Surprise Engagment Part 1

Typically Maggie and I will get a phone call or an email from a bride after she has some bling on that very important finger. However, we recently actually had the opportunity of helping in the planning of how to pop the question. Its not everyday that we get to help in the planning of popping the question with the exception of planning my proposal to Maggie this was going to be a rare experience. Well, after going back and forth on a few ideas Jonathan (the guy popping the question) decided on creating a photo album.
Okay, lets step back a minute and explain why this idea was so perfect for them. Well, his soon to be fiancé Beth, every year makes him a photo album of everything they have done together for the year. How cool is that? So, the plan was that Jonathan was going to have all the moments prior to asking Beth to marry him photographed and put into a photo album with the last page being...you guessed it. Will you marry me!! But there was another twist we were not going to take a picture of the actual ring at all so that it would be a surprise after she finished looking through the album. So, check out a sneak peak of Jonathan getting ready for the big moment.



Beth is going to be presented with a beautifully custom designed ring and we had the privilege of going with Jonathan when he went to pick it up.

Showing Beth's Mother and Father the ring that Jonathan is going to give their daughter when he asks her to marry him.

You have to show the siblings the bling. Here is Jonathan showing Beth's brother and sister-in-law the beautiful ring! 

 

Showing his sister the ring

Jonathan showing his Mom the ring!

 

 Stay tuned for photos of Jonathan popping the question!

xoxoxo J&M and Wyatt!!!!

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Danielle and Jesse.... The Engagement

A little while back we went up to Elizabeth Park in Hartford. It is a beautiful rose garden in the spring and summer, but we were a little early for that ;) It still has some magical places for photos and when a couple is in love it shines through any location. After that we went downtown Hartford and kinda next to the Connecticut Science Center. So check out some of Danielle and Jesse and show some love.

xoxoxo

J&M

Sites: Elizabeth Park in Hartford

Connecticut Science Center

Jeff and Desiree Put a Ring on It

Jay and I, have had the pleasure of shooting some amazing engagement shoots and the biggest advice I give to our clients and always reiterate to our brides is to make sure that your shoot embodies who you are and who you are as a couple. This includes details like what outfits you where to what locations you choose. Jeff and Desiree one of our upcoming wedding couples took that idea and ran with it and they totally have some of our most favorite engagement photos to date.
But let’s rewind real quick we first met came to meet Jeff and Desiree back at Echo Hose Ambulance in Shelton, CT. A friend of ours told us that a guy (Jeff) was going to be popping the question and wanted to know since we were going to the picnic anyways if would bring our camera to capture the moment. Well long story short Jeff got excited and did it before we got there but that did not stop us. Oh no it did not we made sure to get some awesome ring shots for the newly engaged couple while Desiree made the necessary announcement phone calls to family and friends. Sometime after that picnic we ended up getting booked to shoot there big day!!! (So excited!!) Which of course meant that we got to photograph some engagement photos for them. So after a brainstorming session at Sushi Palace and Olive Garden (what can I saw we love to eat, and mingle with out clients/friends it makes the relationship on the day of the wedding that much better) we came up with some amazing ideas that included Mr and Mrs Smith, a motorcycle, guns, a playground and the beach. So without giving away anymore check out their super amazing and hot e-shoot!!!!

Meet our future bride Desiree!!

Meet our future groom Jeff!!

Mucho pasión

Totally a fave of mine!!

Some practice on sharing!

And of course in making up!

Jeff and Desi it was a pleasure and we are super excited for your wedding and of course to bring you part 2 of your e-shoot!

<3 Always,
Jay and Maggie
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Getting to known Christine and Jay

We actually met this fabulous couple and specifically Christine at Beauty Entourage’s Bridal Show, she was the winner of our free engagement session! We were so glad that she won because we had an absolutely amazing time hanging out with them even though Jay wanted to get taco bell and get home to his football game but, he was a great sport and really stuck it out and we are glad he did because we had fun hanging out with them.

So let’s meet this couple!

Walking around enjoying the fall foliage!

Love this shot of them!

Snuggling under a tree

Chilling at the top of the tower

Hanging out for a second in the tower! Love these moments.

Watch out here comes the ring shots!!!

Loved how this ring shot turned out

We ended our time at a lake at the end of the park. Love the reflection in the lake.

Thank you so much Christine and Jay!!! We had such a great time and loved exploring Hubbard Park with you.

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Getting to Know Melissa and Eric

We had such a great time a few weekends ago (i know i'm slacking on my blog postings)with our 2011, clients Melissa and Eric. They are truly a great couple and a pleasure to hang out. We had the opportunity to do so many things with them from hanging out at Jones's Winery, to an actual wine tasting, to pumpkin picking, to teaching Eric how to dip Melissa, to watching the sunset at Booth Park (and watching the Indian Guides Ceremony, not sure but lots of boys and Dad's in there indian guide uniforms a teepee and a huge bon fire! Not sure what that has to do with the engagment session except we all had to go scout out what was going on becuase come on we were totally curious) to ending with a great Thai dinner! So with out further ado we present Melissa and Eric's fantabulously awsome engagement shoot!!!

So we started our e-shoot adventure outside at Jones’s Winery in Shelton, CT.

Of course there was some cuddleage going on!

Before we left the vineyard we had to do a wine tasting. It was great because I had never done one before but Melissa and Eric showed us how its done from cleansing the pallet to holding the stem and not the glass! I still don’t like wine but everyone else did and WE had a blast!!!

After the vineyard we headed over to Jones’s pumpkin patch. Which was sooo much fun minus the bazillion kids everywhere, because there was so many cool places to shoot!

They are sooo cute!

Loving Melissa’s tacori!!

While I was ring shotting it up Jay was capturing some fun and intimate moments with Melissa and Eric. Nope, nope I swear we don’t have fun on our shoots… lol we have a friggin blast

So I will end this post with a totally awesome image of Melissa and Eric…. Ok seriously this is by far our most favorite shot to date!!! Love love love it!!!

We had such a great time at the vineyard and park with you guys and we are looking forward to your amazing wedding!

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Jen and Joe

Some teaser shots from Jen and Joe's engagement shoot at Light House Point!

~Maggie

PS. stay tuned for more pics from this couples awesome engagement shoot!!!!

Jen and Wendell

Jen and Wendell are such fun loving people!! An are always a pleasure to shoot!! Maggie and I as you might remember had the pleasure of being a groomsmen and a bridesmaid in there wedding! Even with the huge snow storm the night before and the night after we had a fabulous time at there wedding!! Now that the snow is begining to melt and they are back from their Hawaii honeymoon we took the opportunity to snag a few post wedding couples portraits of the two!!!

Okay so all day the wind had been such an issue but, I relly think it works here!! The way it blows her hair and the expression on there faces totally express who they are as a couple!!

So here is a picture that we took of the pair from down the stairs!! Hottness!!!

So we were over by Archie Moores and had to snag a couple of pictures of Wendell checking his beautiful wife out!!! This is another favortie of mine, I just love how the sun shines out between the two of them~

Like I said before these two are a ton of fun to be around so we had to throw a few pictures on the blog that truely show there amazing personalities!!

So as we were walking down the road we had to sneak into the alley way for some fun pictures!!!

So Maggie has this fascination with legs and shoes but the angle is truly fun!! Look at that bling!!!

We are total suckers for the forehead kiss and when anyone takes a picture like that we have to post it!!! Its just such a truly loving gesture that needs to be displayed!!