I LOVE Steve and Karen. Like seriously, I cannot be happier to be shooting their wedding this summer. Steve and I played phone tag for about 3 weeks, but finally we were able to get on the phone together and book their engagement shoot before it got too cold. The leaves were off the trees, and it definitely wasn't warm, but these three made it warm! I really had a blast jumping in and out of waterfalls to get their shots. Now if you don't know Steve and Karen, you should, because they are too much fun. I have to admit, I couldn't use many of the photos I took because we were all laughing so hard. Either I was shaking the camera laughing, or I was looking up both of their noses as they rolled over laughing (there would have been milk shooting out of their noses if they were drinking it!). What a fantastic couple, seriously, they could not be more perfect for each other, and I cannot be more excited to share their special day!
Jose and Ianina are such a fun couple. Ianina is my mother in-laws boss, so anything other than perfect was not an option (well it never is, but this time even moreso!). Now I have hundreds of edited photos, seriously, narrowing it down to these was the hardest of any wedding so far. I have so many favorites! I might even post more, definitely going to make a separate post with their civil union and engagement shoot!
We got 30 minutes in a park in Barranco, Peru to do their formals. The reception was about 1 hour away from the church, so squeezing a shoot in on the way meant limited time and limited options. Barranco is a beautiful area, but it is all stairs. So we only got to take a few photos as it was too hard to walk up and down 5 flights of stairs to get other shots. I still think they came out great though! Keep your eyes peeled for their engagement and civil union shoot soon!
I met Sarah on her engagement shoot (that can be found here http://jbensonphotography.com/2014/02/17/jon-and-sarah-beach-engagement-shoot/ ). I absolutely loved the engagement shoot, and when Sarah reached out to me to photograph her for a modeling portfolio, I was eager to do it! From the moment the camera clicked on Jon and Sarah, I thought they should be models, looks like I was right! We shot a few photos in the studio, and then decided to head to Pachaug State Forest for sunset. All I can say is every one of the photos we created should be in a J.Crew catalog! Seriously, what a fantastic model, and what a tremendously fun shoot! Hope you agree too!
I know I have said that I don't like to shoot at beaches, but seriously, this summer changed my mind about that. Jon and Sarah are so awesome. I really thought I was shooting models. They did most of the work for me. Just a few adjustments and some ideas on poses and their faces did the rest. Loved shooting these two. I couldn't decide which images to share because I loved them all so much. After much deliberation, I found a few of my favorites, and had to resist posting a few other favorites! Hope you love these!
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John and Mallary are such an awesome couple. I was so happy to be able to shoot their wedding. They were so much fun and so lovely and easy going. Their wedding was one of the hottest days of the summer and it was definitely a struggle to do the portraits and family shoots with the sun blaring down around 96 degrees. Poor John was sweating through his suit for a few photos. I think it was worth it at the end of the day though.
I decided as the first wedding post on the new site, I wanted to share some of my favorites of these two. I could have shared another 50 photos easily, they photographed so well together, but I did not want to overload you on the first post on our site. I hope you enjoy a few from their special day.
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