It was a complete surprise. She’d just run into the house after work. He was at the field where they sometimes took their dog Dixon for walks. It was February. Cold, dreary. He told her to grab her boots and come join them. A random evening stroll with the dog. And out came the ring. Terra was completely surprised. Said that it was perfect. They look at each other as they tell us the story of their engagement one sunny summer evening last week, smile at each other, and she tells us “anything else and I would’ve known right away.” Anything else, and she would have know something was up. He laughs and accepts the fact. But proposing to Terra on an ordinary day, out with their dog just living life…it was just right for them. We’re sitting in this gorgeous field and I try to imagine the day back when there would’ve been snow on the ground. “So where did it happen exactly?” I asked. Andrew points. “Just right over there.”
Originally we had planned to meet up with Terra and Andrew for their engagement shoot at a very very very well known spot in their neighbourhood where absolutely everybody and their mother goes for pictures. I’m sure it would have been gorgeous. I’d never actually shot there before, so I suppose I was kind of looking forward to it, but in the back of my mind knowing it’s been done so many times before…well, let’s just say that I was super excited when our original date was – get this – not rained out, but “heat advisory-ed” out (because who wants to take photos when you’re working up a sweat just from breathing?) – and Terra asked if we could instead move the location to the place where they got engaged. I love shooting in places that are significant to the couple…love love love. So of course yes, that’s where we did them. It is such a gorgeous spot and I loved every second – fields, lakes and streams, wildflowers, big skies, the warm glow of the sun setting. Ahh.
Terra and Andrew were referred to me by another one of our amazing couples, which I love – when people you love tell their friends to hire you too, well, I pretty much already knew before even meeting them that Terra and Andrew were going to be great people just by association. And get this, they really are made for each other – Andrew builds things (he’s in construction) and Terra designs the insides (she’s an interior designer). Ok, it doesn’t quite work out like that as Terra does homes and Andrew works mainly outside of the residential sphere, but you get the idea – they just completely complement each other and that’s why they work so well together. Terra is also just starting up her own interior design business, which is so exciting! It was so nice to talk a bit of business with her and even laugh together about some of the stresses of working from home – like how we both sometimes just need to get out so we’ll just go to the mall or a coffee shop and just sit and listen to the noise of other people around us. If you work from home, it is seriously such a good thing to do every so often. And I know it must sound pretty crazy, but trust me. Terra, Andrew, we loved our time with you guys. I think the shots we got of you are just so you, and I hope you’ll think so too!
Enjoy these frames we took of Terra, Andrew, and the lovely lovely golden sunset!
- Jenn xx
by JENN
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