You’re only engaged once together. It’s in your best interest to get some bangers and framers for your walls.

You also might want to share with family and friends how gorgeous you are together, so they won’t miss your wedding (or at least they’ll feel inclined to send a boujee gift).

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Exploring love in The Columbia River Gorge, at Cave B Inn & Spa Resort

The detail in these Medium Format photos brings me so much joy, as I’m able to capture pure, raw, intimacy amidst the most beautiful landscapes. In this case, we our backdrop was set in and around a river gorge up to 4,000 feet deep, forming as far back as 17 million years ago. The love these two have for one another runs as deep and is forming into eternity.

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In love in front of the Monroe Street Bridge.

Medium Format comes with a level of detail you can’t find in most digital cameras. I have found the filmic look I crave and adore in the Hasselblad X1D II 50C. I’m in love.

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Engagement at Pioneer Square and The Docks

When a giant of a man and a petite knockout meet up at the docks in Seattle for engagement photos, what happens?

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Engagement Session at Volunteer Park Conservatory

Good God. These two made it easy. The location at this Seattle landmark, found on the north end of Capitol Hill, certainly elevated their sex appeal.

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Engagement Shoot at Fishermen’s Terminal

I can’t speak highly enough about these two. This engagement photo session was held just a few short months before this bride found out she has MS. Where the fishermen park their boats in Seattle, these photos are so special to me.

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Lake Coeur d’Alene Engagement in the Forest

These two met in Aspen, so why not take them to a wood full of aspens? So what, they are birch — all the same, right? I’m not a Dendrologist, I’m a photographer. And damn — do these two look fine as hell out in nature or what?

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Golden Gate and Baker Beach Engagement Photos

A San Francisco engagement where the couple got wet, sandy, and frisky. Carefree love, laughter, and all the twirls made for one of the more fun and easy going engagement shoots I’ve been a part of.

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Engagement Photos in Spokane at Kendall Yards

Monroe Street Bridge to the east, and Maple Street Bridge to the west. Fall colors setting the trees on fire. The Spokane River running steady. A couple in love, embracing, keeping each other warm.

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Engagement Photos at Saltese Uplands Conservation Area

These two love birds had just brought home a puppy prior to their engagement shoot. It only seemed fitting to include this floppy eared companion of theirs in their engagement session.

Love in Tulum: Couple’s Photoshoot in Mexico

Left a destination wedding and headed straight to Mexico to meet my family. These two aren't engaged but hoping some day. Meet my brother and his girlfriend!

Love on the Lift: Snowy Engagement Photos

Med students, high school sweethearts, madly in love

Lakeside Engagement Photos- All on Film

I called my friends to let me photograph them the day I received my Contax 365 film camera. I needed to practice so they let me dress them (not dress them) and give the ol' camera a spin.

A Big City Couple’s Engagement in the Idaho Countryside

This Couple from the Big Apple went back to their roots to do this beautiful photoshoot where he grew up.

Did we just become friends?

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