When Melissa emailed me about being her wedding photographer, I was beyond excited!  Melissa and I were on the track team together in high school and she was a freshman while I was a senior.  Melissa was one of the absolute sweetest freshmen on the team and I was SO thrilled to hear that she was now a bride-to-be!

Jacob is such a lucky guy to have won her heart and is also the perfect match for Melissa!  Both Melissa and Jacob’s families were friends from church but they didn’t become good friends until college.  Their friendship quickly blossomed into a dating relationship and this past winter Jacob proposed to Melissa!

It was so fun spending the evening with these two capturing their engagement photos.  Their session took place at a local preserve where Jacob and Melissa frequently spend time together.  We previously postponed their engagement session due to rain and were committed to making the shoot happen this time around, rain or shine!  Our session literally took place in between tornado warnings yet we were blessed with sunshine throughout the entire evening!

Melissa and Jacob are a beautiful couple, inside and out, and I’m beyond blessed to be a part of their big day!  September can’t come soon enough and I can’t wait to photograph this amazing couple back in my hometown!