{Star-Crossed Lovers} Bowie MD Engagement Photography
Posted on October 19, 2009
Meet “S” and “J” (and yes, J, S will always come first
). In many ways they really do have some of the star-crossed lovers vibe going for them. I learned for instance, that they dated in college…well, when J was in college anyway ;^D… and then went their separate ways only to reconnect now. I think it is probably a good thing they both have such good senses of humor and know how to laugh at themselves, as some of the curves life has thrown their relationship timing-wise do seem to have a joke hiding in there somewhere. The cool thing is, is that they take it and run and get a good chuckle while they are at it, so the joke never ends up being on them. For instance, they’ve chosen Friday the 13th as their day to tie the knot.

Did I mention that they are a completely stunning couple and belong on the cover of a magazine, and not just my little blogsite?

Photographing them was a ton of fun. They seemed to have fun no matter what we were doing. It was like watching a couple of little kids play—of course that could be because they really did spend a lot of time playing.

See?

….more playing.
Of course, they kept sneaking moments to smooch.

I know I am posting it small here (because I wanted to show the series of interaction between them) BUT..the bottom picture of this set is one I would blow up big on my wall if it were an image of my husband and me. I LOVE it. Why? I love story it tells. Just look at everything they are communicating right there–to each other, to us. It was a truly beautiful moment and I am ssssoooo happy I was able to capture it for them to keep.

I think that S must feel very loved indeed. J would often just stop her in what she was doing to gently cup her face and gaze at her. I saw a range of looks on his face as he did this on and off through their session–everything from fun teasing looks before he would harass her in some way to protective and cherishing. And sometimes passionate looks would find their way in there too, which gave me some great opportunities……

to get some images of them sharing kisses that were a bit more deeply felt than the sweet smooch on the swing earlier. Their wedding is going to be a simple outdoor beach wedding, so I think it is appropriate that nature provided them a natural arching cathedral complete with backlit trees for their engagement pictures too.

S, J, you are great people and from as much as I can tell, perfectly suited for each other. S, I look forward to getting to know you better. J, I’ve known you for enough years now to be able to tell she makes you genuinely happy. I’m glad you’ve found such a wonderful partner.
Thanks for spending the afternoon with me and I hope your date at the opera was wonderful.
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I love all the tender moments you caught, you can feel the love between them
Sweet images. They look like they are so in love. Congrats to them!
You captured their relationship beautifully!
Such a beautiful couple. You captured them so well!
what a fun session-I just love these.
Beautiful couple! Beautiful photos!
I love the connection that you captured. Love the swing shot!!
Such a beautiful couple!
These are so much fun! You captured them perfectly. Beautiful work.