Elena + Olivier — University of Pennsylvania Engagement – xo, CoCo

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Olivier and his beautiful Elena and I met up on the campus of UPenn, where they met, on a beautiful Summer afternoon. They were wearing some fabulously crazy colors, the sun was shining (right when we needed it to!) and the campus was quiet, well except for the occasional scavenger hunters, but more on that later! I had a great time getting to know them and getting a personal tour of UPenn’s gorgeous campus! We started out hiding on these stairs, how great are those colors?!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Love love love those trees!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

So sweet… aaaand then we got photo bombed!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

You know I love a little bit of goofball… :)

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Love this building!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Then some very generous security guards let us into the Quad for a few more portraits, it was like Hogwarts in there!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Work it girl!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Haha, you too Olivier!

Summer Engagement Portrait Session at UPenn in Philadelphia

Beautiful night, beautiful scenery, and two beautiful goofballs, you can’t ask for more! Thank you Elena and Olivier for hanging out with me, it was so much fun! And there’s even more on Facebook y’all!

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.

Get Drenched – Summer 2008

This summer, my church, GENESIS, had another baptism service. This time we headed out to Sandy Beach in Winchester and witnessed four of our friends proclaim their love and devotion to Jesus. It was incredibly moving and beautiful to witness.

The weather was awful that weekend – scattered thunderstorms the whole day. But we pressed ahead and the clouds opened up long enough for us to have our service.

Praying before they shared their testimonies.

My dear friend Suzanne totally had me in tears

I love the look of joy on her face here

I love this reaction!

But the moment when Ashley’s husband, Scott hugged her afterward was the most powerful moment for me. I just love the way he’s holding her and the way she’s leaning in to him. It just screams love to me.

Right at the end of the service, this bird flew overhead and reminded me of a verse from the book of Mark. It says, “As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’” It just reminded me of how pleased God was that day.

And this is just a random shot of my adorable nephew watching everything from the beach. He’s so cute :)

And here’s a slideshow of the service, if you’d like to see more!