Abby and Nic's engagement photos

On the last warm weekend of October I met up with Abby and Nic to take their engagement photos at Grand Ravines. Abby and I used to work together so it was lots of fun catching up with her and meeting Nic, they are not getting married until next October but I appreciate the way they are planning ahead! They wanted a few photos with their dogs and despite our best efforts the dogs were not in the mood to hold still so we gave up on that pretty quickly. The fall colors have been late this year, but we found some great spots on the trails and by the river. I’m so grateful that Abby and Nic were up for an adventure (and a long walk) because we got lots of great photos. Here are some of my favorites!

Sarah and Terrell's engagement

Sarah and Terrell have been together for a long time and joke that they are doing things backwards since they already have a house kids! They finally decided to tie the knot and are having a small destination wedding combined with family vacation this winter someplace warmer then Michigan :) A group of friends decided to gift them an engagement photo session and since the wedding will be out of state they wanted to get photos at some of the iconic spots downtown Grand Rapids. Sarah and Terrell were such good sports when it started raining and I ushered them into the nearest hotel very quickly! We weren’t the only ones taking photos in the sky walks and hotels that afternoon though, I saw at least 3 wedding parties in the same spots :) I’m grateful they were willing to be so flexible- here are some of my favorites from the engagement session!

Mary and Matt's engagement

These two are not getting married until next October, but I’m so glad I was able to meet them last weekend for an engagement session! Mary and Matt both attend my Alma mater, Grand Valley, so it was lots of fun for me to be back on campus and see how much has changed since my time there. We had great weather and though there was not a ton of fall color yet, GVSU has some great architecture and landscaping that make for great photo spots. Here are some of my favorites from Mary and Matt’s engagement session!