It was their 7 year anniversary, and the first part of the shoot was spent deciding where they would go for dinner right after the shoot. We  strolled up to their balcony where they often hang, with their many travel and photo books.  I asked them to start planning their next adventure, because I know that is what comes naturally to these two.

The very first time I met Kayla, she showed up to the coffee shop so excited to meet!  She put down a book on the table, which I soon realized was a book from one of their amazing trips.  I could have listened to her stories and looked at her photos for hours! Brady and I never got a chance to meet at our first consult, so Brent and myself went for drinks one night with Kayla and Brady and were regaled with their amazing travel stories. The stories were inspiring and exciting, and made me want to plan my next trip right away!  It was so nice to get to know them a bit more even before the engagement shoot 🙂

Then we finally got to hang out again and do some engagement photos!   I had a lot of favourite moments from this shoot.  It was so sweet that every time he got really close to her, he couldn’t help but kiss her, which ultimately made her giggle, which made my job real easy! We also took some inspiration from the first few minutes of the movie “UP” where they show a video montage of Ellie and Carl’s life.  (side note, if you haven’t seen that movie, GO!!  Run right now and watch it.  It is amazing!!).  They mentioned to me just how much they loved how they lived their lives together).  SO, I said, let’s use that for inspiration.  It is always fun to draw on inspiration from movies and books when they have a lot of meaning to the couple I am working with.

At the very end of the shoot, we were reflecting on just how long 7 years is.  The best part, Brady said “I can only remember one bad day in seven years together.”  That is pretty amazing if you ask me.  I love these two new friends and I definitely foresee more drink dates in our future 🙂

Enjoy!! <3