Katie + Keith — Providence, RI Winter Engagement – xo, CoCo

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Katie an Keith came to us through a very dear friend but we quickly discovered that we had another connection, they both went to my alma mater, RIT! It was great to reminisce a bit about our favorite Brick City while we walked around downtown Providence for their engagement session. It was freezing outside so we found some fabulous indoor spaces to shoot at The Arcade and the gorgeous interior of The Dorrance around the corner. Take a look at a few of my favorites!

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

I’m so happy the generous staff at The Dorrance let us come in for a few portraits! This place was gorgeous!

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

We braved the cold for a minute or two, it was freezing!

Winter Engagement Session in Providence RI

I’m so glad we had this time to connect Katie and Keith! Check out Facebook for more and stay tuned for their wedding post as well!

Molly + Eli — Summer Engagement Session in Brookline

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

So, you may have noticed that most of the blog posts lately have been from CoCo… Man, she makes me look like a slacker! ;)  Seriously, I’ve been sick almost all winter and haven’t made much time for blogging the last few months.  I think it’s high time I get back to it!!  What better way to start than with these love birds?!

I met up with Molly & Eli at their home in Brookline on a warm summer evening.  We took a walk through their neighborhood to a local park and enjoyed a little time hanging out, climbing trees, and definitely laughing!  Check out my favorites from our engagement shoot!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

See how cute they are together?!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

Gotta love a couple who’s not afraid to climb a tree :)

Summer Engagement Session in Brookline, MA

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

She thinks he’s crazy, and he loves it

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

It’s moments after this shot that I stepped into a hole in the ground and totally fell on my face!  Don’t worry, I saved the camera though!  I am so graceful ;)

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

 Ah!  I love the light!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

Summer Engagement Session in Brookline, MA

Adorable.

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

Summer Engagement Portrait Session in Brookline, MA

I had a blast hanging out & laughing with you, Molly & Eli!  Come back tomorrow to see my favorites from their gorgeous wedding at the Seaport Hotel!  And you can see more of my favorites in their album on Facebook here.

Lephan + Scotty — Providence, RI Engagement – xo, CoCo

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

I don’t think it’s possible to love a couple more than I love these two! Is that weird to say? I don’t care, I’m sticking with it! From the moment I spoke on the phone to Lephan, I knew we would be a perfect fit. MANY silly emails ensued in regards to her wedding, engagement session, and who KNOWS what else, and the rest is history. I met up with her and her handsome and adorable fiance Scotty in Providence while they were in town visiting for Christmas. Amazingly, we got some gorgeous light and weather, and had so.much.fun. We started out walking around DePasquale Square in Providence’s Federal Hill area, enjoy.

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Aaaaand the laughing starts… I just LOVE her smile!

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

So dapper, no?!

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Then, there was this amazing yellow wall in a weird alley, we took a chance and I LOVE it!

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Then a quick jaunt over to College Hill, the streets are so beautiful!

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

I was taking the train home and about to miss it but just couldn’t resist this light!

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Lephan you are just gorgeous!

Providence, Rhode Island Engagement Session

Even if I did miss my train it would have been worth it! Lephan and Scotty I am so excited to see you again in November! Thank you for being so open and honest in front of the camera, however awkward you may think you are! ;) It was such a pleasure, you are the best! If you’d like to see more head over to our Facebook Page!

Christina + Preston — Boston Back Bay Engagement – xo, CoCo

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

I don’t know how it happened but we got the most perfect weather and light exactly when we needed it during Christina and Preston’s Engagement session. Not only did they meet for the first time at Back Bay Station, they actually got engaged there as well! This was obviously a special place for them and provided a really fun backdrop for me. We ran around the city, found some wonderful color and light, and I tried not to die of jealousy talking about Chicago with them, one of my favorite cities ever, and where they just happen to live! Enjoy!

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

I mean come on!

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

We found some really fun light reflecting off the buildings downtown.

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

And a nice little spot to cuddle…

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

At the very spot where they got engaged!

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

Back Bay Boston Engagement Session

What a super fun afternoon this was guys! I can’t wait to see you again this Summer!! If you’d like to see more, head over to our Facebook Page!

Kate + Peter — Jamaica Pond Engagement Session – xo, CoCo

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

I met with Kate and Peter for the first time at one of my favorite coffee shops, Simon’s, in Cambridge. Not only were they excited for our meeting, which is always great, little did I know Peter had actually just proposed to Kate hours earlier! Now, these two had obviously been planning their wedding for months, and Kate knew they were going to get engaged very soon, but it was still so fun to see how excited they were and to see them basking in that just engaged glow. And I love that even though both Kate and Peter knew this was going down, Peter still pulled out all the stops and even got a small orchestra to play for Kate! So romantic! We got together for their engagement session not soon after at Jamaica Pond, and caught the very end of the beauty that is the Fall in New England. It was fabulous, though we couldn’t have pulled it off any later, it definitely got pretty chilly towards the end of the night!

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Kate’s leopard booties are to die for, am I right?!

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

 This is the spot that I believe was their very first date, years ago in feet of snow! I saw pictures, it was adorable…

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Engagement Session at Jamaica Pond

Kate and Peter thank you for being so awesome and so in love! I can’t wait to see you in April! Check out more on Facebook!

