Meet Health, Movement, and Fitness Guru Karina Ward

I loved shooting this cutie in her element — leggings and tennis shoes, sweating it out.  She is a bona fide trainer extraordinaire that studied at the American College of Sports Medicine, is an exercise physiologist, a certified BASI Pilates trainer and a certified Foundation Training instructor. She specializes in restorative exercise, private training, dance fitness and more!! Her warm energy, radiating happiness and a spirited zest for life make her the perfect person to be by your side pushing you through a workout! 

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L.O.V.E. Love

Karina and James fell head over heels while playing like kids on a jungle gym. Their first date was at Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara so James (a parkour master) could teach her some tricks of the trade and of course win her heart by showing off his ninja like skills. I was ecstatic when I found out these two were getting married and even more ecstatic when they asked me to photograph an engagement session with them. Their lively energies are contagious and my hope is that their spirit, happiness and love radiates through these photographs. My wish is that when they look back upon them in fifty years, it makes them fall in love all over again as they relive these memories captured in time!

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