So when I was talking with Emily & Mike about where they'd like their engagement pictures and they suggested their home with their dog Bentley, the local park they walk to and Porter Square I was super excited to get to photograph them in their natural environment. Meet Emily & Mike:
Of course, I know you really want to know who that handsome little furry white gentleman is? It's Bentley. He's a Maltese but I think he's got some Teddy Bear in there too.
Sometimes the very best location is your front step:
Each couple I photograph is very different. Some need a little encouragement and direction to get close together. And then there's Mike and Emily :)
Bentley had been agonizing for weeks over what to wear for his pictures. He tried on sweater after sweater before deciding that black tie was more in line for Emily & Mike's wedding at the Boston Harbor Hotel next September.
With Emily & Mike snuggling on the sofa I had a conversation with Bentley that mostly involved the word "chicken"...
With Bentley safely tucked away in bed for the evening and a quick outfit change we walked to Porter Square stopping along the way:
On Emily & Mike's first date they went out for drinks. They got on like a house on fire. Mike remembers being so excited and into their conversation that he knocked over his drink. I can see how that would happen ;) these two laugh a lot:
You probably want to know about the proposal don't you? Let's just say it involved an apple orchard and a tiny Bentley puppy wearing a "Will you marry me?" tag around his fluffy white neck.
Who doesn't love a lizard engagement picture?
Emily & Mike - you were SO incredibly easy to photograph, I am hoping you can forgive me for the weeks and weeks you've had to wait to see your pictures! You have been incredibly patient and I have been incredibly terrible/missing in action. Please thank Bentley for being such a model puppy and I can't wait to catch up with him at your wedding :)
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