When you look great, you usually feel great.  Katherine and Mike looked so fantastic at their engagement session last week, and I trust that they were feeling great too. Katherine contacted me earlier this year when she saw Courtney and Jeff’s wedding photos.  Katherine works with Courtney at Lilly Pulitzer,  and like Courtney and Jeff, Katherine and Mike are planning their Pittsburgh wedding while living in Philadelphia.  I know that planning your wedding while living in another city is no easy task, so I’m honored that they came into town just for these photos.  The weather cooperated nicely and we got together last weekend while they were in town.  Below…

Ashley and Russ met in high school, but they didn’t start dating right away.  They’ve been together for a few years now and they’re planning their wedding for October of 2011.  I have photographed a few of their friends’ weddings and I’m thrilled to be photographing their wedding next October.  Yay! We met on Friday for their engagement photos at Mellon Park.  I love taking engagement photos at Mellon Park.  The walled garden is  beautifully restored and well maintained.  It looks great at every time of year. Favorite because of the light: One of my favorite things about photographing an engagement shoot–or anything–is how I get to run around like…