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July 10, 2017

Long Island Engagement Shoot – Ashley & Kris

Things have a way of working themselves out; I firmly believe that, now. For Ashley & Kris’s engagement shoot, we scheduled the photo shoot 3 or 4 times and each time we had to postpone and reschedule. Mother Nature, it seems, wasn’t very happy with us, those first 4 times. And what would happen when we actually do schedule the photo shoot, and get on location…. the first location doesn’t work out, for various reasons. So, we had to scramble to find a new location on the fly. But like I said, things usually turn out ok, in the end.

Engagements |

September 11, 2016

| Darren

Esther & Andrew’s DUMBO & Brooklyn Bridge Engagement Shoot, NYC

Esther and Andrew are officially getting married in Korea, but before making the trip across the Pacific, they wanted to do a portrait and engagement shoot in Brooklyn. And with summer in NYC, if you want to avoid the crowds and the high temps, we had to do the photo shoot at sunrise. Not only was the light pretty amazing, but a couple of young guys were cruising around in their McLaren and graciously allowed us to do a couple photos with the car. You never see these types of cars in NYC. The roads have too many potholes and road plates that it would be a nightmare to drive. So it was a very fortunate surprise for us.

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July 20, 2016

| Darren

Caitlin & Fred – Top of The Rock & Central Park Engagement Shoot

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, by living in NYC, we are spoiled with so many fabulous locations that it’s very difficult to choose where to do your engagement shoot. For Caitlin & Fred, we traded probably 3 or 4 emails on suggestions or ideas of where they wanted to do their engagement shoot. Originally, we were supposed to do parts of the Highline or West Village. But in the end, we randomly settled upon the Top of The Rock and Central Park. To avoid the crowds we opted to do the shoot as early as possible. And with that came harsh sunlight, a not so ideal situation for good photos. But I think it worked out pretty. The light was not ideal, but the location and their wonderful chemistry and energy made up for that. You can see in the photos that they really have a special love and connection. Their chemistry is great and these are one of those couples where you know will be alright. Caitlin even showed off her fabulous dance moves and that had Fred crackin’ up! 😛 (See the 3rd image below)

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July 5, 2016

| Darren

Corinne & Anthony – NYC / Lower Manhattan Engagement Shoot

NYC is filled with so many classic locations for photo shoots, it’s quite overwhelming to choose. Central Park? Soho? East Village? Brooklyn Bridge? There’s too many from which to choose. But, when 2 attorneys get together, it seems quite fitting that they would choose to do their engagement shoot next the courthouse and many official government buildings in Lower Manhattan. I rarely go down to that part of town, but the area is filled with beautiful buildings that look like they belong in Washington DC. And it’s spectacularly beautiful.

As you can see from the photos, Corinne & Anthony have quite a connection. It’s pure simple and beautiful. During the photo shoot, I was lucky enough to see their chemistry and you can tell that they have what it takes to last forever! I cannot wait for their wedding next year!

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May 12, 2015

| Darren

Seattle Engagement Shoot – Jolie & Hayden

There’s nothing better than traveling and re-connecting with old friends. And on a recent trip to Seattle I was able to do that and photograph their engagement shoot, too. We didn’t want to go with the typical Seattle locations, so we opted for a little known garden, south of downtown, called Kubota Garden. Even when I used to lived in Seattle, I never visited. So it was a double bonus for me!

It’s always great to go back to Seattle! I cannot wait for their wedding in September!

Seattle Engagement Shoot - Esvy Photography

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