Central Park Engagement Photo Session

I met Brandon and Amanda for the first time in Central Park for their engagement photo session.  It's always fun to meet a couple and try to understand the dynamics at play between them.  And "play" was the operative word.  Brandon makes Amanda laugh with his spontaneous and amusing antics and dry sense of humor.  She's a bit more reserved and they balance each other out perfectly.  I can't wait to photograph their wedding at Crystal Springs Resort this year!  (To enlarge the photo, click on each image.)

A Central Park Engagement Session in NYC

The weather report had us guessing up to the last minute but last Saturday turned out to be an absolutely beautiful day in New York City.  Jena and Paul met me at the heart of Central Park dressed for their dinner in Manhattan afterwards. What a delightful couple and what a perfect day! I can't wait to photograph their wedding this June at the Stroudsmoor Inn in the Pocono Mountains.  Here are a few photos from their session:

Central Park Engagement Session

Alex and Leslie first met in Washington D.C. but it wasn't until years later when their paths crossed again in NYC that sparks flew.  Since Leslie lives in Manhattan, Bethesda Terrace in Central Park was the natural choice for their engagement session.
To really understand what Central Park means to the City, pick up a copy of Central Park: An American Masterpiece, by my friend, photographer and official park historian, Sara Cedar Miller.  It's filled with fascinating facts and images of the park.

Arriving at 72nd Street on the afternoon of the photo shoot, I asked a dignified-looking gentleman to point me in the direction of Bethesda Fountain and he kindly offered to walk me to my destination.  In conversation, I discovered that he was related to Frederick Law Olmstead the landscape architect who designed Central Park along with his senior partner, Calvert Vaux!  I considered this to be a good luck omen.
Alex and Leslie were a delight to work with. Here are a few of my favorites from our one-hour photo session before they had to rush off to an engagement party for close friends at The Central Park Boathouse.

Color is lovely but I think black and white is timeless.  What do you think?

In case you're wondering what other engaged couples are putting on their gift registries, here's the latest Wall Street Journal Article on Gift registry.