This is the view from the top of their dorm on Penn's campus - how's THAT for an awesome view!

Gorgeous:)

I just love how these two interact with each other:)

Next we headed to Rittenhouse Square, to the exact spot that Derek proposed:)

LOVE this ring shot - isn't it an awesome ring? Mariana was telling me how there is no such thing as "engagement rings" in Brazil - you usually just decide as a couple that you're engaged, and that's that! They only exchange wedding bands. AND they wear their rings on their right hand, instead of left. She got an engagement ring anyway, and I love that she did:)

TOO sweet!

Thanks for braving the cold with me this weekend guys, I had so much fun hanging out with you!!

Here are some of my favorites from their session:)

Yay! I love these two:)

One of my favorites:)

Eeee! I love this one too:)

Chas may or may not have been skipping to get this reaction from Cait....I love it:)

Next we drove into center city to get some more "urban" shots around Washington Square:

We really lucked out, the light was PERFECTION that day:

Got a shot with Cait and my favorite house behind them. One of those row homes runs for about $5.5 million. No biggie.

Looooved this staircase, it's perfect. Hopefully the owners didn't mind, they were all standing in the kitchen (which is in the basement, with a window directly to the right). Oh well!

Another favorite!!

A little dancing in the street, why not:)

I wish this was my garage.

The doorways in Philly are my favorite - wish we bought a house in the city just so I could have had an awesome doorway:)

K this is another favorite....what are we up to? 6? 7?

Perfect way to end our session, before heading off to a yummy italian dinner in the city:)

Cait and Chas, I can't WAIT for your wedding in November! Thanks for putting up with an extra long engagement session for me:)

And one last shot that pretty much summed up our engagement session experience: Cait and I giggling as I tell her to do the "olan mills" pose, while Chas just looks at us like we're nuts. Loved every second of it:)

I loved getting to know Chris too, they have such a great bond that you can really feel:)  When they first met, Kathleen was dating someone else, but says as soon as she shook his hand she felt a spark inside that she never forgot. Soon after she ended that relationship, and kept running into Chris around town....fate's way of pushing them back together:)  She ended up moving to Florida right after they started dating, but moved home 10 months later, not being able to stand being that far apart. A little while later Chris proposed (including their cute-as-can-be puppy, Tucker, in the proposal), and they're set to be married in July 2012.  I can't wait for the wedding!

Here are some of my favorites from their session!

I love the way he makes her laugh:)

SO CUTE!

There's something I loved about this random one I caught of them walking....the way Chris is looking at Kathleen, her smile, the gorgeous light shining through her hair.....love!

We had the most gorgeous light after days and days and days of rain:)

Kathleen & Chris, thanks for trusting me when I asked you to climb in here:)  TOTALLY worth it, these are my favorites!

Then we brought out Tucker for a few!  They rescued him when he was just 10 weeks old, and he only had 3 1/2 legs (he had no shoulder blade).  One fake shoulder implant later, he's all recovered and is happy as can be:)

Love this one! I need a picture of Jay and I with Holly like this:)

Kathleen made a super cute sign to use for their save the dates, I can't wait to see all the details she puts into the wedding!

I had to end it with Tucker, I just thought this one was too cute:)

Thanks guys, it was great catching up with you again! Can't wait for the wedding!!

We started off the session on the front stoop of their house in Philly - I love the little street they live on (their stoop is the one with the red door):

PS, can I have legs like yours please Erin? K great thanx:)

I loved this little alley on the left - all along the road the trees had christmas lights all  lit up - that's what I love about the city!

Then their dogs Jimmy & Beans joined in on a few shots:)

They were very distracted by squirrels hah....

Love this one:)

These two are so much fun - I can't wait for the wedding!

Favorite!!

Thanks guys, I had so much fun wandering the city with you!  And thanks again for the bottle of wine (you know me too well, I loooove white wine!).....first Ania bakes me cookies, then you give me a bottle of wine....you guys are the best!!

Ania grew up in Switzerland but moved to the States when she was in high school....their paths crossed in Tennessee (Dennis is from Nashville), when Ania injured her knee and needed physical therapy afterwards. Dennis just happened to be her physical therapist, and they've been together ever since:)  They moved up to Philly since Ania is getting her PhD at Penn (is she a smarty pants or what?!?), and they've now been here for 3 years....I can't wait for their wedding next July!!

Isn't she exactly what you expect when you imagine a girl from Switzerland?? Blond hair, blue eyes....gorgeous!

This lighting was ahhh-mazing.

LOVE:)

I'm just gonna say it. These two are going to make beautiful babies one day:)

One of my many favorites! Love the way they look at each other....

These two were a pro at the "twirl her in and out" routine:)

Here are some of my favorites!

Gosh are they a gorgeous couple or what??

We made our pit stop at this little spot quick....there were large dogs going nuts behind this door, scared the youknowwhat out of me:)

Then we stopped by Hillary's old house nearby:

LOVE!

This leafy covered wall was my favorite:)

The sun finally popped out for a little while, I am in love with the image on the right:)

This is my favorite from the session!

Thanks guys!! Can't wait for the wedding next year!!

That blue dress against the pink roses? Perfection:)

I am in love with the way they make each other laugh:)

Every time I drive by this old barn on my way to my mom's house, I've always wanted to shoot there. So glad I was finally able to!

They kept each other laughing the entire session - it was perfect:)

It's a little hard to tell, but as they were walking along Jeff grabbed Ashley's hand and kissed it.....which made me love this shot to pieces:)

Favorite!

Ashley, it was so great catching up with you, and it was great meeting you Jeff!  So glad we were able to get together for your session:)

Even though I REALLY wish I could have made the trip to Iowa for their wedding, I was glad I could hook them up with the fabulous Allison - Allison and I met at the MJ 2 Day two years ago, it still amazes me how much that workshop keeps paying it forward!

So cute!!

This light was perfectionnnn:)

That photo on the right?  One of my absolute favorites!  Loooove that golden light, we don't get that too often here in Philly:)  Chris and Melissa....in the LOVE photo....what was happening to the left of the frame will stay between us:)  Crazy!

Ah! Love:)

The photo on the right is my favorite from the session - love everything about it....the light, the shadows, Melissa's outfit....love it all:)

They were up for anything:)

Thanks guys, I had fun exploring the city with you!  Can't wait for your wedding in TWO WEEKS!!

Their bundle-of-cuteness Goldendoodle joined us on the shoot. I showed Holly the pictures, and she told me she wants to be Matty's girlfriend.  Just sayin'.

So cute!

How can you resist a face like that?!?

Jenn's friend came along with us on the shoot to take care of Matty while we focused on Jenn and John:)

Don't you just love perfect purple trees? I do.

I am also in love with perfect doorsteps in center city. I will NEVER get tired of shooting there.

We had to get Matty in for a few more shots:)

When I was driving around looking for a parking spot before their shoot, I randomly came across this fun little street, I could have shot there all day:

These are hands down my favorites from the day:)

I want a picture of Jay and I walking like this.  I need to re-create this one day:)

Thanks guys, can't wait for October!  I see a puppy play date in our future....

Now, meet Jill & Kevin:

Love this one:)

I just love the way she looks at him:)

Jill, you look fabulous:)

Too cute!

Thanks guys! Can't wait for July:)