Angela & Matt: Portrait

On the same day that Lauri and I shot Bill and Emily's engagement session, we also shot Angela and Matt's "engagement" session. I have actually known Angela for a very long time, although I haven't seen her since high school. Angela and I go way back to the girl scouts in elementary school. :-) So you can imagine how surprised and flattered I was when Angela contacted Tangerine to shoot a portrait session of her and her husband. She explained that when they were planning their wedding they hadn't had the extra funds for an engagement session, but she had always wanted one. So for Christmas last year a portrait session with the photographer(s) of her choice was one of her gifts. And she picked us after randomly finding us on the internet. Yay! :-)

Love this photo that Lauri got with their pup Dexter.



One of the requests that Angela made when she first contacted us was that we do a few photos with their dog Dexter. So our first order of business was getting those photos done before Angela's sister came and picked him up. He was a very good boy and it went great.





After that, the four of us wandered around the campus of Bucks County Community College for a bit. It's so beautiful there we could have shot in a million locations.





Angela and Matt have been married for 2 years now, but they've been together since the end of high school. They have such an easy affection between them that it was easy to catch great moments like this. :-)











Other than including Dexter, the only other request Angela made was that we reschedule in case of rain. Unfortunately on their wedding day it poured, so they didn't get a lot of great outside photos. Lucky for us, the day of their shoot was perfect golden fall weather.

Angela was quick to laugh. We love that. :-)



















Angela and Matt, we had an awesome time shooting your "engagement" session and catching up! We hope these photos are totally worth the 2+ year wait. :-)

Bill & Emily: Engagement

I have actually been friends with Bill & Emily for a while now. Bill is an amazing, amazing (emphasis on amazing) piano player and he has worked with my good friend Lauren in their band Almost Awake for several years. So I was beyond thrilled when Bill and Emily decided to have Tangerine shoot their wedding in December! :-) They are such genuinely good people and they work so well together they are a pleasure to spend time with. Lauri and I had a blast shooting their session and can't wait for the wedding.

Since Bill and Emily's romance started at their alma mater Temple U, we decided to head back there to shoot their session. A little Temple love...



Apparently if you go to Temple, the Owl here is the place to meet...or so they'd have you believe in the tours. :-)





I think they've got cool down...



They were good sports and did a little jumping. :-)



I love this one that Lauri took of them at the Bell Tower. We had to brave the skateboards for it.



We tried to find a little bit of nature in the heart of North Philly...











...and we worked the city angle too











...and the last shot of the day. :-)



Bill & Emily, we hope you had as much fun as we did on the shoot and we can't wait for the wedding! You guys ROCK! :-)

Amy & Rob: Engagement

I've known Amy for pretty much most of my life. We grew up in the same neighborhood and she is the younger sister of one of my very good friends, Karyn (Hey Miss Karyn!!). Most younger sisters are pesky and annoying, but Amy has always been adorable. She has the best smile and laugh and my whole family and I just adore her.

Rob I've known since high school. We were in marching band together (band geeks rock!) and rode the same band bus and even ate lunch at the same super cool band kids table. So when I found out these two were dating, I was so excited! And then when I found out they got engaged I was beyond thrilled. They are two wonderful people who deserve all the happiness that they've found with each other.

Here are some of Katie's and my favorites from Amy & Rob's engagement session on the grounds of the Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn :-)





The morning of their engagement session, we were so afraid we were going to have to cancel because it was completely pouring outside. But Rob held firm that it would definitely clear up so we all went with his gut instinct and we were so happy we did! It turned out to be such a perfect day.









Big awesome tree!









How beautiful is Amy? She was totally working it. Look at those eyes!



We found this little nook and the light was just so beautiful we took our time shooting in there :-)











I love this shot that Katie took. This is soooo the Amy we all know and love :-)





Katie also took this gorgeous shot of Amy :-)



And this studly one of Rob :-)





Amy and Rob, it was such an absolute pleasure shooting your engagement session :-) We wish you all the love and happiness in the world! Yay :-)