Engagement
Engagement Photography
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Anna and Ben’s Engagement Photos at Carnegie Mellon University
Anna and Ben met in college at Carnegie Mellon. Their first date was at a Pittsburgh Steelers Game. While they’ve been together for a few years while living in Pittsburgh, their relationship is about to go long distance as they separate for graduate school this fall. During one of the few moments they were in town, I met them for their engagement session at their alma mater. First stop for their engagement photo shoot was the Mellon Institute. I noticed this pattern of window light reflected on the Mellon Institute when I was at Carnegie Mellon, in 2001. I don’t know why it took me 10 years to photograph…
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Alissa and Mike’s Engagement Session on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
This post is brought to you by the letter M. Alissa and Mike sat next to each other during high school homeroom, both having last names that begin with the letter M. Thankfully, after years of casually saying “hello” to her in the mornings, Mike decided to talk to Alissa. Like all engagement stories that I write, this one has a happy ending because now they’re planning their wedding coming up in June of 2012. I was very excited for this shoot. Mike’s family and my family are long time friends and I see him regularly around town and when we play flag football. Alissa and Mike were also attendants…
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Jennifer and Brad’s Engagement Shoot in Pittsburgh’s Strip District
Jennifer and Brad started their relationship as really good friends. When they realized that they were interested in dating each other, they were hesitant to date and possibly upset their amazing friendship. Luckily for both of them, things worked out and they’re engaged to be married. Congratulations, Jennifer and Brad! We met this week for their engagement shoot. After being chased out by some rain (eek, thunderstorms) earlier this year, we finally had their shoot in the Strip District on a weekday afternoon. Enjoy!
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Jessica and Ryan’s Engagement Portraits
Jessica and Ryan met at a hospital. They were both working as anesthesiology residents (a 6 year residency!!) when they met near an elevator. When I met them on Tuesday afternoon for their engagement session, I was surprised to find them in scrubs and white coats. After learning more about how long their residency program was and how much time the spend working, I realized that it is in these clothes that they see each other (and the world) most often. Thankfully they have each other to get through their medical program! Their wedding is coming up this weekend and this shoot was excellent practice for all the fun we’ll…
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Nicole and JP’s Engagement Session at the Carnegie Carnegie Theater and Library
I love when I get credit for something I had very little to do with. When I first met Nicole, she mentioned that she met JP when they were both performing in a local public theater production of Titanic. It was Nicole and JP who were spending hours and hours rehearsing and performing–miles and miles and rivers and tunnels from their own homes, meeting, dating, falling in love, and getting engaged. But it was here at the theater where they met where I suggested as a backdrop for their engagement photos. So Gold Star for me on this location choice for our shoot (But really for them for being so…