groom embrace in front of the open water
Bride and groom climb down rocks together in front of the open water
Groom holds bride in front of the open water
Bride and groom dance on rock platform above the open water
Bride's dress flowing as she runs towards the water
Portrait of Bride standing in front of the open water
Portrait of Groom standing in front of the open water
Bride and groom kiss with the bride's veil flowing in front of the camera with water in the background
Groom hugs bride from behind while she laughs in front of the water
Bride and groom hug and pose in front of the water
Blurry photo of bride and groom running together through the sand with the water in the background
Groom slings bride over his shoulder with the water and cliffs in the background
Groom kisses bride on the cheek with open water and a cliff behind them
Bride smiles as groom carries her over his shoulder on the beach
Hands of a bride and groom with their fingertips touching and open water in the background
Bride and groom kiss in front of a rock wall
Blurry photo of a bride and groom walking along a beach
Bride looks at the camera while the groom is blurry in the foreground while they're on the beach
Bride and groom kiss wearing In-N-Out hats in the restaurant during their adventure session. Bride is holding a drink and a burger
Black and white photo of bride and groom embracing at night with the city lights behind them
Bride and groom at night sitting together on a curb with the city lights behind them
Black and white photo of bride and groom dancing as the bride smiles with the city lights in the background
Bride and groom kiss at night with city lights in the background to finish their adventure session

These two were down for anything. We literally climbed down a cliff to get to the beach, talk about an adventure session, & then ended our day with some In & Out & photos with the San Diego Skyline.  The best thing about Adventure sessions is they can literally be anything you want.  Fill your day with your favorite restaurant, activities, literally whatever you can dream up we will find a way to do it.  Kim & Luis’s adventure session was one for the books.  I LOVE these two & I can’t wait to plan experiences just like theirs with my future couples. Speaking of which if you’re feeling like scheduling an adventure session of your own head over to my contact page so we can get to planning!

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