Well, let’s just say the 3 times is a charm.  Gina, Justin and I scheduled their engagement session for a Friday, the leaves were stunning and perfect, but it was rained out before I arrived.  So we rescheduled for that Sunday, again the leaves were stunning and perfect, this time we were rained out 10 minutes after I arrived.  Finally, on that next Sunday we were able to shoot, the leaves were still good and rained loomed overhead, but out we went despite our past luck.

This is try number two on the multimedia engagement session and I’m very happy with how both Gina and Justin’s turned out as well as how Casey and Jenni’s turned out a couple of weeks ago.  My goal with my photography is and always has been to bring my couples closer together by reminding them of each other and of the milestones in their relationship.  

I know it sounds crazy that I think couples need to be reminded of each other when they see each other every day, but the world is busy, stressful and sometimes overwhelming place that can fog over and dull our ability to see the sharp, bright spirit of our loved ones.  Especially those that we see every day.  I am now convinced, after two attempts, that adding personalized audio to a slideshow of images helps cut even further through that dullness and haziness to remind us of how these special people correspond to our hearts and are therefore so vital to our lives.

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Click here or the image below to see Gina and Justin’s engagement story.

The fall colors were completely gone everywhere except the road where Gina’s parent’s cabin sits on Trout Lake, part of the Whitefish Chain of Lakes in Northern, MN.  We started with a leisurely walk with their dog.

We ditched the dog and hiked through some trees to find a nice glow and some great flare.  If you look at my photography at all, you know how much I love flare.

I love Minnesota’s season’s, and kisses from my wife (something for you to look forward to Justin).

After our stroll, the weather turned cold fast, so we ran to the lake (actually we took the tram down from the cabin, as it about 500 steps) because it was going to rain!
 

Gina and Justin, thank you for being guinea pigs, good sports and patient with the weather.  Not to mention driving up here twice.

Tim