Fall Fort Monroe Engagement Session | Hampton Wedding Photographer | Josiah + Megan

Fall Fort Monroe Engagement Session | Hampton Wedding Photographer | Josiah + Megan

I remember many years ago when Megan first met Josiah - and the reason I remember it so clearly is because she is my little sister and I had the privilege of seeing their relationship unfold from the very beginning. She came home from a music practice one day talking all about this extremely good-looking guy she had met, and how badly she wanted to get to know him. After a little longer of being too scared to say anything, she eventually bit the bullet and decided she would jump in with both feet. It's safe to say they're both very thankful she did :)

After several years of dating, all of us knew it was only a matter of time before we were planning their wedding, but trying to guess when Josiah would propose was driving us all crazy (in a good way)! Finally, on a trip to Niagara Falls, he played a song he wrote for her and pulled out the ring. I'll never forget the call I got when Megan, through a massive amount of tears, told me on the other end of the phone that she was ENGAGED!

And now here we were, on a beautiful fall day at Fort Monroe in Hampton, taking their engagement pictures. It felt like a dream to be able to capture this moment in their lives that was such a long time coming, through years of a long-distance friendship that slowly grew into so much more. I could talk on and on but I have to let the gorgeous sunset and their sweet smiles speak for themselves.......

Noland Trail Engagement Session | Newport News Wedding Photographer | Patrick + Morgan

Noland Trail Engagement Session | Newport News Wedding Photographer | Patrick + Morgan

When you plan an engagement session date weeks in advance, you always cross your fingers and hope for good weather. The good news is that when we woke up the day of Patrick and Morgan's session it was sunny...but the bad news showed when we checked the forecast and the high of the day was in the 40s!

Despite the freezing conditions, these two showed up with the brightest smiles on their faces and so much joy in their hearts. They had gotten engaged less than 2 months before in the beautiful state of Hawaii during a birthday trip and after 7 years together, nothing could bring them down from the joy of looking to their future together...

Colonial Williamsburg Proposal | Williamsburg Engagement Pictures | Giff + Taylor

I can very vividly remember the day Nathan proposed to me. I was expecting it to happen at some point, but I didn't know when. The moment he got down on one knee I was overcome with emotion and started crying so hard I forgot to say yes for several minutes. This was over 7 years ago, before hiring a photographer for the proposal was normal, and yet he had done just that and our emotions were captured forever. I'm so grateful it's a day I can always look back on through memories and pictures that we have.

Because of this, I was incredibly excited when Giff and I started talking about photographing his upcoming proposal. He and his girlfriend Taylor live in South Carolina but were taking a trip up the East Coast to visit family and have a fun vacation. Her favorite place in the world is Colonial Williamsburg, so he knew he had to propose in front of one of the best spots there - the Governor's Mansion...