The best expectation I can have for an engagement session is that it just feels like three friends hanging out for an hour or so. Nevermind that one of them is taking pictures the entire time. You probably won’t be surprised that I’m carrying a camera even when I’m not with a client. That’s the goal of my engagement sessions. To make the couple I am with feel comfortable and happy, not just to let their guard down but to not feel like they need to have their guard up. That having your picture taken isn’t something to get nervous about or cringe at.
This was exactly the case with Sherry and Mike.
Before the engagement session, the three of us had spent hours talking. Of course about their wedding but it never quiet seemed to stay on that subject. We would veer off onto what delicious confection Sherry was baking for Mike. Or Mike and I would rant about driving and driver. Since we’re both from New Jersey, we agreed with each others opinions. Before long Mike was inviting me to baseball games and Sherry was excited that we both liked the The Soup (I am cooler for it). So when it came time to actually take pictures, it was, well, cake.
We started off walking around downtown Fredericksburg. Pretty soon Mike was looking for a tree and soon after he was hanging upside down from it. This was his idea, not mine. From there we went to Chatham so that Sherry and Mike could let their two dogs, Apollo and Athena, run through the field. The flowers were blooming and it was an idyllic end to a pleasant afternoon.
Engagement sessions can often give you a glimpse into what a couple’s wedding will be like. For Sherry and Mike, I know it will be a blast.
