Engagement: David & Erika | Analisa Joy Photography | San Diego, CA Photographer

I had the best time photographing David and Erika’s engagement session. Prior to our shoot, they drove up to Upland just to meet me and talk about their wedding. They told me that they spent the first half of their day at Disneyland and that’s when I knew we would be instant friends.

David and Erika met in 2014 when they started the San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Academy. They were both hired by the Sheriffs department. Because both of their last names are at the beginning of the alphabet, they ended up in the same section of three sections. This meant that they were in class together all week. Erika considered herself very picky when it came to dating because she never fell for the guy who showed interest in her. When David started hanging around more, her friends asked how he won her over and she would tell them, “Well, he had 40 hours a week.”

Erika started the academy with the mindset that she was not going to date anyone in her department. She noticed that women tended to get a bad rep for themselves in police work because they often end up dating male officers. However, David broke through her barriers and after exchanging numbers they started talking on the phone for hours each night.

What I love about David and Erika is that they are opposites. David is shy and reserved while Erika is an extrovert. They complete one another and while photographing them I could tell that these two are effortless best friends. We couldn’t have asked for a prettier setting or day for their session. I’m so in love with their shoot. Congrats David and Erika!