Leigh Anne and John’s session for their engagement photographs was yet another example of the universe putting up a road block to steer you where you should be going.  We decided to meet at the Legion of honor so needless to say we were a bit worried when we showed up and saw the gate closed.  I have to remember that San Francisco museums are often closed on Monday’s.  We talked about various options but nothing really clicked.  Since the sun was still rather high in the afternoon sky, I suggested that we just walk up to the gate to the Legion’s court yard and see if we could find something interesting.  Once we gave it a go, the photo session began to fall into place.  We got a few shots among the front pillars and then created a couple fun shadow shots (something I always love).  Then, since the court yard wasn’t available we explored the grounds and those turned out to be just beautiful.  I’ve been there dozens of times I don’t think I’ve ever really looked at the grass, trees and structures around the Legion of Honor.   They are fabulous and the best part was that Leigh Anne and John were up for my ideas of laying in the grass and climbing the trees.  But I think the best part of that area were the Cherry Trees that were in full bloom and heightened the romance of the photographs.  Again something that I probably wouldn’t have seen had we had access to the court yard as planned.

After all of that, the session was on a roll.  We walked down one of my favorite paths from the Legion of Honor to the Labyrinth.  Again the universe showed us the way, by having a series of couples stand in places that looked amazing for photographs.  It was like someone was saying “these would be great places for photos and if you don’t believe me, let me put in a couple stunt couples just to prove the point.”  So with the divine intervention we got these amazing shots with the beautiful San Francisco Bay, the jagged coast line, and the lush greenery as backgrounds.  I definitely recommend the labyrinth to anyone that wants to see an interesting side of San Francisco.  Then after a few more stops along the coast and a long walk back up the hill to our cars, we were rewarded with an amazing Cypress tree just glowing in the setting sun.  Leigh Anne and John were a bit tired but they were game when I asked about one more photograph and those shots I really love.

All in all a most wonderful day for engagement photographs in San Francisco and I’m so glad that nothing went as planned.

Thanks Leigh Anne and John.  I can’t wait for your wedding this summer.  If its anything like the day we had it will be most amazing in all sorts of unexpected ways.

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