Austin & Melanie | Engaged

Some engagement shoots just come together. The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the clouds are parting...None of that was going on when this shoot began. Hahaaa. But the three of us started having so much fun and were pretty much just giving the middle finger to the VERY strong wind and cold, that maybe 20 minutes into the shoot, the weather did exactly that, and we certainly took advantage. 
I chose Eagle Island State Park for this completely cute couple's engagement shoot. They wanted a rustic, summer country feel to their photos, and honestly there were so many cool spots to get a shot of, I could have kept going for hours and not run out of new points of background view. The props they brought (which are always fun) were Mr. & Mrs. customized baseball caps, a thick western rope, cowboy boots, and a vintage looking sign with a funny message and the date of their wedding. 
I love it when couples have their own ideas, too, about shots they want, angles, etc. but it's even more of a treat when you get a couple who is seriously having fun during the shoot and are naturals at really just going with the flow and 'acting' as you go. Aside from this couple having the most gorgeous eyes, they were pretty involved the whole shoot, but way easy to give direction to. We all jumped in my husband's Ford F250 diesel and started tooling around the park, jumping in and out of the truck, leaving doors open, roaming the field and abandoned shacks, climbing on things, owning the place! Yeeeah! 

Gear used: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS, Canon 17-40 wide angle EF,Canon 85mm 1.8 EF, Promaster variable ND filter
© carrie hampton 2014

Brenizer Method used here 23 photos stitched together (Because I HAD to have the old,
cool ceiling in the pic, with all its criss-crossing architecture)

Tying the knot!

She said yes..

Old paper frame texture can give this type of photo a country chic feel, IMO.
I love applying texture frames