3 weather reschedules, sub freezing temperatures, and some extremely strong wind couldn't keep Kristen and Kyle from being in front of the camera.
Engagement
Erica and EJ /
Walking in the woods
Tyler and Elizabeth /
When a couple meet, date, get engaged, go to college, and then plan to get married in a city that they love, what better place for their engagement session than the city of Starkville, Mississippi. I have known these two for years now and went to college with both of them. It was a warm afternoon spent laughing, catching up, and reminiscing on days past. Excited to be a part of this good looking couple's big day coming up soon. And Hail State! (I feel like they would approve of me saying that.)
Thanks to Bin 612 for letting us shoot in and around their restaurant. Great food, great drinks, great night life!
Dane and Jacquelyn /
What is every girl's dream? Minus puppies, a beautiful family, and to travel the world, it would obviously be their Pinterest board coming to life. And that is EXACTLY what happened to Jacquelyn on her engagement session. I have known Dane since literally middle school and watched him grow up (that made me feel old) and he has grown into an amazing young man and has an amazing young lady to spend forever with. Okay back to the Pinterest story.... Jacquelyn knew Dane and herself would be doing engagement photos in Mississippi so she decided to search Pinterest for inspiration ideas. As we were chatting Dane told me she showed him some of the photos that she liked. And Dane casually told her, "Oh yeah, Blake took those!" (at this time she didn't know who I was or knew I had any connection with those specific photos) IT GETS BETTER!!! There was one specific post that she liked (I have already decided locations of the session the day before) as she described the photo I finally realized which specific dock she was talking about and realized we were actually going to that exact same location that afternoon to end their session. Internet works in funny ways sometimes. So glad I was able to be a part of these special people's special moment in their lives. Congrats, Dane! Jacquelyn you handled Mississippi like a pro!
Okay enough with Pinterest stories. Here are the photos.
Jessica and Ty | Engagement /
And winner for the most photogenic couple goes to these two! Jessica and Ty were an absolute pleasure to work with. I have known Jessica now for quite some time - from her pageant days to her dad coaching football at my community college, our paths have crossed numerously. Currently, Jessica and Ty live in Jackson but traveled up to Columbus to spend the afternoon with me at the exquisite Rosedale Historic before taking a walk down at the "River Walk". These two are perfect for each other in every way! Dash (their four legged child) also took part in their engagement session and he even loved the camera... until he got bored with it and was more interested in smelling trees. So glad I was able to hang out with this great couple for the afternoon and make beautiful portraits. Really excited to be a part of their big day this coming May!
Jessica's friend (Caroline Taylor Jewelry) made this necklace for her. It has the roman numerals of their wedding date etched into it. Really really cool idea.
