Last weekend we had the pleasure of doing an engagement shoot for Teresa and Greg.  They are originally from a small town in Minnesota and will be getting married there next August.  Greg had come down to Florida for school and six months after being apart, Teresa had to join him.  It sounds like they are quickly acclimating to Orlando’s hot weather and growing number of people.

They really fell in love with Cocoa Village after a recent visit, so we went back again to take advantage of the quaint feeling town.  I was glad that we got to find new nooks and crannies to shoot so they felt they had a day that was their own, not a replica of the shoots we have done there in the past.

This is one of my favorite engagement shots ever.  It is up against a mural that is in front of a sculptor’s shop.  The color came out amazing.

Her classic ring …

We did get to go down to the beach as well and get a few shots in before a storm rolled in.  These by the dock came out really nice.

Congratulations Teresa and Greg.  You are a beautiful couple and I am sure your wedding will be equally so.

This month we got to shoot the engagement photos of Alisha and Keith at Lake Lily Park in Maitland.  Alisha chose this place because apparently the two had a memorable date at this park where Alisha made Keith a picnic. This was the first time I had been to the lake so I had fun finding new places to shoot.  It helped that the couple is absolutely gorgeous so almost every picture came out good.  I swear Alisha and Keith should both model because they smiled the entire time (which is near impossible for most couples) and they seemed to catch a glance at the camera at just the perfect time. Here are a few pictures for you to see.  We will be shooting their wedding in November so keep an eye out.

This one was taken at the Enzian theater, across from the park.  Another date spot for the couple.

It’s always nice to walk around Celebration photographing a friend’s engagement, but especially so when the sky is perfectly clear and the temperature is cool.  Despite the fact that we had her sister spectating, Valerie and Stuart let us see how much they love each other.  We went over to the Celebration Town Tavern afterwards for dinner and drinks which was a great recommendation by the couple.  Check out a sneak peak of the photos.  We will try and post a few more soon.

Last Saturday Graham and I had the honor of photographing Tiffany and Tim’s wedding in Titusville.  You may remember them from their Cocoa beach engagement shoot where they almost got upstaged by a man and his monkey.  They were lucky this time, no monkey and a beautiful day.  We had a blast with them during the process and we feel lucky that we got to be a part of it.  We haven’t completed all of their photos yet but here is a sneak peek of their event.

Sorry there hasn’t been many new pictures recently.  Graham and I have been between weddings but I assure you there will be a new update in a few weeks.  I figured that I would share some personal pictures from our last trip to New York in the meantime. We went to visit my grandparents who live on Long Island.  We had just gotten engaged so I was excited to show them my ring and share the exciting story about the proposal.  My grandmother, a woman who isn’t really know for her warm fuzzy side, surprisingly decided to show me her engagement ring, which I have never seen her wear before.  She had it in a box in the basement, held by a rubber-band, under a pile of sheets (which I remedied before I left, advising her to put it in her safe).  Funny how something I hate to take off even to get in the shower, my grandmother had in a dusty box in the basement.

Here is my Grandma’s ring.

Here is my ring …

Big difference huh! I guess it was popular at some time to take your ring and “update” it.  Translation: add a lot more diamonds.  The original ring is the center band, with a round diamond flanked by baguettes. Now the thing dwarfs my finger!  It is no wonder my little frail Italian grandmother doesn’t wear it all the time. One arm would hang lower than the other.

She then decided she would share her wedding album with me.  I had never seen the album before either. It was so much fun.

It is hard to tell in the picture above but this one page had a pic of the whole wedding party and half of them had their eyes closed!  It reminded me that no photographer is perfect.

I suggest that all newly engaged couples take the trip down memory lane with their parents and grandparents if they can.  See their wedding album, let them tell you the story of how they met and then got engaged.  How they planned their wedding.  It was an experience I will always remember sharing with them.