![Couple portrait on the sand, close up of the waves coming up to their ankles](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Beach-couple-portraits-same-sex-ags-photo-art-1024x476.jpg)
Steph and Kyla were the first couple I met when I originally moved from the East Coast to here are a local Monterey photographer. I didn’t know anyone in the area. Meeting both of them was such a breath of fresh air! We initially planned a specific project, but when that didn’t work out we decided to do a sunset Monterey anniversary shoot to celebrate their anniversary. Steph and Kyla are so sweet, and I am so happy I was able to meet them!
![couple laying together on the sand, close up of ring details](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Beach-portraits-same-sex-ags-photo-art-1024x767.jpg)
![couple sitting on the rocks, lookin into each other's eyes. couple walking down the shoreline hand in the hand](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Big-sur-couple-portraits-ags-photo-art-1024x477.jpg)
We took their pictures in Monterey and Carmel. We loved doing the portraits in the sand and taking detailed shots of their rings. They both are so natural with each other. We focused on them as a couple as they laughed, smiled, and enjoyed each other’s company. There’s a sweet love present in every image.
![couple holding one another in a field](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/big-sur-couple-portraits-same-sex-1024x348.jpg)
![portrait of couple with a nature trail behind them](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Big-Sur-couple-portraits-same-sex-ags-photo-art-1024x687.jpg)
![couple walking down a trail, one resting their head on the other's shoulder](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Big-Sur-Same-sex-couple-1024x477.jpg)
![portrait of couple looking into each other's eyes](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/california-beach-portraits-big-sur-ags-photo-art-1024x687.jpg)
After their anniversary session, Steph and Kyla continued to be generous with their kindness. They both began recommending me to all of their family and friends! Because they had a poor experience with their wedding photos, they would always recommend professional photography to friends. “It’s so important!” they’d say, and they continued to recommend me to people they knew. It was such an honor to be their anniversary photographer!
![sandy footprints left by a couple walking down the beach. couple sitting together on the rocks with the ocean behind them.](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/california-beach-portraits-same-sex-ags-photo-art-1024x348.jpg)
![couple playing with the waves](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/California-same-sex-couple-ags-photo-art-1024x477.jpg)
Since their Monterey anniversary shoot, I have had the gift of being able to photograph this lovely couple on four different occasions. There’s something so special about capturing all of their life’s biggest milestones. They are the gift that continues giving. Congratulations on your first baby, sweet friends!
![portrait of couple in each other's arms and looking into each other's eyes](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Carmel-valley-couple-session-ags-photo-art-1024x687.jpg)
![couple portraits on a nature trail](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/same-sex-california-photographer-ags-photo-art-1024x767.jpg)
![couple poortraits on a bench](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/same-sex-california-photographer-ags-photo-art-portraits-1024x477.jpg)
![ocean waves with the sunshine and couple on the sand](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Same-sex-couple-portraits-ags-photo-art-1024x477.jpg)
![couple portraits with Wedding Rock in the background](https://agsphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wedding-rock-carmel-valley-ags-photo-art-1024x476.jpg)
I’d love to photograph your next engagement session! Reach out to me here.
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