Jenna & Matts Engagement Session…

Meet Jenna: classic beauty.outgoing.athletic.sweet tooth.my graceful-loving-fashionista.

Meet Matt: Mr. adventurous.surfer boy.studious.current law clerk. has “Mad Men” hair that is officially awesome.

I have known Jenna from afar for some years now..My mentor Hillary taught at Jenna’s High School back in the day.. Jenna is part of a darling group of girls that I have seen tidbits of over the years…incredible purehearted girls who are now all amazing women..I feel so honored to be the one to photograph a few of them as they now start getting married:) There is a high bar that is to be met for a girl like Jenna… and Matt completely exceeds that bar..he’s practically pole vaulting over  it. Being the people watcher I am, I love to observe the tiny moments during our shoots…try to sweep up all the little “looks” and considerations they have for one another, so I can try to catch it the next time it happens without having to ask for it. Matt has such a presence with Jenna..he is almost anticipating what he can do for her before she even knows she needs something. As we got to our first place to shoot, we were walking through the grass, which Jenna and I could both tell was muddy by the sounds our little flats were making with every step..before we could even redirect our path, Matt had already swept up Jenna in his arms, without question…carrying her the rest of the way.. I felt like I was in a movie. They  have that type of Love. What I call the “LOVE ACTUALLY” kind of love…because LOVE ACTUALLY is ALL around with them. Jason and I had THE BEST day with these two..I have decided that I need a new word for couples like this who bring my dream wardrobe. Lets call it “J.Anthro”…or “Anthropolocrew”. The perfect marriage between two clothing stores that brings love and harmony to my shoots. When I asked them where they shop and the words J.Crew and Anthropologie were pretty much it..I knew I didn’t need to give them any advice on what to pack. They were already in good hands:) Jenna and Matt…your sense of adventure and playful spirits made us just  fall in love with you as a couple…it was truly a blessing to be part of your world for the day…

Jenna is a total family girl like me:) In one of our conversations a few weeks ago, she mentioned wanting to wear her moms wedding dress for a few pictures..we thought it would be fun to do it today, rather than the wedding day, since their wedding will already be encompassing so much family history..and vintage goodies….SO.Much.Fun. Kinda like trash the dress in reverse:)..the hole was already there mom..we didn’t do it!