COZY FALL ENGAGEMENT SESSION AT HOME

COZY FALL ENGAGEMENT SESSION AT HOME

HOUSTON WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

Daniel + Tara already had portrait session photos taken earlier in their engagement, but decided that they wanted to have more of a cozy, dressed down engagement session at their house as well. When Tara came to my home office, we talked about the session ideas that could be sweet to incorporate. We talked about their record player, snuggling on the couch drinking coffee, and their two pups, Sadie and Bear.

When I arrived to their home, I was greeted my a big old American bulldog (who I assumed was Bear) and a playful little corgi (who I assumed was Sadie). Nope! Strike that, and reverse it. This joyful little ball of energy corgi was Bear, while the protective, lovable, mama dog was Sadie. It took Sadie a minute (or 30) to warm up to me, but we finally figured out how our relationship was going to work: she would not allow me to look at her or she would growl and bark at me, but she wanted me to pet her. Forbidden love! So I had to look away while petting her OR I had to be behind my camera, which wasn’t a problem since I was there to photograph anyways. It was hilarious. This definitely added an awesome level of depth and soul to Daniel and Tara’s in-home engagement session.

We started in the living room where they showed me their handmade industrial coffee and side tables. So special! The pups made sure to show me how a cozy day at home with their people went, with Bear readily waiting for Daniel to throw her ball while Sadie lounged around, either wanting to be pet or left alone. No grey area with Sadie, like I mentioned before. One extreme or the other! Once the pups got some pets and play time in, Daniel and Tara got out their beloved french press for some coffee house vibes with their seriously adorable husband and wife mugs. Coffee and chatting seamlessly turned into migrating to the front room where we listened to Johnny Cash on the record player with more pets for Sadie and Bear. It was such a fun morning, and the perfect example of why I love shooting in-home sessions so much! It allows for endless opportunities to showcase who you are as a couple.

Photographer: Christine Gosch | Film lab: The FIND Lab

HOME ENGAGEMENT SESSION IN HOUSTON

IN HOME ENGAGEMENT SESSION ON FILM

HOUSTON WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

These guys. Time spent with them was just good for my soul. This in-home engagement session was all things good: beautiful light, good company, delicious food, simple interior design, relaxing music. All styled by Kelcie Anton, this session made me want to restructure all of my engagement sessions to include meals with each couple after their shoot, because that’s exactly what we did here and I was all about it. They are literally my ideal dream clients, as this was right-up-my-alley. In fact, you might recognize them from the ‘Are You My Ideal Client’ page of my website (because they are). I am really digging the slow, simple living vibe and the real life day-to-day love we captured with Mitchell and Hillary.

Kelcie & I began the early morning in Brenham, Texas, sorting out ingredients to make banana bread, spinach and feta quiche, an assortment of fruit, and a selection of jams and spreads for our brunch. Cue drooling. Mitchell and Hillary did the real work, though, cutting up the beautiful Bosc pears, preparing the simple banana bread recipe, and setting the table to coordinate with the slow living, intentional, neutral feel we were trying to achieve for their engagement images.

We had an amazing time getting to know Mitchell & Hillary better as we ate + chatted about their upcoming intimate destination Hawaii wedding (which I wish I could say I was lucky enough to photograph!), Hillary’s upcoming graduation with her masters in architecture from Texas A&M, and Mitchell’s recent woodworking projects & job happenings.

After a delicious meal together, we wanted to be sure to photograph these two lovebirds cuddling on the couch & the porch. Their love and their honest and caring relationship was so evident, and it was an absolute honor to get to spend this morning with them documenting this special time in their lives.

Our time spent with them was featured on Magnolia Rouge

Film photographer: Christine Gosch | Stylist: Kelcie Anton | Ceramics: Sarah Beth Pottery | Attire: Free People | Linen: Silk & Willow | Film lab: The FIND Lab