Best of 2013 // Engagements
2013 was a huge year for us. It may sound cliché, but you could probably define our year with one word: Travel. Geographically it was our biggest year yet. We had trips to Colorado to see our friends and do some snowboarding, a trip to Las Vegas for our annual photographer convention, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and Mexico to shoot some gorgeous weddings, and an epic trip to Alaska for an engagement session. This job has literally taken us all over North America, and we've seen places that we never imagined we'd see. We're so thankful, and humbled that people would choose to send us to such beautiful places to take photos. With a new year upon us, it's always fun to look back at some of our favorite photos from the previous year. We've spent a few days going back through all of our work, hunting out our favorite images, but also remembering the love and celebration that we've witnessed, and seeing another year of incredible growth as artists. We had such a hard time narrowing down our favorites, so we've decided to do three posts to recap the year.
This is post one of three, our favorite images from engagement sessions last year. Stay tuned over the next few days for more to come.
Erin + Dave // Denison University Wedding // Columbus, Ohio
One of our favorites things about wedding days is scouting out our location in the morning, and finding awesome spots that might not seem so awesome to the casual observer. Erin + Dave got married on the campus of Denison University, a beautiful school located just outside of Columbus, Ohio. The campus is made up of a variety of architectural styles, and surrounded with trees. As we were walking around, one of the least assuming buildings on campus, the student union, caught my eye. Even the bridal party gave a weird look when I pointed out this gorgeous slate wall surrounding just one small part of the lower level, next to some trash cans. I instantly knew that the light was perfect, and the color and texture would make for some great portraits. In fact, the photos you see in front of that wall are some of our favorites we've ever taken, and the average person has probably never even noticed.
Abby + Matt // Snode's Country Barn Wedding // Canton, Ohio
It probably goes without saying, but we love couples who love us. Couples who choose us over anyone else, because they love our work. Abby + Matt are the quintessential example. Abby is a photographer in Montana, and her family lives here in Ohio. They planned their wedding long distance, booked their venue sight unseen, and Abby knew from day one that she wanted us to be there. Apparently after she emailed us, she paced around the house waiting to hear back. After our Skype meeting, it was clear that we were the perfect fit.
Their wedding was incredible. The weather, the people, the style. Everything came together perfectly, from the unique details Abby hand designed, to the A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. breakfast buffet for dinner (in case you're wondering, yes, we think you should have french toast at your wedding too). We couldn't have asked for a better day, and we are so thankful to have been a part of their celebration.
Andrea + Jimmy // Mansfield Art Center Wedding // Mansfield, Ohio
You know that feeling, when you make new friends just in time for them to move away? We hit it off with Andrea + Jimmy right away at our first meeting. We shot their engagement session, and by the time the wedding was over we felt like we had made some great friends. Then they moved to California. Immediately after the wedding. It's hard enough to keep in touch with old friends when they move away, and even harder when you barely know them. Andrea + Jimmy are moving back to Ohio this month. This makes a lot of people very happy, and we can't wait to see them again.
Reception: Mansfield Art Center
Flowers: Handmade by Andrea
Twenty Twelve
I'd say it's pretty obvious that 2012 was amazing. Big thanks our friends our friends Jenny + Will, Jen + Jonah, Rebekah + Ben, Jeff Marsh, Phil Chester, Lauren Grove, David McClain, Tyler Hoff, Anthony Slusher, and a whole bunch of our previous clients for referring weddings, giving advice, helping us out, and for being such good friends to us this year.