Coeur d'Alene Engagement: Vincent & Danielle's Country Lake Engagement

Vincent and Danielle are two people who have magnetic smiles. It really doesn’t take too long to look at some of these photos to understand what i’m talking about, they just seem to enjoy life, enjoy their family (aka, their dog) and enjoy each other. While our time together was partly all based around dodging tons of mosquito’s (at least, until their friend brought some bug spray), the majority of it was enjoying the incredible area we’ve been blessed to live in. The lake, the mountains, and the fields are something that are incredible, and really not that readily available in other areas of the world. I’m thrilled too hare the photos of this amazing couple, and I can’t wait to photograph their wedding this coming September.

Coeur d'Alene Engagement Photographer: Brandon & Mattea

They met on the way to a bonfire. It was a while ago (they've been dating for over 5 years) so the memory is a little fuzzy, but it seem like they were in pursuit of some beer. It's amazing at alcohol's ability to bring people together, and this is no different.

Downtown Spokane Engagement: Ryan & Sarah's River Front Park Engagement

There are a lot of guys that can probably relate to the “cute girl in line” problem. That is to say, you’re standing in line for coffee, and you want to talk to the cute girl in line behind you, but you don’t really know a great way to do it. Furthermore, if you DO talk to that beautiful woman, what do you say, and how do you make yourself seem kind, generous, and genuine? So what do most guys do? They just don’t do anything.

Spokane Photographer: Taylor & Lynsie's Country Engagement

Taylor loved going to Capones. Good food, good beer, friendly service. But one day when he arrived he found out that the beer he liked to drink the most (I'm guessing, but I THINK it was a Coors light in a bottle) they no longer carried, so he had to drink it from a can, or something like that. The drink isn't that important, it's the fact that it wasn't the normal thing. Lynsie, who was a server at Capones at the time noticed he was drinking something different. Now, she wasn't working at the time, rather she was just hanging out and getting some drinks with her friend Zach at the time, but she noticed anyway. The cute guy wasn't drinking his normal drink.

Spokane Engagement Photos: Dillon & Mariah's Downtown Engagement

They met on Tinder. Mariah said she made sure to have plans directly following their first in-person meeting just in case Dillon was "a creep". They met at the coffee shop downtown Sandpoint, and immediately hit it off. In both Mariah and Dillon's case, they thought the other person "didn't quite look like the picture" which makes sense.

Spokane Wedding Photographer: Joe & Kenzie's Historic Davenport Wedding

Joe and Kenzie are some amazing people. They are fun, and kind, and make being a wedding photographer awesome. So what happens when these two amazing people (one of them being a HUGE Gonzaga fan) get married on the same day Gonzaga plays in the Elite Eight?

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Brent Looyenga is a Spokane wedding photographer based out of the Coeur d’Alene Idaho area. He loves people and specializes in wedding, engagement, family and senior photography. You can like Looyenga Photography on Facebook or follow them on Instagram.