Philadelphia Wedding Photography | Melissa & Dave's Engagement Portraits

* Posted by Matt *

Melissa and Dave wanted to have their engagement portraits taken at two of my favorite places: the beach and Citizen's Bank Park. So, instead of making them decide on one location, we decided to do both!

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I am a huge baseball fan. Engagement portraits at Citizen's Bank Park have always been a goal of mine but the opportunity never came up. Until Melissa and Dave, who are also avid Phillies fans.

We started at Citizen's Bank Park for portraits, incorporating the concourse and memorabilia into the photos. Next, we did a few portraits in the VIP Club before heading down to use the dugout and the field as a backdrop. It was a lot of fun and the people that escorted us around were genuinely interested in what was happening!

We finished their engagement portraits in Ocean City, NJ. They have been going there for years so we decided it was the right place to capture their love for each other. Even though there was the usual shore crowd, we were able to get a few portraits on the boardwalk and a few portraits on the beach.

Philadelphia Engagement Photography: Lindsay & Andrew's Surprise Engagement at Citizen's Bank Park

*Posted by Matt*

About a month or so ago my friend called me to see if I was available the following day to do engagement photos at Citizen's Bank Park. Her friend was planning a surprise proposal at the Phillies' stadium and they needed a photographer to document the whole thing. Well, I'm glad I picked up the phone because it really was an exciting experience to see two people get engaged on the Phillies' field. From the nerves of coordinating everything — Andrew (the boyfriend) had family flown in from California,  getting Lindsay to believe that she was really at the stadium to be interviewed for a newspaper story, getting the jumbotron turned on — paled in comparison to her priceless reaction when she realized what was going on.

The story that was pieced together over the hour or so we were there was that Lindsay teased Andrew frequently about a proposal. Not in a bad way, just for fun. It was obvious that she had no idea a real proposal was actually coming, and absolutely no idea that there was going to be such a unique proposal in such an unexpected fashion.

Andrew and Lindsay, I'm really happy that I was one of the few people that was able to share in such a monumental occasion in your lives. I wish you all the best!