Washington Engagement: Sam and Megan's Engagement Photos at Diamond Lake

Sam and Megan are two amazing people. From our time at first time meeting at No-Li Brewery in Spokane, to our time at Diamond Lake, i’ve always found these two fun and easy to talk to. This is illustrated more by the fact we never really got around to talking about their story and how they met (something I often ask at engagement photo shoots). That said, I am so excited to share their engagement photos with you, from their smiles, to the unique ideas we had at the end, this was a great shoot.

Coeur d'Alene Photographer: Tyler and Krystal's Tubbs Hill Sunset Engagement

They met in Jr. High - but weren't super close friends. They talked, hung out, but it wasn't like Tyler was calling up Krystal in the evening to see if she wanted to go hang out. They did, however, share the same friend group. It was this way all the way through high school, and once high school ended - so did their friendship. Well, kind of. Just like so often happens, after high school they just didn't see each other very much. This was true until they saw each other at a barn party one of their friends was throwing.

CDA Photographers: Jonah & Liz's Tubbs Hill Engagement

They met in the year 2020. This means they weren't working, as it was March of 2020. In their case, Liz had some friends who were roommates with Jonah, so when the lockdowns started to happen she went over to his house as they were going to isolate together. Jonah's first impression of Liz was how pretty she looked - Liz's first memory of Jonah was that the had made his own gluten free beer, and it wasn't very good. Nothing says a future wedding like bad beer I guess!

Engagement Photography: Cody & Melissa's Post Falls Engagement

They first met at Walmart. But that's not really where their story begins, as the first time they were put in contact was over the app "Lots of Fish" or something like that. Cody messaged Melissa something along they lines of "hey" - something Melissa would not normally respond to. But after looking at his profile, she did. They would chat for about a week before he would call her. The calling would happen more frequently, and more often, over the weeks until about a month after they met, Melissa said she wanted to meet Cody.

North Idaho Engagement: Cody & Lauryn's Lake Engagement

Technically Cody and Lauryn met in junior high. They even "dated" then. Cody had his hair like Justin Bieber which Lauryn really liked, but when he cut it - it was over for her. They broke up, which Cody was not very happy about. Just like with any junior high relationship, they moved on, each of them would continue going to school together, but have different boy friends and girlfriends. This was true all the way up to their senior year when Cody and Lauryn would be voted as the two people with the "coolest trucks".

Engagement Photographers: Noah and Amanda

Noah and Amanda are two people with some magnetic personalities. They are two people that are just fun to be with, to talk to. This must have been what their parents thought too when they kept saying to their kids "you should meet Amanda!" (or Noah, in Amanda's case). So, one day, after church, they met. It was a "Oh hey! I'm Noah" kind of deal. And that was it. I asked Noah what he thought when he first met Amanda, and he said something along the lines of "Wow! She's beautiful! Normally when Mom's try to set you up, there's something that doesn't click, but that wasn't the case here".

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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.