Kaitlin and Jeffrey’s Engagement Session
Kaitlin and Jeffrey came to us as a referral from many of the weddings we’ve photographed in Sullivan County NY (Barryville, Eldred & Yulan). They have either attended or have been a part of these other events!
When it came time for their engagement session, the biggest challenge for us was to get Kaitlin and Jeffrey to be comfortable in front of the camera since neither likes their photo taken. This is a great time for the couple to see how we work and it gives us the opportunity to find their comfort level before the big day.
After feet of snow had fallen just a week prior, we had a perfect day for their session – while it was a little cold, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Starting things off, we stepped outside into their backyard for a couple “warm-up” shots of them in a setting they were familiar with.
Once we knew that they were comfortable with the cameras, we headed down the street to the Yulan Baseball Park for some cool and fun shots of them in the snow. We even suggested a snow ball fight – which they loved! Since Jeffrey is the Assistant Fire Chief for the Yulan Fire Department, this was a great location – especially with a nice big sign in the background!
Keeping that thought in mind, we headed down to the firehouse to get a little grungy. We decided to have Jeffrey dress up in his fire suit and we used the two trucks as the perfect backdrop for Kaitlin’s “hero”!
Before closing out the session, we stopped by BVH, a local bar that the two spend a lot of time at – Kaitlin works there and Jeffrey spends time visiting her. Closed to the public for another few hours, it gave us the chance to hang back and create some intimate portraits of the two of them just being themselves.
We are really looking forward to their wedding at the newly renovated Villa Roma in New York!
