Andrew & Michelle - Engaged

Monday, October 26, 2009


Yesterday I shot a very wonderful and special engagement shoot. I'm going to go elementary school paper on you now and say "Here are just a couple reasons why it was so special". Number 1: Michelle first emailed me on July 21, 2008. She wasn't engaged or inquiring about a photoshoot, she was just writing to say hello and encourage me in my photography business. I remember the exact moment I read that email. I meant SO much.

"So I just got engaged on Saturday!!!" One year later, I received a very excited emailed from Michelle. She was engaged, remembered me, and wanted me to take her photos. Ahh!



Number 2: The world is SO small. During the shoot I found out Michelle graduated from UMBC - my school! Also, after the shoot I introduced her to my dad and in a crazy few minutes we discovered that her dad used to work with my dad at NASA. Andrew is also a youth pastor and loves astronomy so him and my dad had a nice and geeky discussion about Sirius and the Milky Way. :) Too good.



Number 3: They trusted me enough to let me do the shoot literally in my backyard. We started in old town Brookeville, MD and ended in the backyard of my new house! How awesome is that!



And number 4: They are the sweetest thing since ever. I loved hearing them tell me about how uncomfortable they were in front of the camera and then watching them interact so adorably that it was impossible to take a bad photo of them.

I love fall so much.


I also love my friendly neighborhood power lines :)


You two were the best. Thank you for spending the most gorgeous autumn evening of the year with me!

16 comments:

Christy said...

WOW Lydia, I absolutely love these photos:) The couple just seems so perfect together!! And you definitely caught that in your pictures. Lovely as always. Miss you!

Adalie Plain said...

love these so much. beautiful.

DJ said...

oh goodness me! you are crazy awesome lyd! you just are soo good at capturing the happy just engaged look! =) Congratulations to the new couple!

megan russell said...

Wow. These are so so gorgeous. Love the light!

Natalie Franke said...

Absolutely gorgeous images! :) Beautiful work!

Vida Carson said...

Holy skittles.. gorgeous light! You did such an awesome job :)

. s h e r r y * said...

Oh man! The light is GORGEOUS.

Andreé said...

:-D

rachel r said...

love these.
love you.
the end.

Sister of the Bride said...

These are the most beautiful pictures. I love the creative backgrounds and authenticity.

Michelle and Andrew I love you guys! Wonderful work Lydia.

Courtney said...

lyd i love these so much! they are awesome! :)

jamiedelaine said...

Michelle and Andrew, you are both SOOO CUTE!!! ;)

Maureen said...

They def get the cutest couple of the year award (2010 when they officially wed).

And Lyd, I think God really enjoys sending you gorgeous days and beautiful couples to see what you will do with them...

artistellie said...

i'm a highschooler in turkey who found you through bev & jason's wedding and have been loving the photos ever since!

and i had to comment on this one.so beautiful. i'm in love with the power lines image!! (:

Alexandra said...

These are fantastic :) I love them!

Suki said...

Oh lydia they are adorale. You are so creative. I love the colours and every sunflare in those pictures.