Guess how many times we’ve gotten an engagement session inquiry from a guy?  Just guess!  A few months ago I would tell you none, but Herb came along and changed that.  Like many other “firsts” in this journey we’re on I was very excited about it.  This is going down in Nara Photography’s history for sure.  Herb contacted us back in August after recently proposing to Amanda.  They had already had a date in mind for their engagement session and it was in October.  I tried convincing them to do it earlier for the weather’s sake, but learned in the process that Amanda lives in San Francisco and would be in Seattle that weekend.  The same week we were emailing each other Amanda’s work schedule freed up and she was able to come up to Seattle.  We took the opportunity to meet up with both Amanda and Herb at a Tully’s coffee shop and we all clicked right away.  Little did I know that our meeting would lead to even more coffee shops!  On the day of their engagement session we met Amanda and Herb at a bakery/cafe in Pioneer Square.  Following that we headed to the Tully’s at Alki Beach.  We learned that it was one of the places Amanda and Herb went on their first date.  It was there that they carried on a three hours long conversation and it was then the beginning of everything.

We had a lot of fun doing their engagement session.  It’s funny how both claimed to be shy in front of the cameras, because we ended up with so many not-so-shy, sweet, romantic, fun, gorgeous and even some sexy pictures!  I actually had a really hard time picking some out for this blog post.  To see even more photos from Amanda and Herb’s engagement session in Pioneer Square and Alki Beach click here for their slideshow.  Every time I listen to the song I think of these two.  Amanda and Herb are running off to Italy next spring to get married… just the two of them.  So excited and happy for them!  Wish we could pack ourselves into their luggages and tag along =).

Here it is – part two of Ronelda and Dexter’s engagement session.  After we got done with the car and bike we stumbled across this house with a very interesting yard.  I couldn’t resist so we HAD to take some pictures there.  It was fun poking around and noticing some cool things in the garden and then it was off to Alki beach down the street.  I’ve never seen it at low tide before so we were able to go underneath one of the piers for some shots as well.  Ronelda and Dexter were so easy to work with and were naturals in front of the camera.  Can’t wait for their wedding later this month!

One night while out celebrating a co-worker’s friend’s birthday a few months ago, I had a conversation with one of the girls about her wedding plans since I knew she was getting married.  Everything was coming together and all she had left major to do was find a DJ.  I think I asked “who’s your photographer?” just cause I was curious.  It was then when I found out that I was the wedding photographer.  Seriously? Woohoo, hired on the spot!  I was both shocked and flattered.  Ever since that night we’ve been trying to schedule an engagement session and we finally made it happen last month.  We started off the shoot incorporating their car and bike as props.  I haven’t known Ronelda and Dexter that long, but I’m sure anyone who knows them will know that this is very fitting of them.  They originally wanted to go to the race track.  However, the place they frequent had an event on the day of the shoot.  That’s alright ’cause we made Alki beach (and the West Seattle bridge) our playground instead.

Come back soon for part two!

More to come!

Christine and Jeffrey recently got engaged this past October and immediately started planning for a destination wedding.  I wouldn’t blame them.  It’s cold and wet here in Seattle as expected this time of the year.  Don’t let the sun, lack of rain and smiles in these pictures fool you though.  It was bone c-h-i-l-l-i-n-g cold on the day of their engagement session.  However, there’s nothing like a little Seattle coffee on every other corner to help battle the chills.  Despite the cold we still ended up having a ton of fun and capturing some great shots.  Our fun started out with brunch at Ivar’s Salmon House on Eastlake that lasted about two hours (food was that good).  This forced us to cut the shoot short and not make it to the site of the proposal since daylight during the winter is very limiting. I guess that just means we’ll have to do an encore session when it gets a little bit warmer.  It might not get quite as warm as Cancun though…  Oooh, did I just say Cancun? =)