Laura, Robert and Lucy

It’s a small small world!  Laura and Robert found me through Laura’s sister-in-law, Holley, who worked for me for 4 years photographing weddings back in New York.  But Laura lives in Tucson and now so do I, so shooting this engagement session worked out perfectly!  Laura and Robert choose Windy Point on Mount Lemmon to do their engagement photos.  Lucy, their lettuce eating (yes we actually bribed her with a bag of lettuce), adorable and well behaved pug came along for the ride.  I only wish I could get my dogs to eat lettuce!  This was a perfect day for my first trip to Mount Lemmon – it’s as gorgeous as everybody has said.  I hadn’t wanted to take the trip in the winter, but now that it was 70 degrees up there, I was one happy camper.  Laura and Robert are so sweet and completely in love.  We didn’t get to stay for sunset because it was Robert’s birthday (Happy Birthday!) and they had dinner plans, but I am definitely heading back to Mount Lemmon soon!

I met Lindsey and David at a bridal show in Tucson this past winter.  And the most amazing thing is that Lindsey used to live about 20 minutes away from me in New York!  We started their engagement photos in the Barrio near El Minuto Cafe and spent about an hour just wandering around checking out the bright colors and beautiful old adobe homes.  I was super excited to take some photos at Elysian Grove Market  since I had just learned all about the history of this beautiful historic building in Tucson.  After a quick break for drinks, we headed up Speedway to Gates Pass for some desert photos.  I am still amazed at how Lindsey just climbed rocks and hopped around the cactus in flip flops – that is not easy climbing in some spots!  These guys are super in LOVE and I can’t wait to shoot their wedding this coming winter!

photo locations: The Barrio, Main Street, Tucson and Gates Pass

Okay, so I know this engagement photography session is really about Lauren and Mike, BUT, 4 month old Mason really does like to steal the spotlight!  He is just so cute, as only a 4 month old Golden Retriever puppy can be.  And so Mason is in a ton of these photos (and yes Lauren, there are plenty of photos without him too!).  I had a great time photographing this fun couple (and their adorable puppy) at exactly the one year point before their July 2011 wedding.  In the beginning, Mason was super curious about everything I was doing, but eventually he just became bored with the whole idea of engagement photos and went to sleep.  I guess I’m just not that exciting….

Photographing Rebecca and Kevin’s engagement session was such a  pleasure!  Rebecca’s Maid of Honor, Michelle,  bought them the session as an engagement gift – such a great idea!  It was one of those hot steamy summer days we’ve been having alot of lately and taking these guys on a hike around the grounds at the Vanderbilt Estate definitely gave them a workout.   Our 1st date had a rain-out, but this day was absolutely gorgeous.  It was also a perfect opportunity to get to know  Rebecca and Kevin better – I can’t wait for their wedding next May!