Spokane Engagement Photographer: Gabe & Kathryn

Gabe & Kathryn are pretty special. Gabe works as a fire fighter and Kathryn works in healthcare. Gabe knows a lot about survival, and they clearly love to adventure together. Before all that though, they had to meet. About six years ago Kathryn went over to a friends house, and their roommate (after ignoring them for some time) came down the stairs. For Kathryn, her thoughts were simple "so THAT's the roommate" - Gabe's thoughts were also simple, just different "Woah. This girl is hot" For my part, I can relate to those thoughts, (they are, after all, the same thing I thought about my wife when I first met her)

Destination Engagement Photographer: Daniel & Janell

Daniel and Janell are clearly two amazing people. They are kind, easy to talk to, and game for anything. Look no further than these engagement photos (some of these places were NOT easy to get to). I had so much fun with both of them, so much so I didn't get to hear the full story of how they met because we were talking and joking about other things. I do know they met online, and that Daniel sent the first message (although he doesn't know what he said) and that it is through that one step of courage, that one step of "why not?" that this relationship was born. I also know that they don't love the same things.

Farragut State Park Engagement: Ryan & Elizabeth

I think the best way to start off this blog is by making a statement. Dan is the man. Yeah. You see, a couple years before Ryan and Elizabeth ever met Dan started talking to Ryan about her, and also talking to Elizabeth's dad about Ryan. The first time Elizabeth heard of Ryan, it was roughly a year before they ever met - her dad was trying to get them together. I don't know about you, but I've never exactly had much faith that my parents would find the right one for me, I wanted to do that. Elizabeth must have thought something similar, because she didn't meet with Ryan.

Spokane Mountain Engagement: Shane & Whitney

Shane, Whitney and I had an incredible engagement session at the top of Mount Spokane. it was simultaneously everything I had hoped for, and nothing that I had wanted. We had fog, rain, wind, smoke and sun. We had fall colors, deep greens, dense forest and mountain views. What we didn’t get was access to the top of the mountain (which had closed a right before we had gone up) much to the dismay of both myself and Whitney, both of us really looking forward to the top of the mountain (although the wind would have been in the 40mph up there that day, it was crazy.

Spokane Engagement Photographer: Paul & Lela's Engagement

They met online. It wasn't one of those things where they both downloaded the app/created the profile and the first person they found was "the one". In fact, both Paul and Lela had some pretty bad experiences. It just wasn't what they hoped it would be. Well, a couple days before Lela deleted her profile she got a message from a dude named Paul. He didn't do the typical things like "Sup girl" or "hey." instead, he actually wrote a meaningful, thoughtful message to her. Unsurprisingly, it worked.

Spokane Engagement Photographer: Zach & Rachel's Farm Engagement

So many people have stories that start in school. Sometimes collage, sometimes high school, and even more rarely, middle school. Well this is where Zach and Rachel’s story starts. They were in Junior high together, and then high school. Zach was the “cool football player” (Rachel’s words) and she was the “emo” girl (her words as well, not his). Zach said his first real memory of her was in high school gym class, but their relationship, their friendship, started more in college when they had a lab together. They weren’t lab partners (stop thinking this is going to be a cliché story) rather, they partnered up every time they had a chance. Rachel thought Zach was pretty darn cute and did her best to keep conversations going and get him to notice her.

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Brent Looyenga is a Spokane wedding photographer based IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON and 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.