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Jan 12

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Fall Engagement Photos at Pinehall | Michael & Kylee

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We CLEARLY had the best time ever shooting their engagement photos at Pinehall in October ! Should you wear a hat for your engagement photos? Yes. Especially if it’s a hat with this much personality. Should you carry a bottle of champagne out to a field at sunset? YES. Be fearlessly happy and in love. Love hard. Dance and laugh and celebrate the things that make life beautiful no matter how big or small. And TAKE PICTURES! Pinehall is an outstanding location for photos! Not only can you host your wedding there, but you can also use the extensive property for your engagement photo shoot! With Kylee and Michael we walked the grounds enjoying acres of fall color, the dock at the lake, and sunset through the red leaves of the big maple tree by the barn. We learned through trial and error that the key to a great champagne…

Jan 12

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Succop Conservancy Engagement Photos | Emily & Shawn

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Should you bring your dog to your engagement session? YES! One hundred percent YES all the time! Dogs are a part of our families it just feels right to include them in these important moments! Emily and Shawn were in town for the week and brought their brand new puppy, Franklin with them to their engagement photos at Succop Conservancy. The Conservancy has a beautiful property near the Butler County Airport with forest, fields, two ponds, and numerous buildings and backdrops that make it a great location for photos. They also host weddings and other events in their pavilion! Franklin was an absolute puppy angel for their session, just glad to be included and on a little adventure with his people. We explored the trails behind the pond and even ran into some wildlife! I got a new puppy this year as well and these two photos melt…

Apr 13

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Adventure Sessions – for people who love the outdoors

By Amanda Wilson | Adventure Sessions, Engagements | No Comments

Let’s talk adventure sessions! Have you scrolled through Pinterest and looked at countless wedding photos and portrait sessions and just felt like none of them really felt like YOU? Let’s talk about you – (or maybe me?) – you hate high heels, you don’t own a single fancy dress that makes you feel great about yourself, you don’t care what the kardashians are up to, and your perfect night “out” is a glass of wine on the back porch. If you’d rather spend your weekend by a campfire or taking a hike with your dog instead of shopping in the big city – you are in the right place. I’ve got just the experience for you! What makes adventure sessions special and how is it different from a regular photo session? An adventure session is unique because it’s not just about photos, but about getting outside your comfort zone (or…

May 01

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Urban Expedition – Sara & Paul’s Pittsburgh Spring Engagement

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I will follow adventurous couples anywhere!! Sara and Paul are getting married this June at Lingrow Farm and while they are from the Pittsburgh area, they live out of state now. For their spring engagement photos, they wanted to travel back to where it all began and visit all of the locations in Pittsburgh that were special to them and showcase the city they fell in love with. From their first date in Lawrenceville, to the bridge they walked across to work every day, to the Children’s Museum and the Point State Park, we had a great time playing tourists around town. Our original plan had been to do their photo session in pittsburgh in the winter with all of the holiday lights, but mother nature decided it should be zero degrees that weekend! So we waited. Then we rescheduled for Easter and it looked like we might have snow…

Feb 06

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Winter Engagement Snowball fight – Emily & Jason

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Winter engagement sessions are my favorite! Emily and I rode the school bus together in high school and seemed to get scheduled into the same gym class year after year. I love her dry sense of humor. We share a joy for sarcasm, laughing, and floor hockey. When I got to meet her fiance, Jason, I was thrilled that he also laughs easily and has a smile that lights up a room. They are a seriously fun couple to be around – and then I met Max, their rescue corgi. As if they could be any more fun? Max has enough personality for a photo shoot of his very own. When Emily said they wanted to do winter photos at her family’s property, I knew it was going to be a blast! We bundled up spur of the moment style on a VERY cold january afternoon and took advantage…

Oct 22

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Pumpkin patch engagement session – Cindy + Zack

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I’ve waited two years to post these photos and the time has finally arrived !! In October of 2015, we shot Cindy and Zack’s session at Shenot Farm in Wexford, PA. Cindy and Zack have visited Shenot every year as a family tradition for the fall festival. The farm has cornfields, a barn, an orchard, huge fields and holds a lot of sentimental memories for them. It was the perfect place to capture their pumpkin patch engagement photos! We had a gorgeous warm fall evening, and history repeated itself last night for their wedding at Lingrow Farm. (I can’t wait to share photos from their big day in the future!) We try to schedule most of our sessions starting two hours before sunset so we can take advantage of all of that fall golden hour light! This was my favorite part of the whole session! This was the biggest…

May 16

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Fall sunset engagement photos – Kelly & Ben

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I can’t believe it’s finally here!! Happy wedding week to Kelly and Ben! They are getting hitched in just four days! We had the perfect weather when we met up this past November for some fall sunset engagement photos. I knew just where to go to find the best leaves! Things to know about this awesome power couple, Kelly is a dog mom to an adorable morkie named Harley, she has a great laugh that makes other people want to laugh too, she’s a girl boss, and she ain’t afraid to hustle to get the job done. Ben is the perfect partner for her. He is definitely the strong silent type and can make Kelly smile just by looking at her. They love to get outside, go wine tasting, spend time with family and hit the gym together. They are treating their wedding guests to all of their favorite foods…

Sep 05

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Summer Schenley Park Engagement | Leah & Glenn

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Leah and Glenn are getting married this weekend and it’s time to look back and celebrate their engagement one last time before they tie the knot! One of their favorite activities is going for a run together or taking a long walk with their dog, Kaia. Last summer they were living in Pittsburgh and Schenley Park was one of their frequent evening hang outs. We met up and walked the trail near Panther Hollow at sunset and caught the last vibrant colors of the evening on top of the overlook. They even used the first photo below as their save the date they sent out to their wedding guests! Kaia frequently stole the show till their friends came by to pick her up so they could continue with photos dog-free. Kaia happily trotted off to their car leaving us to feel like the parents whose kindergartner runs off with…

Aug 17

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Point State Park Engagement Photos | Christina & Corey

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Christina and Corey are getting married in just two days! Today, we flash back to their engagement session last July in Pittsburgh. We started out shooting with the skyline and dodging the geese along the north shore and then finished out the day with a spectacular sunset at Point State Park! By the time we were done, we had crossed two bridges two times, walked from the science center to allegheny landing twice, highlighted their love of baseball at PNC park, and put in a total of four miles on the fitbit! We loved shooting through sunset because we could play with the light. A good sunset yields soft natural light photos, colorful silhouettes, and the opportunity to use some off camera flash for special effects. It’s a great reason to schedule your engagement session and your wedding photos to shoot through the golden hour in the evening! (Bring…

Jul 19

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Oakmont Engagement Photos | Carrie + Jimmy

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Carrie and Jimmy are getting married this coming weekend and last fall we met up at Dark Hollow Park in Oakmont, their favorite spot to walk their five (yes 5!) bulldogs. I loved their story from our first meeting when Carrie pulled out her phone to show me photos of Jimmy popping the question with a puppy proposal at the airport! He told her that they were going to pittsburgh international to meet some friends who were flying in for the weekend, but in reality Jimmy had secretly purchased a very special puppy from out of state and it was arriving by plane that evening. While they waited outside the arrival area, (Jimmy had a friend stationed inside the airport lounge with a camera at the ready) a man walked up to Carrie and said this is for you [from Jimmy] and handed her a beautiful little ball of fur…

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