GALVESTON ENGAGEMENT SESSION

GALVESTON ENGAGEMENT SESSION

film photographer Christine Gosch

This one was very special to me. If you keep up with my blog posts, you know I like to stroll down memory lane every so often. This is absolutely one of those times :)

Please rewind 15 years. I’m in junior high, awkward as can be, playing the saxophone in band class. I find myself sitting next to my future best friend, Erin, who is playing the french horn. We instantly become friends. We’re both goofy and love animals. We grow up together, play basketball and soccer together (after promptly quitting band), and have too many inside jokes to count. Erin is truly one of my favorite people and she’s hilarious, good company, and a beautiful soul to the core.

Fast forward to today where she has found the love of her life, Jessica, and they’re engaged! It was truly an honor to take photos of such a momentous chapter for two amazing women.

They’re both so chill (a very common trait that seems to run through the veins of most of my awesome clients, if I’m being frank) and willing to do whatever for photos. I loved the part of their session where they just sat by the water and cuddled. They picked this location in particular because it had water with no sand. We also knew we didn’t want tons of people in the background of their photos, so the beach was eliminated from the running.

Most of my sessions consist of walking, talking, joking, and chilling, so this time around we did just that. We had some awesome light & clouds join us for their session (the first and last photos in this post are my favorites for this reason, other than the fact that there are two crazy-in-love humans in the photo). All around amazing time with beautiful people and I’m so glad they’ve found one another.

Photographer: Christine Gosch | Film lab: The FIND Lab

IN HOME FILM ENGAGEMENT SESSION IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

IN HOME FILM ENGAGEMENT SESSION IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

AUSTIN FILM PHOTOGRAPHER

I just can’t stand how much I love this session! So much authenticity and belly laughs. My favorite things.

Katie and Taylor are both artists, which is actually how I met Katie in the first place. We were both attending a photography workshop when we met, and we’ve been friends ever since. About a year ago, she decided to invest in a couple’s session with her husband Taylor. They were interested in a process-driven, in home film session to really represent who they are. Sure, couples sessions in a mutual location like a park or downtown can be great, but they were interested in capturing this season of their lives as realistically and representative of them as possible. In this case, that can only mean one thing- shoot in their home! The place where they spend the most time. Where they eat, sleep, and do most of their work.

When an engagement or couples session is at a couple’s home, I always encourage them to think up a couple of things they like to do together so we can capture that at their session. As you can see, they spent time reading together on the couch, drinking coffee, chatting, and snuggling. It doesn’t get more simple and laid back than that. I love that their home was adorned with travel photos Katie had taken and work they’ve purchased from artists across the country. Their home is so understated, peaceful, and cozy.

While we were shooting, we all chatted and laughed SO much. My favorite, favorite story was told by Taylor. He talked about how he and Katie first met in college, and it’s really quite a funny story. He told it while they were sitting at their kitchen table, sipping on their coffee. You’ll notice lots of laughing and smiling in those photos. I think I even had to take a minute to stop shooting to laugh. Good times. These are the kinds of things that make a session so good to me. Opening up, sharing moments with other humans, being vulnerable and putting yourself out there. It’s just an amazing feeling, connecting with other humans like that.

Anyways, this was definitely a very favorite session for me that I won’t forget anytime soon. If you’re looking for a session like Taylor & Katie’s head on over to my contact page and fill out the short form. Have a great weekend, y’all!