I’m constantly telling my couples to choose somewhere meaningful for their engagement session. Plenty of people take this to mean their neighborhood, which is awesome and I love shooting in and around my peoples’ homes. But Anastasia and Nick took this a big leap further. A couple days before their engagement session (in New York City!), they changed their minds from somewhere scenic to their very own kitchen.
It’s always nice when couples can incorporate some of their lives or some of their story into their engagement photos. I particularly enjoy visiting the spots where my couples got engaged and that’s exactly where we went for Amelia and Javier’s engagement session. Barrel Oak Winery, out in Delaplane, VA, was, by far, the most dog-friendly vineyard I have ever seen – the place was “littered” (haha, get it?) with canines. So we mostly ignored them all and soaked up the beautiful countryside.
Dana and Josh are one of the cutest, cuddliest couples I’ve ever photographed. Normally I’m giving dorky cues like “give him a nuzzle” or “put your foreheads together.” I didn’t have to do any of that with these two – they’d just start hugging and kissing and things with hardly any prompting from me! Makes my job so easy.