Ali + Brock // Engagement // Seattle, Washington
Holden and I spent the majority of last year at home together while Mindy was still working full time. If you've ever met anyone who has kids, they've probably complained once or twice about their sleep schedule. Ours was super weird, but I'll spare you the details and just say that I spent a lot of time working really late at night. As a result, any time I spent on twitter was while local people were sleeping, but because of the time zones, west coasters were still up. It may sound silly, but I really felt like I bonded with a lot of photographers in Seattle, I felt like they were my colleagues. They were the people I talked with in the break room that is the internet. Seattle was a city that was on our hit list for years, even before we knew so many people there. We wanted to visit. We wanted to experience the culture (which, as two kids who grew up in the midwest, is actually really interesting). We wanted to make photos there. Thanks to the power of the web, and the relationships we've formed with some amazing people out there, our friend Jeff sent Ali + Brock our way. The whole thing seemed kind of surreal. I spoke with Ali for the first time while we were in Florida visiting our friends that we met in Vegas, talking on the phone about how we'd be on the complete opposite side of the country a month later. Nevada. Florida. Washington. Wild.
Hopefully it's pretty obvious by now, but we do an engagement session for every one of our couples. We think it's incredibly valuable to have a chance to work with each couple before their wedding day. We've been challenging our couples lately think of their engagement session as an adventure. To put some thought into it, to choose a location or an activity that has some meaning for them. Ali + Brock took the idea and ran with it.
We traveled across the country to finally shoot in one of our dream cities, and this is what happened in the little town of Port Townsend.
FEATURED // Jeff + Lynzie
We are so thrilled that Jeff + Lynzie's wedding has been featured on Every Last Detail today! Stay tuned for our own post of their wedding coming soon! Check out the post here.
Cheryl + Nate // Engaged // Dayton, Ohio
These two are clearly perfect for each other. You can tell just just how much Nate cherishes Cheryl, and their love is infectious. On top of that, parking garages are probably one of our favorite locations. The only thing better than geometric lines and shapes is perfect light. We had both on this lovely evening. Can't wait to crush their wedding next summer!
Danielle + Kevin // The Portraits // Dayton Ohio
We photographed Danielle's sister's wedding last year. Both weddings were pretty epic. Major props to these two for being troopers. It was 103° on their wedding day, and miraculously we all survived.
Sheila + Andy :: Dayton Engagement (& Family) Photography
When we first met with Sheila and Andy, they made it very clear that their families were very important to them, and that they would be a very integral part of the wedding. When we were explaining why we include and engagement shoot with every wedding, we mentioned that we could turn the session into a combo engagement/family shoot. They loved the idea, and we were super excited to shoot it!
As you can see, they have some beautiful kids, and we were so impressed with how positive everyone’s attitudes were! Their family single handedly reminded Mindy and I why we do what we do, and reinvigorated our love for family photography.
We’ll be featuring Sheila and Andy’s wedding in a few weeks!
One thing Mindy and I have been talking about lately is including a little bit more in our blog posts about who we are and how we create the images you see. We’re a team, we actually shoot differently, but complimentary to each other. We have different personalities, and it allows us to approach each client a little bit differently and adapt to the situation. Mindy took the kids while I spent some time with Sheila and Andy, and it allowed us to get some really unique images in a really short amount of time. This whole shoot was finished in less than an hour and a half!
Mindy working the wide angle:
This next shot is pretty funny. As a photographer, I often find myself sitting, standing, or laying in areas I never really thought I would before.
And this is the resulting photo:
