Connie & Tony | Downtown Los Angeles Engagement Photography

Theirs is an absolutely wonderful engagement story with just the right amount of theatricality. Last June, Tony brought Connie  to see Wicked, one of their favorite musicals up in San Francisco’s Orpheum Theater. After the show, he had arranged everything for a sly backstage tour, and just to complete things, he even had “the green witch” Eden Espinosa partake in the proposal. By the time the very starstruck, awestruck, lovestruck Connie realized what was happening and Tony asked the big question, there was really only one answer to be given– “of course!”

I had such an amazing time with Connie and Tony on our exploration of downtown Los Angeles. It’s not exactly known as a pedestrian’s city, but we walked across town, hitting some of the city’s most iconic venues along the way. First off, we had an amazing session in the historic Bradbury Building, the oldest commercial building in Los Angeles.

Then we headed over to Bunker Hill. Fans of 500 Days of Summer may recognize this hill from the movie. In fact, the Bradbury Building was also an important setting in the movie (the lobby scene at the end with all the couches, which aren’t actually there in the building). So you might call our shoot 500-Days-inspired. Minus the heartbreak.

After the visit to Bunker Hill, we walked up to Walt Disney Concert Hall, another architecturally iconic building in Los Angeles, but in a totally different realm. To say this is a popular spot for engagement sessions is a total understatement. We saw two other couples with their photographers doing all sorts of great, awkward poses while we were there.

Love the play with available light.

And atop the concert hall is an unexpected little garden and an amphitheater.

Connie and Tony will be married in less than two weeks! So I’ll be in Los Angeles again soon, and you’ll be seeing lots more of these two. Thanks again to you both for showing me a really awesome side of LA.