Posts in Engagements
Spokane Wedding Photographer: Viktor and Rachel's Mountain Engagement

Viktor and Rachel met - really met - at church. Rachel was there and wanted to sit with her sister (if I remember the story correctly) but there was "some random guys" coat on the chair she wanted to sit on. So she sat there anyway. Viktor told me he was initially upset about the situation (some random person taking his seat) but when he saw who the chair thief was, and her beautiful smile, he was much more ok with it. This is the first time either of them really stuck out in each other's minds - although technically they also were both in the same wedding at some point earlier. But that's it, they didn't talk much at church, or after, and Viktor did a great job of playing it cool.

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Coeur d'Alene Engagement Photographer: Chris & DeAnna

They met online, as so many couples do these days. The thing is, there is a little bit of a disagreement as to which app they met on, so that isn't all that clear. But Chris insists that DeAnna sent her a message first, and they only talked for a little bit before deciding to get coffee. You see, for him, DeAnna seemed to have a lot of things he was looking for. From her profile, she seemed kind, professional, steady, and not looking for the next party down the road. She was someone he could see himself with for a long time. For DeAnna, she was a little less sure about Chris, he wasn't creepy and he looked like a "normal" dude, which is saying something in the online dating space. Both very important things.

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Downtown Spokane Engagement: Taylor & Jenna

They met when Taylor connected with Jenna's roommate on a dating app. They were messaging back and forth, and eventually he was invited over - they lived close by after all. Well, it turns out that Jenna is a pretty colorful person, as that was Taylor's first impression of her. He said he remembered her coming into the room as they were all talking and the whole place lit up - "it went up about 30 octaves" is what Jenna said. This doesn't surprise me, as the time I've spent with her she has been so much fun to be with, talk with, and it doesn't surprise me that Taylor would describe it this way.

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North Idaho Winter Engagement: Trevor & Jackie

Trevor and Jackie hold a special place in my heart, because it was at a wedding I photographed (shout out to the amazing Nick and Brianna!) that they met. A couple years ago I photographed a wedding in Mexico for Nick and Brianna Shriner, and while I was there I met the very kind bridesmaid named Jackie, and the quite (at least, to me) but kind groomsman Trevor. That was it, that was my experience. What I didn't know was that just before the wedding the bridemaids were telling Jackie all about the "cute single groomsman" named Trevor, and how because they were all taken, she would have to go for him.

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Engagement Photos in Leavenworth, WA: Dylan & Sam

Dylan and Sam met at a super bowl party. It was the one a couple years ago when the Patriots went down to the Falcons some 27-3 at halftime, then came back to win it in the second half. The one that saw half a house talking mad trash followed by complete silence the second half as they ate their own words - yeah that one. Anyway, Sam remembers it because Dylan walked in rocking a bunch of Pats stuff, and he was the only one. Dylan noticed her too, she was beautiful and super easy to talk to - they felt like old friends right away. She would make fun of him (the Pats were losing after all) and he would go along with the jokes and bring back some of his own.

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Engagement Photos in North Idaho: Robert & Nicole

Robert and Nicole met in high school. They even had a couple classes together. Now what often happens when I hear stories of couples that met in high school, either that couple dated, were good friends or somewhere in between. In this case, they never talked. They existed in the same space, but they both were "socially awkward" is the way I think they put it to me.

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