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Stephanie + Anthony | A Winter Elizabethtown, PA Engagement Session
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Stephanie + Anthony | A Winter Elizabethtown, PA Engagement Session

Declan was born the exact same month as my little Finn so when Stephanie and Anthony asked it if was okay for him to come to the engagement session I, of course, said YES! Whether it’s your fur baby or your actual baby, it is ALWAYS your choice to bring them along to your session. The only thing I ask is that you bring someone along to watch them so that the MAIN focus can be you two and this incredible journey you are embarking on together called marriage.

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Clare + Anthony | A Wolf’s Hollow County Park Winter Engagement Session
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Clare + Anthony | A Wolf’s Hollow County Park Winter Engagement Session

It was cold. The warmth of the day was at it’s high, peaking at 32 degrees as I walked the grounds of Wolf’s Hollow County Park to search for new and interesting spots to shoot in for Clare and Anthony’s winter engagement session on Saturday. As luck would have it, I found some beautiful new locations right away so I was able to head back to the car to warm up for a minute before they arrived.  I heard them before I saw them.

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Michelle + Chris’s Winter Allenberry Resort Engagement Session
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Michelle + Chris’s Winter Allenberry Resort Engagement Session

I’m not a prop kind of photographer. Michelle is not the prop kind of bride. We bonded over this when we met. THEN….they decided to bring Chris’s 1962 Chevy Impala…and we each put our foot in our mouth. If you’re going to bring a prop, a classic car is probably at the top of my “let’s do this” list….with flowers of course. Especially when it’s powder blue.

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A January Tree Farm Engagement Session | Katie + Michael
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A January Tree Farm Engagement Session | Katie + Michael

We went to the wrong house. Yes, that’s right. We not only went to the wrong house but did the whole session there! Their session was full of life. Even with the rain…it was deliciously beautiful. The trees dripped with desire for more. The mountain loomed ever present like the future waiting to be recognized. The wispy grasses swayed and sang to us as the wind whispered its sweet song. And then there was Drake their ADORABLE golden retriever puppy… he was the CUTEST THING EVER!!!!

Everything went perfectly! Then, I got a message from Katie later that evening: “Omg….we were at the wrong house…”

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A Wolf’s Hollow Fall Engagement | Jenna + Aaron 12.22.19
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A Wolf’s Hollow Fall Engagement | Jenna + Aaron 12.22.19

Jenna and Aaron dressed to the nines and lucked out with the perfect day for a December session. We truly had a blast as we hiked Wolf’s Hollow County Park in Chester County, PA. Jenna in heels and a billowing, red dress. Aaron in a dapper, black suit. I had never been there in the winter and was astounded by the breathtaking beauty it held even in the most disparaging of winter shooting months. The light this day was like velvet on our skin and candy for the soul as they danced in its embrace and I captured it all.

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Amanda + Michael’s West Chester, PA Engagement Session
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Amanda + Michael’s West Chester, PA Engagement Session

We had a last-minute change of location for Amanda and Michael’s engagement session. They are in the middle of home renovations, the start of the school year for Amanda and about a million other things in addition to planning their wedding day so it was up to Michael to scout and suggest locations closer to their home. Well, he will be happy to tell you that he knocked it out of the park! We ended up in a stunning park in West Chester, PA. I, as a rule, am always ridiculously early so I was surprised and impressed to find that when I texted Amanda to let her know I arrived 30 minutes early that they were already there! I love early people. LOVE THEM. I got to meet their adorable pup Callie who was generously escorted by her grandPUPparents. We had a blast! Michael’s humor kept us laughing the entire time but what really struck me was that as we were walking past a man with his daughter and dog trying to take a selfie along the side of the trail, Michael took the time to stop, walk over and get a nice photo for them from a few steps back. What a stand-up guy!

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