I love engagement sessions for a number of reasons a. you get to spend a bit of time with your couple and get to know them without the pressures of the wedding day; b. its a great way for your couple to relax and start to feel comfortable in front on the camera; and c. they get to feel like at that moment its the beginning of something so special, that is all about just the two of them, and that to me is super important! So to me an engagement session is all about having some fun, getting some beautiful images of my couple but also about celebrating the love! Celebrating the love that got them to this point in their lives that they are so ready to commit their entire futures to each other and knowing that that love is what it going to carry them through thick and thin. So I say start celebrating the journey early!

And today I have for you Heidi and Ed – these guys are the most adorable couple! We did their e-session back in December before the Hawke’s Bay heat scorched the landscape. They live and work in Wellington so just aren’t used to too much sun, but choose to wed in Hawke’s Bay because of the bounty the sun brings – great food and wine, oh, and lets not forget the fabulous weather! So we started the session out along the river behind John’s House (a very cool John Scott house now used for accommodation). The walkway and grass along the river are just amazing on a beautiful Hawke’s Bay afternoon and we even managed to spot a little family of ducklings! We then carried on to Craggy Range Winery where Heidi and Ed married in March (the wedding will be coming to the blog shortly!), and enjoyed shooting in the vines then a wee glass of Craggy Range Sav on the terrace – a superb way to end an engagement session!