At the end of each year, I like to sit down and look at my body of work from the previous 365 days. I love reliving memories of weddings and fun engagement sessions, and I love seeing how I’ve grown in my skills, tried new things, and pushed myself. First up in my series of 2017 recaps are engagement sessions.

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a million times: I love love LOVE engagement sessions. It’s such a great time to get to know each other before the wedding day and I can’t tell you how much it helps me as a photographer to see what you two are like in front of my camera. I like to consider the engagement session a test run of sorts. We do a variety of different things and poses so you can see what you like best and what you want to nix! You might think you want all serious and moody but when you look at your images, you love the joyful laughing ones. You just never know!

So here are a few favorites from some of my engagement/couple sessions last year!

LO & LEE | Anniversary session at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve | PLANO

JEN & BEN | Engagement session at Harry Moss Park | DALLAS

KATIE & GARRETT | Engagement session at The Belmont Hotel & White Rock Lake | DALLAS

OLIVIA & ANTHONY | Engagement session at White Rock Lake | DALLAS

EMILY & MICHAEL | Engagement session at Prather Park & Lakeside Park | DALLAS

STEPH & RICH | Engagement session at The Falls at Hampton Falls | NEW HAMPSHIRE

NICOLE & TRENT | Engagement session at Old Settlers Park | ROUND ROCK

SHANNON & MICHEAL | Engagement session at Catalon Art Museum | BARCELONA

Can’t wait for all these gorgeous 2018 weddings!