Clinton and Tanya (Philadelphia Area Engagement Photographer)

On Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting Clinton and Tanya at Longwood Gardens for their engagement session. It was a somewhat chilly and bright sunny day, but inside the conservatory it certainly looked and felt like Spring.

Clinton and Tanya drove up from the DC area to have me photograph them. What an honor to have clients come that distance to use me! They are getting married in Aruba late this summer and they are an awesome couple. It is apparent that their love is strong and that they are "made for each other."

Clinton and Tanya...thanks for making the trip and trusting me with capturing such a special time in your lives. Enjoy this little preview!

Jason and Lauren (Chester County Engagement Photographer)

I have been looking forward to this session for weeks because these two people are very special to me. This beautiful couple consists of my stunning sister-in-law, Lauren, and her awesome fiancee, Jason.
They are getting married next October and wanted their engagement pictures to reflect the same time of year so that they can use a picture or two for their save the date cards. They chose one of my favorite locations and we had a beautiful afternoon too!
Admittedly, Jason was not looking forward to the session as much as Lauren and I, but he had a positive attitude and did an excellent job getting comfortable in front of the camera. It wasn't hard to capture their love and joy. They truly are made for each other, and all of us that have had the pleasure of watching their relationship and love, develop and grow, are so very excited for them and all that the future will bring.

Jason and Lauren...enjoy this preview of your pictures. I love you both and was so honored to have the opportunity to capture some images of this special time in your lives.

Leah & Ian (Chester County Engagement Photographer)

My great friend Leah is getting married! AND, she is marrying my brother-in-law, Ian, so we will now forever be sisters. How cool is that?

Here's the engagement story.

One Friday morning in April, Leah woke up on her day off, went downstairs to have breakfast and saw a large bouquet of roses sitting on the counter. The card attached told her to get ready because Ian was coming to pick her up.
He arrived and they took a short drive to a Wendell August, a local forge.

She wasn't sure why they were there and when she asked, he told her that he had arranged for them to go on a tour. It seemed a little odd to her, but she followed him in (albeit with low expectations). Immediately she was impressed with the beautiful work that was displayed in their show room.

They started the tour and the guide showed them how they start with a raw piece of metal, one of their artists creates a design or lettering to be printed/etched in, then it is fired where it becomes soot black and finally it is cleaned and shined. They stopped at one point and the guide showed her a little plaque that had just been fired. Finally, the tour was over and as she began to turn and leave, the guide said, "Wait, let me show you what a finished piece looks like that has just been completed. This is the little soot covered plaque that you saw before."

She grabbed the plaque and this is what she saw.

When she looked over at Ian he was down on one knee.

He proposed and of course, she accepted.

But, that wasn't the end of the story.

Ian had the whole day planned out. Leah initially told him that she needed to call and cancel lunch with a friend and coming over to play with my kids, but those were set up beforehand just to throw her off.

They went to lunch at Simon Pearce on the Brandywine River, then they went to Chadds Ford Winery for a tasting and tour and that was followed by dinner at Harry's Savoy in Wilmington, where they first got together at my wedding.

As if that wasn't enough, when Leah got home there were roses in her room.

It was a day they will never forget!

For their engagement pictures we returned to Main Street Exton where Wendell-August is located. It was a beautiful day and that location is perfect for an array of great shots.

Congratulations Leah and Ian...can't wait for the big day!

Emily and Seth