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Winter Engagement Sessions in Beacon Hill: Brownstones, Lights, and Holiday Magic

Thereโ€™s nothing quite like a winter engagement session in Bostonโ€™s historic Beacon Hill. From its iconic brick sidewalks and gaslit streets to twinkling holiday lights and charming brownstones, this neighborhood becomes pure magic when snow is falling and the city is glowing. Whether youโ€™re bundled up for a romantic stroll or cozying up near a decorated doorway, a Beacon Hill session in the winter is full of intimate, timeless moments.

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Alcia + Julia's Spring Engagement Session in Historic Salem

Sunny Salem in springtime is something else! Iโ€™m always so excited to come back and explore this beautiful city which seems to have everything you could ask for - waterfront views, beautiful parks, charming cobblestone streets, and a downtown full of history. I met Alicia and Julia in the Commons and we walked from there to Goodnight Fattyโ€™s for freshly baked cookies and ice cream. What a perfect start to a session, if you ask me!

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Fin's Funeral-Themed Birthday Party at Tower Hill

A funeral-themed birthday party at a botanical garden to celebrate coming out as Trans? DO YOU EVEN KNOW ME?! YES, PLEASE! ๐Ÿ’€ Fin's desire to celebrate all of the versions of himself who are and will always be a part of him, really hit me at my coreโ€ฆ

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A Fool's Errand: An Engagement Session With Rossi + D

Take me to your favorite bar for an engagement session, I dare you! We posted Rossi and Dโ€™s wedding a few days ago and then realized we hadnโ€™t posted their engagement session and it was too good to skip over. Although we were dreaming of a winter snowscape, and maybe even some flurries, all we seemed to get was rain. That didnโ€™t stop us from having a good time, though, and taking some seriously rad engagement photosโ€ฆ

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Coffee + Records: A Cozy At-Home Love Story

Thinking of doing your engagement session at home? We LOVE that idea (obviously ๐Ÿ˜‰). Contrary to what you may think, at-home sessions are anything but ordinary. Taking a lifestyle approach, we strive to capture you and your sweetheart in your element. Whether thatโ€™s sipping coffee in your kitchen, lazing on your couch, listening to records, or eating popcorn in bedโ€ฆ

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Engagement: A Halibut State Park and Beauport Hotel Engagement Session

Tell me about the places that mean the most to you - the places where cold winds won't bother you because you're too busy remembering the biggest moments of your life, or soaking up the magnitude of all this beauty.โ โ  Chris + Ariel brought me to the place where Ariel proposed. On a chilly late fall day, some time after Thanksgiving and when quarantine had thoroughly caught up with them, they were both craving a little sunshine and fresh airโ€ฆ

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