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NYC Lifestyle Engagement Session | Abby & Patrick

May 17, 2013

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Happy Friday, friends!

This blog post is a little delayed, but I’m excited to (finally!) share some more pictures from our session last weekend with Abby and Patrick in NYC! First off, I just love these two! They were referred to us by two past clients who are amazing, so of course we knew Abby and Patrick would also be amazing 🙂 It’s always extremely inspiring for me to get the opportunity to know people who are truly following their dreams, which is one thing that stood out about them during our first Skype meeting. Abby and Patrick are both from Kentucky (where their wedding will take place), but currently are chasing their dreams in NYC! Abby works in fashion, Patrick coaches running, and they are both just so sweet and down to earth. They wanted images that would just capture a bit of what their life looks like during this time, so we spent the day exploring the city and visiting some of their favorite spots! Even though it was an overcast, gray day (but hey, perfect for black and white images, right?!) with a crazy afternoon downpour, we had so much fun with them, and are so thankful to them for showing us around, and letting us into their lives!

Here are some of our favorites from the day:

NYC engagement session

Engagement pictures on the subway

Central Park engagement pictures

engagement pictures in Central Park

I love this image Chris took on a pathway in Central Park!

Empire State Building

Brooklyn Bridge

Ah yes, the Brooklyn Bridge. A photographer’s dream with all those lines! This is actually an iPhone shot that I just happened to love haha.

Booklyn Bridge engagement photos

So sweet!

couple on the Brooklyn Bridge

The sun did peek out for about two minutes while we were on the Brooklyn Bridge, immediately after the storm passed. It was pretty awesome!

I love this moment 🙂

Brooklyn Bridge engagement

After the Brooklyn Bridge, we made our way to the Highline. I’m a little obsessed, it was awesome!

Highline NYC pictures

Of course we had to get in a shot with the Empire State Building in the background!

NYC skyline

After walking the Highline, we headed across the river with them to Hoboken, where they currently live. After an awesome dinner and some wine, we headed down to the waterfront to see the amazing night skyline. It was the perfect way to end the evening, and I love how Abby said sometimes she’s had moments where she is in awe that they made this happen and get to live in such an amazing city. I have to agree that the city is amazing, and that view was spectacular!

Abby and Patrick-thank you so much for hanging out with us and showing us around the city! We already can’t wait to come back and see more 🙂 We also can’t wait for your wedding, it is going to be amazing!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, and check back on Tuesday to see some of our personal pictures from our time in the city!

  1. Megan Wright says:

    These are A-Mazing. You all did an incredible job. Abby and Patrick- you guys are the cutest ever!

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Purpose and passion and the lessons of over 17 years of weddings...

I'm writing this today staring out at the bright blue Colorado sky, near Boulder, CO where I live with my husband of nearly 17 years and our 8 year old son. We moved here to chase the mountains and adventure and a life fully lived, after over a decade in Nashville, TN. 

It might seem silly to say that I believe part of my purpose here on this earth is creating photos at people’s weddings. But here’s the thing. Life is absolutely going to life. There are going to be days and seasons that are freaking hard and awful and the world feels like it’s burning down (literally, metaphorically, in all the ways). And there are going to be days full of so much love and joy and bliss and peace that you wish you could just bottle it up for all time.

And I feel so strongly that that’s WHY a wedding matters. And why your photos matter. And why making it so intentional and purposeful to you matters. To create the space to intentionally create beautiful new memories together. Because it’s a weekend to say that this love (yes, all love) and these people (yes, all people) MATTER. It exists. It is real. And it’s worth celebrating the f*** out of. In a radical defiance of everything telling us to be scared and wall up our hearts.



And it’s worth documenting. My purpose in this is to be present with what’s there on your wedding day—all the joy, love, and whatever else is showing up—and creating the record of it. A record of what is true to you. So that when the days hit hard, you can point back at this anchor of joy and love, and know that it exists. It is real. It is worth celebrating.

Sending all the love, wherever this journey of life is meeting you today. xoxo, Jen

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