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at the Howard County Conservancy and it was 70 degrees in November. How did we get so lucky? I have no idea! As I’m writing this, I’m listening to school closures and winter weather warnings and I’m so thankful that we had such a beautiful day for Justin and Brooke’s engagement shoot! We met at the Conservancy and the location options were limitless. I should have known that this would be a fabulous location because Brooke is not only an English professor, she’s a photographer as well!

Brooke picked this location and had such a fun vision for her shoot! The pups, the couch and the quilt all added such character to their images and I just love their images! Cara and Emily (their adorable puppies) were so well behaved and even though there were many distractions, we were lucky enough to capture several beautiful portraits where both Cara and Emily were posing for the camera! If you have dogs you know how hard that is! :)

These two have been together for quite some time. After years of dating they are finally going to be husband and wife!! As we walked around the property together, I learned more and more about this sweet couple. The more I got to know them, the more I loved them. Brooke’s mom even came to be our dog supervisor and we were so thankful for her help!! As the shoot came to an end, we hugged and I told them that we would see them on their wedding day!! I left feeling so blessed that we have such amazing couples that not only trust us with their images but also LOVE photography!! Enjoy some of my favorites from Justin and Brooke’s engagement session!

LOVE this vintage couch!  Oh Brooke you’re stunning!!! Love this barn!  Love it!
Sweet pups!! They were so good!  Loved this rock wall!  Tall grass will ALWAYS be one of my favorite locations to shoot in!  Girrrrl!  Love this! Definitely a favorite!  We found leaves in the north! It’s a miracle! 

 

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