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Kristina & Chase | Harrisburg, PA Engagement Photographer

We traveled up to Harrisburg once again to shoot the engagement session of Kristina & Chase. Though it started out a bit chilly, it turned into a gorgeous day!  We started at a spot that I had never been before, Italian Lake. Who knew that such a beautiful spot was smack in the middle of the city?

Holy blue sky!  Sam’s favorite on the left.

Kristina has such a great laugh and you can tell that Chase is totally in love with her.

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How about some soft light? We love early morning sunlight.

How cute are these two?! Seriously! GAWK!

We moved from the pristine softness of Italian Lake to a gritty, urban location down by the river. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t as much gritty as it was just the backside of a bridge pillar; but you tell me they didn’t WORK IT OUT!?!

Kristina & Chase’s only request was to get some shots on the walking bridge to City Island but we didn’t realize that a Senators game was happening at the same time blocking the parking for the bridge – FAIL! So on to Plan B which was to go to the other end of the bridge and get some shots on that part of the bridge. Of course when we arrived we realized it was blocked off for safety reasons – MAJOR FAIL. Kristina & Chase were so flexible and ready for whatever we threw at them they didn’t seem to mind the disappointments in the slightest. Ben & I LOVE the outcome! Yay for Plan C!

Ben’s favorite. Doesn’t it look like happiness is just shining down on them! Too cheesy? Whatev – I think it does.:)

K&C – Can’t wait for your wedding in October! Thanks for going with the flow and being awesome.

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Jen & Brian | Harrisburg, PA Engagement Photographer

You may remember these two from their wedding photos a few months ago. At that time we promised to post their engagement session, as well. Yeah, color us embarrassed! Months later we are finally getting around to posting their amazing engagement session. Better late than never right.:)

Brian & Jen meet at Bloomsburg University so we headed up to their campus and the surrounding area to take photos in some of their favorite spots and where they met.

LOVE this early morning light. I seriously could have shot photos here all day long.

We headed towards the main quad area to take advantage of the perfect sky and the new fountain that was recently added to the area.

Jen & Brian are so completely into each other. We love people in love!

Go Huskies!!

They used this photo for a thank you tag on their favors. Their wedding was on Oct 3rd so the 3 was appropriate.

We walked downtown to Harry’s where Jen & Brian first met. We were hoping to get some great photos inside but they were closed. Grrr. So we settled for some shots outside and then continued on to other areas downtown. What a gorgeous fountain.

Our last spot was at a nearby park. They had brought along their pup, Nikki so we got some family shots in near the river. Nikki is one good looking dog.

Thanks Jen & Brian for showing me around campus and where you guys met. It was a blast hanging out with you and Nikki!

Lots of Love.

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Christie & Jayson | Radford, VA Engagement Photographer

We are so excited to introduce you to this couple. They are amazing people and so much fun to work with. We love photographing people in love!  They were naturals in front of the camera – made our job easy!
We were so fortunate that we picked a Fall day that felt more like Summer. We hit up two local spots, Bisset Park and Radford University for a fun filled session.

Sam’s favorite on the right.

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Here we are at Radford University. The sunlight was awesome that day! You two look great together.

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Is that not the most beautiful sky you have ever seen?  We’re a little biased, but Ben and I think that Southwest Virginia consistently has the most beautiful sunsets around.

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Ben’s favorite.

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The picture on the right makes me want to find a beautiful fall day…and a park bench…and someone I love:)

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Hello bling!

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Ben’s other favorite…OK, so he picked two.

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Isn’t Christie going to make a GORGEOUS bride?!

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We can’t forget about the uber handsome groom, Jayson. My camera told me it loves your eyes….seriously.

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See you in May!!

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Jess & Ethan | Blacksburg VA Engagement Photographer

Several weeks ago, we shot a much delayed engagement session with Ethan and Jess. This awesome couple was married back in the summer of 2006 and never had an engagement session done before the wedding! We had so much fun shooting this session. Great locations and a great couple to work with – they had a genuine love and happiness about them – if you didn’t know any better, you would swear that Ethan had just popped the question a couple days ago!

We started out at a local park in Blacksburg. Ethan’s a little kid at heart, so we figured he might have a lot of fun here. When we arrived we headed straight for the play equipment, where we quickly found this slide…built for two! Why have a slide built for two if you don’t take full advantage of it. PDA warning!:)

In the park there was this awesome full size train caboose. After we convinced Ethan to stop playing engineer, we got some really neat shots on the steps. This is one of my favorites.

Next we went over to Virginia Techs campus. Virginia Tech has some incredible architectural features in a lot of the buildings on campus.

Sam’s shot:

My shot: (I like Sam’s better)

We were walking from one location to another on campus and Sam spied this small grove of trees. It looks like they’re in their own little world in the middle of a bustling campus.

Great eyes.

This came from the last set of pictures we took as we were leaving the campus. Makes you want to lay in the grass all day and look at the clouds.

We had so much fun doing this session with the Filips. They were so much fun to work with and we were all really happy with the pictures that came out of it. You guys are great!:)

-Ben&Sam

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