Wild Western Meets California Coastline Love Story

Coastal Couples Session

Do you dream of road tripping up the coast of California? Perhaps stopping in Carmel, camping in Big Sur, and making your way up to San Francisco? Making that dream a reality by turning it into a love story editorial, Lanie of Lovely Bride invited Kari + Dylan to help her create an adventurous + free-spirited photoshoot, capturing their epic love. Lanie shares: We’ve done a number of ‘Give Love Stories,’ where we gift couples a shoot in one of our many locations across the country and have them play ‘dress up’ in our gowns. How special is that?!

As K+D live in San Francisco and together own 4 motorcycles and a Jeep Wrangler with a rooftop tent, it only made sense for their photoshoot to highlight their adventurous love story. The two of them tell us: We love to go camping and explore California on the weekends. Our friends call us “weekend warriors” which accurately describes our lifestyle. There is nothing like a camp breakfast with campfire coffee! We love all things Southwestern and collect ceramics… so naturally, they incorporated that overall soulful Southwestern vibe into their shoot, photographed by Lauren Nicole.

Now, let’s make our way to the coast! Prepare to be inspired…

The Coast

Coastal Couples Session

Isn’t this dreamy?! Up and down the coast of California, you’ll find an array of different settings near the sea… some are lush with grass, while others feature craggy rocks, or pure sand.

Coastal Couples Session

Alexandra Grecco

Ow OWW! Kari absolutely stunned in that Alexandra Grecco — we’re seriously digging how the light catches the intricate beading.

Coastal Couples Session

Coastal Couples Session

Isn’t their style epic? We found out the two actually met while working at Vogue in New York; he was an Art Director and she was the Photo Studio Manager.

The Outfits

Coastal Couples Session

Kari spills: We love fashion as well, you can find about 20 different hats in our house. So, it came as no surprise to us when Dylan rocked this cool chapeau.

Coastal Couples Session

Can’t. Get. Over. This. Photo.

Coastal Couples Session

Alexandra Grecco

The Epic Adventure

Coastal Couples Session

And, of course, they had to bring in one of their (seriously cool) motorcycles for a few pics…

Coastal Couples Session

Coastal Couples Session

Hellooooo,Theia Couture jumpsuit! Who else is loving the trend of bridal jumpsuits? We’ve definitely seen an influx of them over the past year or two, and each one just keeps getting better + better!

Coastal Couples Session

So beautiful, you two! A huge thank you to Lovely Bride for sharing these photos with us!

We’re curious to know — where would you want to take “love story” photos with your partner? Whether it be engagement photos, anniversary, or just because… we want to know! :)

photography: Lauren Nicole // wedding dress: Alexandra Grecco //  wedding boutique: Lovely Bride // jumpsuit: Theia Couture

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