Phil and Ashley's Engagements

Phil, Ashley and I were supposed to go to the mountains for their pictures, but with pending rain, we decided to stay in town. On my way to meet them, it started pouring. Once we started taking pictures, the weather was perfect and then after I got home it started raining again. We had just enough time to get some really great shots! I also got to get to know a few new towns int he area. I guess Phil was nervous about the shoot and wasn't looking forward to it (like a lot of guys) I'm glad to say that he had fun and said, it wasn't as bad as he thought it would be :) I can't wait for your wedding this fall! Its going to be great.

We started out taking some pictures on a playground. I love doing playground shots, they are so much fun.

















I tried the blurry out of focus shot again, and again had success. I'm loving this shot!


This is my third favorite.








Ashley had a lot of great ideas for shots. It makes my job easier!











Ashley knew of some buildings that had been painted a long time ago so we made sure to use them for backdrops. I guess Cheerwine is pretty popular in the South. I had never had it before so Ashley gave me a sip of hers when we stopped for a refreshments break. She was right, its very hard to describe, you just have to try it. I'll definitely have to get it again. I think it tasted like a slush puppy...can't remember which flavor though.


This is my second favorite.


You can see behind them that when this was painted a can of Coke was 5 cents.








I've tried this shot before and its never really worked out quite right for me. Ashley requested it so I gave it a try without giving her any promises. I love this shot! This is my favorite of the blog post and quite possibly one of my favorite shots I've taken to date.


The magnolia trees are starting to bloom! What a pretty flower.








Thought we try something a little different for a ring shot.