Destination Engagement Session in Joshua Tree | Jim + Sharilyn

They met a couple of years ago, and from the get-go we knew that Jim held Sharilyn’s heart. We’ve known Sharilyn for a few years now – Ash has photographed Sharilyn and her family a few times while we still lived in Colorado and Shar quickly became a good friend of ours. When Sharilyn met Jim, the effect was instantaneous: she had this smile that was so genuine and real, and the giddy little laughs told us everything. We waited eagerly, knowing Jim would pop the question at some point … every once in a while, we’d text back and forth: “Did it happen yet??!” “Not yet, maybe soon!!!” … until one day, Ash got a picture of Sharilyn’s hand, with a gorgeous square diamond.

That was a few months ago, and now they’re planning a gorgeous summer wedding in Fort Collins at Colorado State University, which we are so jazzed about attending and shooting. We miss Colorado so much, and we were so honored and thrilled when Jim + Sharilyn asked us to be there for them. Now we’re just counting down to June!!

Jim is just a good person. Through and through, he’s a hardworking, honest man that Randy may or may not have a little man-crush on (they are two peas from the same pod, those two!). While we did their destination engagement session in Joshua Tree while they were in California for a work-cation (a working vacation 😉 ), Jim + Sharilyn just laughed and kissed, and danced in the desert as the sun went down. We laughed ’til our sides hurt and smiled ’til our cheeks hurt, just talking about their life together and all their wedding plans. And when the sun went down (and the temperature dropped), they broke out their alma mater’s sweatshirts (go rams!) as a nod to their upcoming wedding at the campus.

We’re just so happy for Sharilyn + Jim, we honestly couldn’t put two people together more perfectly suited for each other than these two. Cheers, friends!!! Can’t wait to see you again in just a few short months!!