Aaron + Emily

Engagement Session

Let’s talk about wedding planning for a hot second. It’s a lot of work. There are so many to do lists leading up to the big day, it can be incredibly overwhelming. But I LOVE all of that. I am not a wedding planner by any means, but at this point in my wedding photography career, I could be! Talking, organizing, dreaming, checking off boxes, tiny details <— all right up my alley. An engagement session is a wonderful chance for me to get to know the couple. I truly love seeing the nerves at the beginning of the session fade away into a million smiles. We have a good time!

Top Secret

Maybe I’m giving away secrets here, but I’ve recently starting using prompts during my sessions. Things like “kiss with your teeth”. Sounds silly huh? But this is what follows! The determination of “how the heck do we do that?” always gets genuine smiles. Aaron and Emily killed it.

I do my very best to make everyone comfortable during a session. Using prompts, talking about wedding details, questions about jobs, and where they’re from, how they met, etc. really help connect us. I guess selfishly I don’t want to be “just the photographer”. I want to be someone you can rely on. The person you can call or message any time asking about timelines, and dress colors, or if you should cut the cake before dinner (I always vote yes to that haha). I want to be there for you, and I promise I will be. I understand how important that day will be, how stressful, how expensive, and how exciting. But what I also know is that on that day, the stress will melt away and I will be there to capture the pure joy of marrying the love of your life surrounded by your family and friends.

During your engagement session, I just want to capture who you are as a couple. I am always completely surprised about how willing the grooms-to-be are to go with my crazy ideas. Good sports I tell ya. So just know that when I become your wedding photographer, I will also be a friend. Photographers capture the most important moments in your life, but we are there to tie ties, draw signs, direct people, touch up makeup, bring pretty umbrellas in case of r***, and taste test cake before guests arrive (oh! are we not supposed to do that? just kidding). Enjoy some of my favorite black and whites from Emily and Aaron’s session.