Catey & I met a while back about her October wedding…. she’s my kinda girl…. she was planning for pumpkins, and outdoors, and she’s an NCSU fan 🙂 Her and Michael booked an engagement session with a very clear vision…. the backyard of Michael’s family lake house. I love it when couples use a space special to them for their photos. I think it makes them so much more meaningful! We started out on the docks. Don’t you just LOVE her hair & makeup!??! The fabulous handiwork of Lindsay Regan Thorne of Be Pretty. Jeremy about gave me a heart attack when I turned to see him hanging over the dock with our 70-200 lens danging inches above the water…. so worth it though, babe! Good job 🙂 I’ll pay you in extra smooches. Don’t you adore her dress! It’s from Bevello.Cute sweater is Anthropologie (last year) The photo on the right is one of my favorite photos taken to date! Catey emailed me a few days before the shoot mentioning an old campground she thought would be cool to shoot at…. I rode out to see it and man, she was so right! Very cool, indeed….. although, we decided it was creepy 🙂 Her top is Michael Kors & shoes are Target. We walked out to the adjacent trees…. and the light was just divine!! Thank you so much C & M for sweating out with us on a hot day! We cannot wait for your October wedding!!!!

On Good Friday I got a phone call, I was out enjoying the day off, so I let it go to voicemail. Robert had called to inquire about a photo session with his lady, Monica. I never, ever get phone calls from guys wanting to schedule a session. How sweet is he!?!? We got everything scheduled, and I was excited. They wanted to shoot in downtown Davidson, our town!  We met them in front of Soda Shop, and I’d forgot that it was “Art on the Green” weekend….. normally Davidson is a ghost town on Sunday’s….. not this one! Multiple bands were playing on the lawn & people were everywhere. I think we did a pretty good job of avoiding the crowds 🙂 Robert & Monica came prepared…. with 4 outfits! Apparently, they’d spent all week deciding what to wear. I bet the people in Soda Shop thought they were a little crazy when they kept coming inside & changing clothes 🙂 They picked wonderful looks, that complemented each other so well! I’m in love with these teal doors I stumbled upon a while back! Thank you R&M for being SO awesome, and hiking all over Davidson with us. I hope you love these as much as we do!

I met Kseniya last fall at a blogger meet up. She seemed lively, fun & just my speed. We all exchanged contact info (blogs, twitters, emails) and promptly started to follow each other. It wasn’t long before I saw Brandon, her boyfriend had popped the big question to her. I silently crossed my fingers she’d be interested in hiring me. December rolled around & she asked for our wedding info…. I sent it over & held my breath. Several weeks passed, but we finally sat down together on a rainy Sunday afternoon & they booked! I was ecstatic! I knew they wanted engagement photos, but we didn’t speak too much about them. A few weeks later Kseniya’s maid of honor in New York contacted me…. she wanted to purchase an engagement session for them!!!! What an AWESOME MOH, and friend to have! Our first scheduled session threatened with rain and cold weather, so we rescheduled for a sunnier day. We met up to do the shoot at UNCC, where they met & Brandon proposed 🙂 We started the the botanical garden… so pretty & romantic! 🙂 I really love this shot Jeremy got…. Then it was wardrobe change time…. I normally expect one dressy & one casual outfit…. but when Brandon stayed with us (in his suit…. which by the way… is the suit he’ll be getting MARRIED in!) while Kseniya changed… I knew we weren’t in for a jeans and cute top for her 2nd outfit….. hello HOT gold cocktail dress! The light was SO pretty right outside the library…. I could have shot here all day! One of the goals for the session was to get a good “save the date” photo…. these two are my favorite 🙂 One of our final stops on campus was this bridge/lawn area. It’s where Brandon proposed. This spot is SO pretty, and the way the light pours over the hill is magical. I think I need to do a bridal portrait at this spot… imjustsayin’… I’ve decided I have an obsession with shooting through things….. K & B thanks so much for showing us all your special spots on campus, we’re so excited for your wedding in October!