These two were easy to laugh and I just love that. They picked to have their e-session at a golf course in Utica–of course I took many photos in which you would never know we were on a golf course.

Such as…

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and two more.

Maybe I’ll include a little of the course–and two runners just for fun.

Thanks so much for such a fun engagement session, and I hope you don’t mind that I didn’t include much golf in your session.

Meet Tara and Courtney. I am super excited to photograph their wedding, and just thrilled that they found me from one of my previous wedding couples.

We started the session off at their house, and when I saw the kegs in the corner of the porch I knew I had to include them somehow.

Thanks for understanding.

We also started the session at their house so that we could include their puppy in a few images.

Love it.

I have a lot of favorite shots from this session. This is one of them.

And, I love the smiles here.

I was going for a bit of an Anthropologie look for the session to fit their style–and I think it worked. Also, don’t you just love their catalog?

During their session I was inspired to try a few landscape images. If there are not people in an image, I really struggle, but it is an aspect of my photography I want to improve on.

My two attempts.

Can’t wait to see how the wedding goes!

I photographed Jess and Bob’s engagement session in Utica where they live, and where the wedding is going to be. If you have driven through downtown Utica you have probably seen this wall.

I’ve been making lots of my couples get on the ground recently. Love the shots that I am getting.

You two are so awesome—love this shot.

Jess you are so beautiful, and I love the way Bob is looking at you in this image.

This is where their ceremony is going to be held.

Thanks for showing me around–can’t wait for your wedding.

I was able to fit in a mini engagement session recently for a couple getting married on Thousand Island Park. I really like the feel that they are going for on their wedding day, and I can’t wait to see how it all turns out.

I had the couple stand next to this tree that I really liked. First I got a close up.

Then, after almost forgetting my original idea, I got the full tree in the image.

I think I might make them go back to this rock on their wedding day. Love it.

I got to meet their very cute dog.

Thanks so much for the tour of the Island—can’t wait to see it again on your wedding day.

I love heading out to sessions in new locations. There is a lovely level of comfort showing up for sessions at locations that I am familiar with, but it is just so exciting checking out new spots. Last weekend I was lucky enough to have two engagement sessions out in Ithaca, NY.

First up Ellen and Matthew are engaged! We met up at La Tourelle, the location for their wedding next year. It was a cold morning, but they were such good sports.

They brought their amazing three legged dog with them and she totally charmed me. Isn’t this a funny shot–I didn’t actually know she was looking back up at them, but I just love it.

We bonded so I had to give her a little mini-session.

After La Tourre we headed down to The Commons, a pedestrian only street,  to wander around a bit.

Ellen and Matthew were so easy going –even though Matthew did mention that he had never had this many pictures taken of him total in his whole life.

Finally we ended the session at a record shop. Both Ellen and Matt know a ton about music and I thought this was a great idea.

Next up, I was off to the Ithaca Farmer’s Market  for my second Engagement session. I always ask my couples to think of the things that they like to do together so that I can include that somehow in their sessions.

This was my first time at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market. Still cold, but fun.

These two are getting married next month. Funny side note S and I were wearing the exact same sweater (well different color) the day of the session. This sweater is like over 5 years old–not sold anymore–and I have never even seen anyone else with it. Crazy.

We also wandered around Cornell where M works.

Guess who?

And since I did a mini dog session earlier in the morning, I decided to do a mini session with the heron that keep following us around during my second session.

Can’t wait to get back to Ithaca.

I thought about putting a little talk bubble next to the dog and letting him shout out something, but I decided to keep it simple. I would have been cute though, right?

Death to the Single Life— That is what shooting in a cemetery is all about. See how serious they are?

Actually, I could have spent all day in this cemetery–there were so many beautiful spots, but since this was a morning session on the coldest October day we didn’t linger too long.

And most of the time L and K were not so serious–they were more like this.

Or this.

I love this one of Linnea.

We headed over to Green Lakes as well and it was even colder there so they pulled out their handmade hats to keep warm. I really love this one. Thanks for braving the cold with me.

Kara had the great idea to do her engagement session at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard. Like the weather this month it did rain a bit during her session, but I am just loving the images.

Sweet.

and happy.

As I am writing this post it is totally ugly outside and the type of day I would reschedule. For Kara and Brian it was raining, and then sunny, and then dark –this is the type of light that is wonderful.I guess what I am saying is not all rain is bad.

See what I mean.

Isn’t this tree great. This image would look cool really big.

Kara and Brian you were so much fun to photograph and I can’t wait to show you all of the awesome images we got. I also can’t wait for your Cape Cod wedding this summer.

This sweet couple came back to visit SU from NYC for their engagement session. They also went to an SU game (a winner I believe) after our session was done.

It was chilly and windy for the session, but they were such good sports.

Check out all the folks in Orange arriving for the game.

Cute! Plus, check out the cute purple shoes–loved them.

This is one of my favorites from the session.

Lindsay and Brian it was so great to get to know you better. I am really looking forward to photographing your wedding next August.

I was thrilled when K asked me to be the photographer for her wedding. You see I have a special relationship with her family and that always helps when photographing a wedding. First I photographed her brothers family as party of my “baby grows” section on my website. Some of you might remember the part of my website called “Owen Grows”. I know it was popular and I loved getting to know this family over that year. Then I was able to photograph her family shortly before her mother died. Her family is full of love and life and humor and I know it will make for a wonderful wedding day.

At our engagement session I found out that K first met C in Kindergarden!

And that C’s mom actually worked with K for a bit when she was little.

The light coming in on the this trail was so lovely.

This might be my favorite shot from the session. I just love love love it.

K and C I am just so excited for your wedding. Thanks for waiting so long to see these images from your session.

I shot this engagement session last week, but being behind on my blog have just gotten around to posting it. We had an awesome evening and a lovely setting in Cazenovia, NY for the session. We met at a family house and were followed around at first by many nieces and nephews who were visiting. This little guy didn’t like the kissing shot that much.

I love this swing shot.

The light was super yummy.

These two were laughing in almost every shot. I love it.

A shop owner who was watching me photograph tipped us off to this awesome spot.

We ended the session out on the dock. They are getting married in October and I’m sure it will be a fun day.