Engagement Photo Session - Mike & Jen

I am so excited to finally be able to post this!!

This was such a great engagement shoot - I love photographing engagements!

Brandi and I are photographing Mike and Jen's wedding in October and it is going to be fantastic, I know already, the locations are great, the couple is great, its going to be great -

I have wanted to photograph in this location for a long time - Hobbit Land - Also known as the Vaughn Woods in Hallowell. It was such a beautiful location! It couldn't have been a better day either!
They are just so cute together!

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO How can you resist a giant stone bridge...? Beautiful or what?

Can't be an engagement session without the ring shot!

Again, beautiful bridge, beautiful couple.

LOVE LOVE LOVED this field, who wouldn't?

OK, you may remember my story about the pink umbrella. I bought this for a wedding in February - turned out the bride HATED pink, so I didn't get to use the umbrella. I have been dying to use it ever since then and just didn't have the right opportunity. Mike and Jen were SOOOO great, they were up for anything I threw at them.

They had their doubts too apparently - I have to share the comment Mike left me after I posted the first look: "I've got to admit...in the moment we where both like WTF about the pink umbrella...but we did it trusting you our photographer...looking at it now against the greens it really POPS and actually looks pretty good...Good 1st post choice. Eagerly awaiting!"

ANOTHER thing I have been DYING to try with a couple - bubbles. I think its just the best combination of cute and romantic, LOVE IT!

Black and White bubbles :)

Can you feel the love tonight?

Not only were they up for a trek through Hobbit Land (Jen even had heels on!) we also walked up and down the streets of downtown Hallowell.

We got heckled while taking this shot - they just kept on going!

Mike had Jen laughing throughout the entire shoot. I couldn't resist the yellow wall.

ORRRRRRRRRRR the brick wall!

ORRRRRRRRRRRRR the brick wall in the alley.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE her smile! Who wouldn't?

Did I mention it was a perfect day?

Almost the end - I know I posted a lot of pictures, but it was just that great of a shoot.

I have to give special thanks to my great assistant and second shooter for this shoot. Our friend Kari Cross, a great photographer, assisted me with this shoot because Brandi couldn't join me. She was fantastic!

I am ending with this - I haven't done many of these, but this was just too good to pass up!

I hope you enjoyed these, cause I had a wonderful time at this shoot! I wish Jen and Mike the best of luck with the rest of their wedding planning, and I can not wait until October!!