Studio 67: Amanda + Ryan / Engaged / Autumn Love

Amanda and Ryan are our July 10, 2010 couple and we're super excited to capture their wedding day next summer. During our initial meeting a few months ago I asked Ryan how he proposed and immediately Amanda's face lit up like a Christmas tree... well, maybe I should say jack-o-lantern. As it turns out their story was one of the most romantic I have heard so far. Ryan took Amanda out for dinner on Halloween last year and she was feeling a little bit down because their usual plans to spend time with their friends had fallen through. When they came home from dinner Ryan was driving a little slower than normal and Amanda noticed he reached under the seat and was holding some type of box... no, not a ring box. It was a remote for a timer. He pulled into the driveway and asked her to close her eyes. When she opened them there were jack-o-lanterns all across the front lawn and each one was meticulously carved with a letter on the front to spell out "will you marry me?"... in the front window of the house were all their friends and family looking on ... I can't imagine how long it took Ryan to carve all those pumpkins but the hard work paid off when Amanda said YES!!! Pumpkins and Halloween will always be extra special for these two so it was fitting that we did their engagement session right before Halloween. They told me they really love being outside and anything "old"... and so began our adventures looking for great places to take their e-photos. We drove around the countryside finding the coolest, oldest things imaginable. We started with a whole lot full of rusty, antique gas pumps, then to an old iron bridge where Ryan goes fishing with his buddies and then we found a barn built in 1880 and an antique tractor. All completely perfect for their engagement photos. Here are a few of my favourites.