Recently I had the honor and pleasure to take engagement photos for a beautiful couple. Julie happens to be one of my oldest friends, having met all the way back to when we were ten-ish. She and her fiancé, Carlos, contacted me about an engagement photo session a few months back. Due to their schedules, it took until this summer to get it all set up, but we finally got out there!

They chose Denman Estate Park and The Rosemont for their photos. It’s a beautiful location with so many great spots to shoot, even though we’re smack in the middle of the summer so the pond was low and a lot of the greenery was a bit less than green. The couple’s chosen outfits were perfect for the location, a great pop of reds and blacks to stand out among the background. We took so many photos, and it was hard to narrow my favorites to just a few.

I loved doing this. Not just because Julie is one of my oldest friends – I love taking the photos, hyping up the clients, finding the perfect looks and poses and backgrounds, then editing it all afterwards to turn good photos into great ones. In the moment, I forget about the heat, about how sore my muscles will be the next few days because I keep dropping into squats and lunges, about how silly I might look getting into the right position to take the best picture. I love the delight on my clients’ faces when they see the photo previews, and it makes me so happy when they’re happy with the final results. I may never make a full living or career out of photography, but I hope that I’ll be able to continue this for a good, long time!