Amy and Trey are an awesome couple with a ton of personality and were so much fun to work with, it was great to get to know them better

Trey made a great prop that afternoon – he should consider being a model

*Great* afternoon I’m really looking forward to their wedding coming up in a few weeks!

Those who’ve been reading here for a while know how much more meaningful engagement sessions are when we can photograph them in locations that mean something to you as a couple – Stephanie and Ryan hit the meaningful button on the nose. We spent the afternoon at a pond near Stephanie’s home in Lumberton where they like to hang out and the place where sparks first flew between them. Below are a few of my favorites from the session, enjoy! :

Sparks first flew in Lumberton’s Raider stadium way back when Stephanie first saw Ryan running around the track – it was love at first drool

The Dallas Mavericks play a big role in their relationship

Thanks for a great time, Stephanie and Ryan, I’m looking forward to May!

We began innocently enough with the classic “American Gothic” at a barnyard in China, Tx

Raindrops kept falling on our heads… it was easy to get a little disappointed, until we just decided we weren’t going to stop the rain by complaining and just go with it. We’re going to re-schedule soon, but for now, here’s a few of my favorites of the rain falling mainly on the plain in China:

Not bad for a hurricane We’ll have an actual engagement session soon!

Melanie (who’s from Lumberton) and Trey (who’s from Hamshire), met on Crystal Beach and are now living in Houston – so of course we had their engagement photos in Beaumont

Both grew up in small town Southeast Texas and wanted more of a country feel to their session and with busy jobs in healthcare, squeezing in a fun afternoon together took a bit of work, but I believe it was worth it – pretty pictures ahead!

Family member Baxter wanted to get in on the action, so he began by “saying his prayers” then showing us what a mighty dog he is.

Good boy Baxter! From there we headed downtown for a different vibe…

Moving to a nearby alley, Trey and Melanie didn’t need any coaxing to show their love for each other

Congratulations to them on their upcoming Fall wedding, we’ll be seeing more of Melanie later in her bridal session.

This past week during a break in the icy winter temps we met them in Orange for their engagement session. Here’s a sneak peek at one of my favorites from our afternoon together:

Most of our time was spent in Jared’s backyard garden and pond – the site of his proposal to his one true love It made for some beautiful photos, but even better will be the memories in the future when they tell their children – “yeah, that’s where we used to hang out… and right over there is where I proposed”.

More coming soon!

It’s almost like cheating with light like this and such a beautiful couple, stay tuned for more soon!

Anyways, on to the images! I’ve known Mona quite a few years, having worked with her in the past here and there and I was pleasantly surprised to hear she was engaged and wanted me to photograph the wedding coming soon. Michael happened to mention a car he’d like to see if we could use in the engagement session – I’m a bit of a car nut and my ears perked up at the suggestion. We would use the car and it’s further down the page – no peeking! You can wait a few moments longer, we have some good stuff before we even get to the car

Like boots!

We began in downtown Beaumont, looking for color and texture – lots to be found for sure. I find the light, put them in it and they automatically look cute and start puckering up:





From there it’s on to new locations with more texture and color. Mona and Michael have changed in the mean time and the car makes its first appearance.

Right out of an Frank Sinatra movie we’re transported to a time when girls were called ‘dames’ and ‘dolls’ and guys were called, well… they weren’t called… mainly because phones were scarce. But…

What were we talkin’ about?

Yes! The car!











A 1951 Mercury Lead Sled – chopped and dropped and just beautiful! Mona’s shoes were pretty sweet too. Rico Suave’ had nothing on Michael Richard today.





Soon it was time for dressing down a bit and getting more comfortable. The sun was beginning to set and we were looking for some backlit fun in big sky country:








Pretty!

One more peaceful one before we go:





ps: probably my favorite image of the day – down by the river, next to the bridge – just a boy and his girl and a ’51 Merc’.





I’m really looking forward to their wedding day – some fun stuff is planned!

The rest of Ashley and AJ’s gorgeous wedding is up next, followed by Elissa’s senior session!