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Megan + Alex | the engagement session

Aug
2014

Engagement sessions are a time to have a lot of fun. It’s a time to laugh, be silly, be serious, hug, smooch, hold hands and simply enjoy each other’s company while we get awesome photos that show the love you share. The more I do engagement sessions the more I love them…and even after 8 years, it is still a blast. There is an energy that two people share who are ready to start their lives together and it just makes for really special moments and great company. Spending the afternoon with Megan & Alex was a lot of fun. I chatted with them about what they are doing in their careers and where they are going, about sporting events that they have participated in and which ones are coming up. We talked wedding details and about how insanely hot it has been as we wiped the sweat off our foreheads. But the cool thing ( <----my attempt at being silly) was that we got to know each other a bit more while I captured their love with each click of my camera. Megan & Alex...I cannot WAIT for your big day and am honored to be your photographer :)

Thank you for stopping by!

~lisa

Heather + Dylan | the engagement session

Jun
2014

Every morning I sit down at my computer with a cup of coffee and check email and of course…Facebook 🙂 I saw that there were a few messages in my Facebook inbox so I clicked to read them. One of them was from my niece Heather…she got engaged and I get to be her photographer! Super big smile! I have heard so many great things about Dylan but we never met until the engagement session. So not only was I in the midst of having a lot of fun on Heather & Dylan’s engagement session, but I was asking him questions here and there and observing how he was with Heather. I must say that I am thrilled!! Dylan is so wonderful and I can see that he loves Heather immensely. They are a great match.

I LOVE what they chose to wear! It was perfect for the downtown setting. I definitely have some of my favorite and most requested shots from downtown, but it is always fun to mix things up try out a few new locations. So we walked around a good bit and tried to stay as cool as possible in the crazy heat. When I have a good bit of time one-on-one with a couple like I do on engagement sessions, I like to capture a wide variety of moments. The posed/more directed poses are a must for sure, but it is also a must to capture those moments of laughing, hugging, looking at each other and of course a few kisses. The reason that I consider these a must too is because I want them to look back 10…20 years from now and remember how they felt and not just what they looked like.

Thank you Heather & Dylan for a super awesome afternoon!