New Jersey Engagement Photography | Linda & John's Beach Engagement Portraits

*Posted by Matt*

We always try to encourage people to pick a place that really means something to them when they are figuring out where to do their engagement portraits. That philosophy has taken us as far as New York City for engagement portraits because that's where people live. It's also taken us to places like Citizen's Bank Park for engagement portraits.

When it was time to figure out where we were going to meet Linda and John, they immediately thought of doing their engagement portraits in Strathmere, where they spend a good amount of their free time. We love the beach so it was NOT a hard sell to get us there!

We started on the beach and then wandered through town towards the bay before ending up at their family home for a few pictures with their dog!

Now, you might be asking 'but we know these guys from somewhere??' and you'd be correct. If you have spent time on our blog then you've seen them before here. Their Union Trust wedding pictures have graced these pages already. And the reason you're seeing new photos of them is because today is their one year anniversary!

Happy anniversary Linda and John!

Philadelphia Engagement Photography | Philadelphia Art Museum Engagement Portraits

• Posted by Matt •

A few weeks back I had the opportunity to go out with Chris and Mary Lou for engagement photos at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We have been to the museum a bunch of times before and we absolutely love it. It's such a great challenge for us to revisit locations and find new and fresh ideas for photographs. Well, these two had already done the heavy lifting for us because they introduced us to a new spot we had never seen before!

We started with some traditional engagement portraits on the art museum steps and then walked down a side staircase to almost the water's edge. It was really a nice surprise and fit our motto of always trying to look at things differently. Apparently they have spent some time down there before so it was a fitting spot to capture their relationship in. After we were done by the water's edge — which included a great spiral staircase for pictures — we circled back to have some more fun near the Azalea Garden as well as a quick portrait by Boathouse Row.

These two were really fun to be around and their love for each other was so evident in their laughter. It was almost too easy to make great pictures!

Keep an eye out for their wedding at Valley Green Inn...it will be posted soon!

Philadelphia Engagement Photography | Greg & Meredith's Temple Basketball Engagement Portraits

• Posted by Natalie •

When Greg and Meredith shared their idea for having their engagement portraits at Temple University's basketball arena, I was so excited.  And a bit relieved -- I had been planning ideas for TU basketball-themed engagement photos since we found out they were engaged!

Though Meredith isn't even a Temple graduate, TU basketball has been a central part of their relationship since they joined our group of season ticket-holders in 2009 and proved themselves to be excellent hecklers. In other words, they fit right in.

As Temple sports super-fans (they even go to all the football games!), it was only fitting that we use the Liacouras Center, where all the home basketball games are played, to showcase their love for each other. We had lots of ideas, but we can only show you a few of our favorites here since we don't want to give away their save-the-date plans!

Afterward, we used Temple's campus for some more traditional portraits.  We were so lucky to get a mild day, even though it was early December.  Walking around campus, we were able to get a nice mix of urban engagement portraits, pictures with elegant architecture and even a few that look like we were in the middle of a park!

Greg and Meredith, I can't believe we have to wait nearly a year for your November wedding!  We're so excited to be a part of your big day!