Regina & Jason's Engagement Portraits

This adorable young couple wanted some simple engagement portraits done for announcements and to have for their upcoming wedding. Both were not particular about the portrait style so I tried a variety of poses and styles from classic, romantic, modern, sweet and shots that had them interact so as to catch some facets of their natural personalities.

I love this shot, it is sweet with a touch of humor to it.

Can you believe Regina almost always keeps her hair up in a ponytail? She has gorgeous blonde hair which I wanted to play up by adding a little bit of wind. I asked her to gaze off towards the light and the combination of her beautiful strong gaze, slightly windswept hair and the embrace between the couple makes her look like a goddess. I love this shot.

I wanted to create some romance and evoke emotion by "recreating" the proposal. I focused on the ring and chose to blur out everything else to replay the moment when Jason proposed to Gina and the dizzying excitement that must have been shared as she accepted and the ring was slid onto her finger.

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