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Lindsey & Jared – A University Circle Engagement Session

Some stories you just can’t make up. I have a few stories of my own like that. Lindsey and Jared have a great one too. While we were walking around University Circle for their engagement session, Jared recounted how he first met Lindsey.

They were both students at The Ohio State University when they met. The funny part, the part that can’t be made up, is how they met. They were both out at a bar one night, unbeknownst to one another. Jared, while minding his own business, accidentally spilled a beer on some girl. While he didn’t say so himself, I suspect the girl was less than pleased. To escape any chance of wrath, Jared quickly ran away. Then Fate waved her hand, and Jared bumped right into Lindsey. Whether you call it kismet or fortune, it worked. Jared and Lindsey have been stuck together, and quite happily so, ever since.

And their engagement session was a happy affair as well. We simply walked around different areas of University Circle. We visited the Cleveland Art Museum, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. All the while, Jared and Lindsey kept me in stitches. They’re such a fun couple and I certainly can’t wait for their wedding. It certainly will be something fateful and wonderful.

For now, enjoy the sights below – some of my favorites from their fun engagement session.

A summer engagement session at Clevleand Museum of Art with Lindsey and Jared A summer engagement session at Clevleand Museum of Art with Lindsey and Jared

Lauren & Ben – Cleveland Museum of Art Engagement Session

Before Lauren and Ben’s session at the Cleveland Museum of Art, there was some discussion about timing. They wanted to make sure a morning engagement session would work well, especially since I shoot most sessions near sunset. With some encouragement, a morning session it would be. I knew Lauren and Ben wanted (and deserved) the best. I love that my clients but such careful consideration into each session. Lauren and Ben even wanted me to select my favorite location. Love them!

So the museum it was. I might say “the museum”, but what I really mean is the entire Wade Oval area. We walked around the museum, Wade pond and Case Western Reserve University. The University itself is gorgeous and well worth adding to the mix. I guess including a school makes sense too, even if it’s not the right one. After all, Lauren and Ben met in school at Kent.

They were both in the same bible study together. From the way Ben tells it, Lauren immediately caught his eye. Being a little bashful – and who wouldn’t around Lauren – Ben took his time. To get to know Lauren better, he’d go out of his way on campus just to bump into her. By complete “accident”, he’d be in the right place at the right time. Like any great relationship, they started off as friends, and remained so for a while. But things developed from there.

And that’s why we are here today – two great friends in love. Below are some highlights from their engagement session, all captured on film. I certainly can’t wait for their wedding at Gervasi Vineyards. I know it will be simply stunning. For now though, enjoy some favorites below.

A Cleveland Museum of Art engagement session captured on film with Lauren and Ben A Cleveland Museum of Art engagement session captured on film with Lauren and Ben

Sarah & Kyle – An Evening Engagement Session by the Lakes

I was standing in the library parking lot at Coe Lake waiting for Sarah and Kyle to arrive. The plan for their evening engagement session was to start at Coe Lake in Berea, then head over to Huntington Beach in Bay Village to wrap up at sunset. It wasn’t until just a few minutes ago that I realized we planned their engagement session beside the shores of two lakes – Coe and Erie. Strange, but true. Maybe I should plan the same in the future, since I love how the photos turned out!

When Kyle and Sarah did arrive, I noticed something strange. Or, at least, it was strange to me. “You’re a paratrooper,” I asked Kyle. I had noticed something on his car that gave away his past. His paratrooper past seemed strange relative to how I had seen the two of them together. They are both very loving and clearly close friends. Furthermore, the idea of a hardened paratrooper didn’t seem to match with what I know of their engagement story.

Kyle hatched the engagement plan a full year in advance. Each year, Sarah and Kyle color Easter eggs together. It was this yearly tradition that initially gave Kyle the idea. Flash forward a full year and he was ready. Again they were coloring eggs together when Kyle scrawled a message on one egg with a clear wax pencil. Into the dye went the egg and the message was revealed. The note on the egg was presented – “Sarah will you marry me.” Of course the answer was yes, or we wouldn’t be here today.

That is some serious planning and a seriously brilliant idea! It definitely ranks as one the best engagement stories I have heard. I guess a good story deserves good photos. I certainly hope you enjoy some of my favorite highlights below –

A summer sunset engagement session at Coe Lake captured on film with Sarah and Kyle

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