This shoot was so much fun for me for so many reasons. First of all, Ashley and Eric are two of my greatest friends and we spent the whole day walking around the beautiful city of Norfolk, VA. The leaves were all crunchy and colorful, but the weather was amazingly nice for fall. My husband Matt was behind the scenes with Jesse in the stroller, so we were all enjoying the sights. Norfolk is really cool because there is outside seating in almost every restaurant and a lot of shops keep water bowls outside for all the walking pups! These locations were all within walking distance of their house too!

There are so many that I love, it’s gonna be hard not to post all of them!

I love this shot. Ashley is about a foot shorter than Eric, so the tip toes are really cute (and so are the boots).

Not where it happened, but still a great shot.

This one was tricky because the sun was so high in the sky still, but I love how it turned out!

This one I put up just for Ashley, look at that beautiful face.

I’m learning that I love pictures that make you feel things. More specifically, love. When I look at a newborn, curled up and sleeping in a sea of blanket, their little lips squished and their toes curled, I immediately heave a big sigh and my eyes go all soft and those mothering instincts make me want to kiss those adorable little cheeks.
Engagements are sort of like that too. I loved skimming over my collection from this shoot and just seeing all the ways Ashley and Eric are in love! Some are smiles and laughter, some are more serious and passionate. It really makes my heart swell to see such love in this crazy world.

Good thing I’m scheduling another one! AH, two more of my friends just got engaged the other night!!

I’ve always been a big hopeless romantic, which makes this job perfect for me, because all I do is capture the love that is all around me and keep it in perfect little photos that will last forever.