Sarah + Mike — Corn Maze Engagement Session – xo, CoCo

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session
Back in college, one of Sarah and Mike’s first meetings was at a corn maze, or a Maize Maze as we called them in Virginia, with a group of friends. It just sounds so perfect doesn’t it? Getting lost, making eyes at each other through the stalks, definitely sounds like a classic college love story to me :) So when Mike suggested and researched the heck out of Corn Mazes on the North Shore I thought it sounded like super fun idea. We ended up at Marini Farm in Ipswich, which was absolutely perfect. We more or less had the place to ourselves, it was late Fall and the light was INSANE. This definitely ended up being one of my favorites shoots of the year. These two are quiet, thoughtful, sweet and most of all FUN. Enjoy!

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

I love Sarah’s mini-skirt and boots, the perfect Fall getup!

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

I could NOT resist the bouncing pillow outside the maze, all the little kids were bouncing around Mike trying to get a good bounce out of him, it was so fun!

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

I *think* these guys had fun too. :)

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Marini Farm Corn Maze Autumn Engagement Session

Thank you Sarah and Mike for making my job so easy. You guys are the best!

Like us and see more of these two cuties on Facebook.

Lori + Jim — Cape Cod Engagement Portraits

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

We shot Lori & Jim’s engagement session on the Cape, on a cold blustery Spring day.  We met up at her parents’ house and took a walk down to the beach.  Of course, they had to bring along their dog, Kayla!  I think she may have had the best time out of all of us!  It always amazes me that dogs will run in the ocean, even when it’s FREEZING!  Crazy little puppy!  Look at her go!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

You’ve got to snuggle to stay warm sometimes!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

 Please Keep Off… whoops!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Love it!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

 Oh Kayla, your tiny little legs are so cute!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Lori’s rain boots are awesome, clearly

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

I loved this little wood on the walk back to the house!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

After we warmed up in the house, we were ready for round two in the backyard – without coats even!  How much do you love this back yard?!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

  FAVORITE!

Cape Cod Engagement shoot

Lori & Jim, thank you for making the trip up to the Cape for our shoot!  It was fun hanging out with you guys and getting to know you a bit – cold or no!  Hard to believe it was ever cold when your wedding day was so perfectly lovely… but more about that in the next few posts!

To view more of my favorites of Lori & Jim, check out the album on Facebook!

Ariel + Joshua — New Hampshire Summer Camp Engagement Portraits

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Oh yeah, this was SUCH a great engagement session!!!  I met up with Ari & Josh in New Hampshire at Camp Cody on Lake Ossipee, where they would hold their wedding a few months later.  It was such a beautiful and FUN place to shoot!   They brought their dog with them and we tromped all over the campground taking pictures, splashing in the water, jumping over logs, dancing in the woods, and leaping out of canoes. This may be my favorite engagement session ever :)

Lake Ossipee engagement session

To start off, they’re gorgeous, and Ari’s dress is fabulous!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Haha, the pup couldn’t resist the lake!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Oh, not only are the beautiful… they are TOTAL goofballs!!!  Woohoo!

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Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Isn’t this place lovely?!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

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Then it was time for a little costume change and an all-wine picnic :)

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Then it was time for our favorite part of the day!  The part where they get in a canoe and recreate their engagement on Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal… and then jump out of the canoe!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

It’s not the Himalayas, but it will certainly do!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session
Lake Ossipee engagement session

Get ready!  We’re gonna do it!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Even the pup knew what to do :)

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

The poor dog was just panicking, wanting to be with them but having a hard time swimming for so long!  He kept getting out, running back down the pier and jumping into the water again!  He just loves them so much, he had to be with them!!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

I’m surprised I didn’t see more of this dance move at their reception… ;)

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Lake Ossipee engagement session

Not a bad way to the end the day!

Lake Ossipee engagement session

See?!  Wasn’t that awesome?!  Ari & Josh – you guys are the best!  Thank you for being so fun to work with, and such a joy to photograph!

Head on over to Facebook to see more of my favorites!

Meagan + Evan — Castle Island Sunrise Engagement – xo, CoCo

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

I know I know, WHAT was I thinking agreeing to a sunrise engagement session? But I mean come on, how could you refuse such a cute couple, and a girl who was so passionate about LIGHT?! (You see, Meagan goes running on Castle Island every morning before work and had fallen in love with the light and the view of her city she gets every morning). This girl is my dream come true! The best part is, in the days leading up to our shoot Meagan’s fiance Evan was trying to look at the weather and see which morning would have the best color, so he tweeted a meteorologist to get his opinion! How sweet is he?! Despite the early hour, this shoot went off without a hitch, the light was gorgeous, Castle Island and the city were still sleeping and we had the run of the place!

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Such a great view of the city!

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

Love love love her ring!

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

SO.CUTE.

Sunrise on Castle Island (Boston) Engagement Session

I absolutely love these two. What an amazing morning it was. Meagan thank you for being so passionate about your pictures and for convincing me to do this! I know your wedding isn’t until 2014 but I am going to be counting the days until then!! See more on Facebook :)