Sarah Mahen Photographers

Shannon and Cliff are a really awesome couple! We LOVED the ideas they had for their eSession over the weekend. We met up with them Sunday morning and began our fun adventure together. We started things off at the movie theater they went on their first date. The kind assistant manager gave us an empty theater for a few minutes and Dustin set up some lights and we made a little magic where the magic began for Shannon and Cliff.

Isn’t Shannon a beauty? Oh my goodness she is going to be one smokin’ hot bride! After the theater we headed over to some big grass and pretty trees.


Then came Dustin’s favorite part of the shoot. Cliff rides a motorcycle, and so does Dustin! So, he was very excited that Shannon and Cliff wanted to incorporate the bike into their shoot. I LOVE how these images turned out! They are kind of old school romantic, and I like it. Now, you won’t catch me on the back of Dustin’s bike for a million bucks, but Shannon made it look easy… and oh so hot!

Shannon and Cliff we are SO excited for your wedding this fall! Thank you so much for being so cool and having such great ideas about your shoot. We can’t wait to see you two all dolled up on your big day! Check out more of their session in their SLIDESHOW HERE or below.

Sara and Dustin are so stinkin’ rad! And not just because we happen to share the same names… but for so many other reasons! They are funny, smart and OH so much fun to be around. Dustin and I met up with them downtown over the weekend and had a blast shooting their eSession. They had lots of ideas, brought props, and were up for anything. Oh, and did I mention they are madly in love and not afraid to let anyone know about it? Because yeah, they are. All in all… it was perfect.

We had some BEAUTIFUL light to work with, and it made me oh so happy.

I mean SERIOUSLY! These two are adorable! They brought along Dustin’s guitar and a book for Sara. Dustin apparently used the guitar as part of his wooing of Sara and it WORKED. He tried to teach her a cord while we were shooting and it lead to a whole lot of cuteness.

Then we headed down to Old Sac (with everyone else in Sacramento apparently) for a few images with the Tower Bridge.

Sara and Dustin we are SO excited to be a part of your wedding! Thank you so much for being so much fun and so willing to do anything! We can’t wait for your wedding and day after session!! Hooray! Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or below for more of the awesomeness that is Sara and Dustin as photographed by Sarah and Dustin.

Kayla is flat out awesome! When we first chatted about her session she mentioned that she was a dancer and I got all kinds of excited. I LOVE dancers! I am obsessed with So You Think You Can Dance, and love to shake my own groove thing (however horribly) and have nothing but crazy respect for people who can dance. I also LOVE photographing dancers doing there thing. So, we started off Kayla’s shoot at the studio where I made her jump and spin and get en pointe multiple times. It was a lot of fun.

Kayla has also recently taken up boxing, and wanted to incorporate that into the shoot as well. I mean, what is not to love about a girl in pink boxing gloves? After a quick wardrobe change we did a few more shots around the studio and then ventured out into a blustery day to work it out in the fields and car washes around the studio. If nothing else, our neighborhood is diverse.

Kayla! Thank you so much for having us photograph your senior portraits! You totally rocked it, and I am SURE you will do amazing things! Congratulations on your upcoming graduation. Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or below for more pictures of this dancing queen.