Fall Engagement Photos

I first met Whitney in July 2014 when she was a bridesmaid in Lauren and Randy’s Brookside Farm wedding.  A year later, I would run into Whitney again.  For the second time, this sweet girl was a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding.  I recognized her beautiful face right away, and if I remember correctly, she greeted me with “always the bridesmaid – never the bride” line from 27 Dresses.

I wasn’t the only one to meet Whitney in July 2014 at Lauren and Randy’s wedding, though.  As fate would have it, Whitney and Cory met at this Brookside Wedding, as well.  Whitney first impressed Cory with her cornhole board skills, and Cory swept Whitney off her feet during a slow dance.  I absolutely love hearing Whitney tell the story of their love story!  It gives me chills!

Cory proposed this past summer on a camping trip – think tent camping.  Rough camping that this city slicker girl could never handle!  Whitney and Cory wanted one last quick get-away just the two of them and their pup Cooper.  To Whitney’s greatest surprise, Cory asked Whitney to be his wife.  Even more surprised, Cory had a friend record the whole proposal in a spot he picked out the week before!  Talk about scoring some serious brownie points with his soon-to-be wife!!

When the announcement came over Facebook, I was absolutely ecstatic for this sweet girl!  But I was beyond honored when I received Whitney’s email wanting my availability for summer 2018.  It meant the world to me that this bridesmaid x2 of mine knew right away she wanted me to photograph her wedding.  Thankfully I had a date open for her!  I would honestly be so upset if I didn’t get to photograph her and Cory’s wedding!

I got a great taste of what it’ll be like to photograph these two lovebirds last week during their engagement session.  They were absolute pros from the very beginning, and even at 35 weeks pregnant, I think I did a couple leaps in the air after looking at the back of my camera.  It’s so easy to see how much Cory loves Whitney by the look in his eyes!  Whitney’s smile is absolutely radiant when she’s laughing with Cory.  These are the couples that I love working with the most!  I’m so lucky to say that my LJ Brides are totally in love, and it’s so infectious to witness!

Whitney and Cory’s fall engagement photos are some of the only fall photos I feel like I have this year.  Ohio had weird weather that seemed like we’d never see fall.  And now that it’s the beginning of November, the leaves on the trees just don’t have the radiant color they have had in the past.  But for these fall engagement photos, I sure get the feeling of fall looking at their photos!

If you’re a car geek, you’re going to love the International Scout that Whitney’s dad restored about a decade ago.  It’s a real beaut!  And has a lot of sentimental value in Whitney’s family.  It only seemed right that it was included in the photos!  One of Whitney’s favorite dates with Cory was when he picked her up and drove her out to a field.  They sat under the stars drinking wine and talking for hours.  We did our best to recreate that special night for these two during their engagement session!

I hope you love these fall engagement photos as much as I do!  Everything about this session had me so stinking excited!  You’re especially going to love their 8-month-old bird dog, Cooper!  Him and his cute maroon bow-tie will give you all the feels!!!

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