As Rachel and Bary both live out of town, currently in separate cities, we made some time together on Black Friday for their engagement shoot. We began at their (and my!) alma mater, Carnegie Mellon.

After a quick stop to the place where they had their first kiss, we did most of the shoot at Mellon Park.

Rachel and Bary have quite a height difference. I asked if Bary ever picked Rachel up and the answer, surprisingly, was No. I love Rachel’s face here.

My favorite from their shoot

For our final stop, Pittsburgh’s North Shore for an amazing late November sunset…..at 4:56pm.

Congratulations, Rachel and Bary! I’m so excited to work with you.

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We got together on Monday afternoon for this unseasonably sunny November day here in Pittsburgh.  Barbie loves the Pittsburgh skyline and really wanted to showcase it in their engagement photos.  I couldn’t believe how many unique views we found of the city.  First, classic view of the city from Station Square.

This is cute.  Chuck first took Barbie for a spin when they were walking through a shopping mall.  now they do it all the time while they’re walking.

A reflected Pittsburgh in the windows of the Sheraton at Station Square.

And in a mural in the tunnel to the Gateway Clipper.

We rode the incline to the top of Mt. Washington where we found some sunlight.   I love this snuggle/laugh.  There may have been some tickling involved.

Thank you, mr. tree–for having leaves.

Chuck went to Penn State and Barbie to Pitt.  They sort of get along on this issue  (not really).   A view from Mt. Washington

And one more skyline shot!

Congratulations, Barbie and Chuck!  I had such a great time with you both!

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Briana also mentioned that she loved creative photography and was willing to try any crazy thing I wanted to photograph.  For their engagement session, they chose a rural location on Tim’s family’s property.  She promised (and delivered) open fields, old tractors, and two happy people.  Some of my favorites….

While I was driving to their session, it was raining the entire time.  I was sure it was going to clear (it did), and we were rewarded for our patience with beautiful light!

Also on the property was this rusty, old blue pickup truck.

Good thing I didn’t see these new friends until I was done shooting from inside of the cab.

These two are totally adorable!

See what I mean about this amazing light?!?!?!?

Their dog, George, was around for some of the shots too.  Here are one of the few shots were I didn’t get “dog butt” in my shot.

For a while,  I’ve wanted to shoot an engagement session with balloons.  After meeting her, I knew that Briana would be really  into this, and she was.  I bought the balloons and after breaking four balloons on the way to the session, I told Briana and Tim I might not post these images on my blog.  But I couldn’t resist, as they were some of my favorites.

Especially this last one.

Briana and Tim, it was great working with you and I’m so excited about your wedding this October!

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Shannon and Derek were in this exact situation.  We had scheduled our shoot months in advance and when their day came….rain city.  We rescheduled for a weekday that just happened to have low humidity, cool air, and lots of sunshine.  Thanks for being flexible–I hope you think it was worth the wait.

We met in the Strip District near the Cork Factory for this shoot.

Oh Shannon, look at beautiful YOU and your perfect hair!

And that smile!

You two are so cute together.

We are on the top floor of the parking garage next to the Cork Factory.  Any guesses what happens next?

That’s right…first Derek went for a ride.

A trusting relationship, obviously…..

Your turn, Shannon!

In the elevator’s ceiling on the way back down to earth.

We also took a few photos near the railroad bridge at 33rd street.

High School sweethearts, Shannon and Derek will celebrate the start of their marriage in May 2011.  Congratulations, both of you!

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Ben’s sister, Lexi, got married in August and both Ben and his wife, Jamie, were in the bridal party.  At Angie and Alex’s wedding, Ben was a guest while Jamie was the maid of honor.  Now they are pretty much bridal party professionals.

After seeing so many awesome and fun photographs of people they knew, they wanted some of their own.  We met at Butler County Conservancy (the same place where I met Ben’s sister, Lexi in June for Lexi and Josh’s Engagement Photos ).

The first thing we saw was this fallen tree.

Ben says that Jamie makes their photos look better.  He is correct.

This is my fave.

Thanks, Jamie and Ben.  I can’t wait for the next wedding where you two are in the bridal party.

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Meghan and Seth met when they were students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Meghan has beautiful eyes!  And her makeup was perfect.

Meghan and Seth are super cute and playful together.  Meghan razzing Seth.

Seth is probably a foot taller than Meghan.  In this pic of their shoes, looks like their actual heights.

One of my favorites.

And this one.

Meghan’s awesome charm bracelet. Her newest charm is the engagement ring (upper left) that matches her actual engagement ring.

Congratulations, Meghan and Seth!   See you next year on the super popular wedding date, 10.02.2010!

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Jill, Todd, and I arrived separately for the engagement photos at Settler’s Cabin Park in Robinson.  First, I saw Todd in his dark gray Nissan Altima.  A few minutes later, Jill arrived in her bright yellow VW Bug with sunflowers on the dash.  I just thought the two cars fit their personalities perfectly, and they are adorable together.  Jill said “I want these to be super cute.  Let’s spell out ‘LOVE’ with our bodies.”  We didn’t get a chance to do that, but this is what we did get…

Lots of walking around in the park.

This was one of the nicest days we’ve had in Pittsburgh in a while.  The sun was a welcome addition.

Todd is probably making fun of Jill for being a goofball, which seems like standard fare.

Love this tree.

Jill and Todd are Pirates fans.  Seems like they were meant for each other, being the only two fans in the city.  Hahaha, just kidding!

It wont’ be too long until you see Jill and Todd again.  Their wedding is coming up on 11/21/2009.

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