April 14, 2011

Raleigh Engagement Photographer: Jenna+Josh

Yay, Jenna and Josh!! It has been a while since we scheduled this and I had been looking forward to working with them since photographing their furry children, Jack and Lola. And they were troopers. We walked a lot through the woods and on top of locks of rocks with Jenna in uncomfortable shoes and Josh doesn’t like having his picture taken. :) But we conquered both shoe and camera uncomfortableness to have a wonderful session! I love the colors in this one and, considering the awful weather we’d had last week, I was happy to see the sun again for this session.

Jenna and Josh live together in Oxford where Jenna is a pharmacy tech and Josh is a narcotics officer for the Sheriff’s Department. They’re having a backyard wedding in September. :)

They both have the nicest smiles. It’s like a dentist commercial, really.

Thanks for being good sports, guys. :) You know I just had to pose them in front of the ridiculous bird silhouettes sign. I’m sure this wasn’t what Jenna was envisioning for her portraits, but you have to stick a few interesting ones in there for amusement. ;)

Geoff was dragonfly’ed.

Josh told me that Jenna tends to be picky about pictures of herself, so I hope you can find some that you like, Jenna. ;) I think you look beautiful!!

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April 13, 2011

Raleigh Engagement Photographer: Ashley+Rodney

Meet Ashley and Rodney, a very sweet and adorable couple from Zebulon, NC who are planning a wedding for 2012. :) Rodney proposed to Ashley on February 13th of this year and they’re just in the beginning stages of planning… not yet in the throes of planning panic quite yet. ;) Ashley contacted me for an engagement shoot at Perry’s Pond, a quiet little place a little north of Zebulon near Bunn. Her mother had her senior portraits taken here and the local high school still does a lot of senior portraits on this piece of land. Ashley changed high schools before they took their group senior shot here, so unfortunately she wasn’t able to have pictures here… until now! :) And a beautiful woodsy location it is! And although we would’ve loved for the sun to be out, it was at least warm and the rain held off to mere drizzle for 95% of the time, so it was a success!

Ashley has such a sweet smile and gorgeous eyes! And Rodney is such a sweetheart. They’re both really kind, down-to-earth people.

Oh, and meet Brodie too! :) How could we forget him. Here he is, below, smiling for the camera (love those teeth). Brodie is a Peekapoo and nothing, really, but a large ball of the softest fur on planet Earth. He is adorable, fiesty, and easily distracted… and I love him a lot!

For those of you who’ve had a session with me, you know my tendency to walk backward without watching where I’m going and tripping, falling, and generally causing a scene. That said, this was a particularly dangerous location for me with all the rocks and water. ;) But I survived without a scratch!

Quick change of clothes and some drizzle later… my favorite picture of the day!

Ashley and Rodney, you are wonderful! I hope you, your family, and Brodie enjoy the pictures. :)

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March 30, 2011

Raleigh Engagement Photographer: Reshma+Darren

Looove Reshma and Darren! This couple has been absolutely great to work with and I haven’t even photographed their wedding yet. They’re always on top of things, always in contact, and always positive, happy, and upbeat people. Their engagement session was unfortunately rained out earlier in March and was rescheduled for this weekend when it rained again. :) We all pulled up to the WRAL Azalea Gardens in the rain and low 40 degree temperatures and decided to wait it out. Thankfully, about 5 minutes later it all cleared (except the coldness) and we got it done! I was dressed in about twenty layers and Reshma was in a dress and freezing, but the gardens looked gorgeous and everyone was just happy the rain held off. Selena, Reshma’s daughter, tagged along and was not only a trooper, but totally hilarious and kept me laughing the whole time.

Thanks to Geoff for second shooting and amusing Darren by trash talking his Dallas Cowboys. ;) Below middle picture is Geoff’s take on my upper right picture. There are a lot more of his scattered throughout this blog post!

How absolutely lovely is Reshma?!?! She is going to make a stunning bride. And Darren is going to make a super handsome groom!

And enter Selena! This girl is clearly in line for modeling. Not only does she know all the right poses, but she loves being in front of the camera. At one point I do believe she said, “Every time I hear those clicks I just have to smile!” Haha, she is so adorable and awesome!

Oh, and did I tell you Reshma’s side of the family get total CSP bonus points for being from Pittsburgh?! Monroeville to be exact! They brought terrible towels to harass Darren with, who, as previously mentioned, is a Cowboys fan… hence the face below. :P

…Aaaand what’s an engagement session without your daughter gagging in the background as you guys kiss?! Hahahaha cracks me up. Selena afterward told Reshma that I was going to be the best part of their wedding because I “am fun-size like her.” YES!!

They are getting married April 24th at Maggiano’s in Durham’s Streets at Southpoint!

Geoff took the picture below of me instructing, hahaha. I look like I’m about five years old due to my extreme bundling up in cold temperatures (anything less than 65 degrees). Reshma and I are looking pretty tired at this point with her leaning on Darren and me leaning on my camera, haha. We woke up early for this! :D

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