Aldo + Sara >> Engaged

This past weekend, we kicked off our engagement season with a coupla cuties in pure Michigan. It ruled.

Aldo + Sara took us to the place where he proposed in Buchanan. In the middle of a farm set on layers of fields and forest and lakes, we walked the same winding path they walked as he nervously fidgeted and she patiently waited for him to work up the nerve. Though we'd already heard the story of how the proposal went down, it meant so much to actually see how it played out in real time and place, and I'm stoked that their pictures reflect that story. We followed our time at the farm with a quick trip to a local winery and a walk around the cutest retro downtown street.

The thing about Michigan is even when it's dead, it's pretty. The colors still meld together. The lines that nature creates are bold. It commands attention even in its simplicity. 

Below are a few of my favorite moments from our session together. Stoked to share these and stoked to create more at their wedding next month!

Charlie + Betsy >> Engaged

I know I say it a lot. They're the sweetest. They're the kindest. They're the warmest. I mean it every time. I don't know how we got so lucky to meet/hang out/work with some of the most incredible humans I've ever met in my life this year, but we did. And I'm so grateful.

Charlie + Betsy truly are two of the most amazing people we've met this year. Betsy's warmth hits you like a monsoon even in the simplest email. It's her kindness and compassion (and not to mention stunning looks and fantastic sense of humor) that surely caught the attention of an equally kind and compassionate Charlie. Their love, though intimate, is powerful to draw friends, family, and even strangers close. We witnessed that firsthand (but more on that later).

For their A Day in the Life Session they showed us a peek into their every day lives. There was organic rooftop gardening, guacamole made from scratch, favorite beer and wine, old neighborhoods, and mountains of uncontrollable laughing fits. 

It was so them and it was so perfect.