Rooftop Engagement in Roanoke, Virginia - Erika & Cameron
“We can all get knocked down and bad things can happen to anybody, no matter how high they might be riding at the time.” Cameron
“Thinking back at my life changing experience, I don't know how I would have survived it without him.” Erika
Getting to know who my couples are, goes way beyond knowing how they met and how he proposed. It is part of a process that goes way deeper. It’s about building a relationship, a trust. Only then they can truly feel comfortable during their engagement sessions and in front of my camera.
Engagement portraits at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia - Kristin & Shawn
When I met with Kristin & Shawn for their engagement portraits they were really excited and at the same time they were visibly nervous.
Sometimes we are raised with the idea that portraits have to be straight forward, looking at the camera, fake, cheesy smiles. And even though I go over the process with all of my couples, those first 10 minutes sometimes can be intimidating… On the contrary though, Kristin & Shawn got comfortable by spending a relaxing late afternoon at the lake, knowing that they were going to be doing one of their favorite hobbies, spending quality time with each at one of their favorite locations, Smith Mountain Lake.
Here is a little bit about them!
How did you meet?: We met in a class at Virginia Tech. (Go Hokies!) we were in a group for small business management and our other two partners were of NO help. It was just often us two working on it and our relationship grew from there!
Engagement pictures with pizza & wine - Alyson & Euneke
How they met: They were in the same math class in 7th grade , at the young age of eleven! Throughout school years they were only friends , even though they always had a thing for each other . They used to meet up at a local baseball field parking lot and sit in the car and talk for hours and hours. “We were always so open and able to be our genuine selves with one another” said Alyson.
She remembers in class she was always a good girl, doing her work and paying attention. On the other hand, he was the athlete, who liked to play around too much. “I remember his mom would always have to come into our classroom to make sure he would be doing his work. The teacher would ask a question to the entire class, and his mom would smack him in the back of his head and make him raise his hand to answer the question that he had no clue what it was! I don’t know why that has always stuck out to me!”
