Sarah & Dan Engagement

I don’t even know how to start this post … what a crazy day it was!!

A while ago we planned for a winter engagement shoot at Sarah’s family’s vineyard where there is a small cabin and a pond.  We wanted a winter shoot that involved the frozen pond and ice skating, so we waited for the right time.  We figured it would be a bonus if there was snow on the ground making the shoot more memorable.  The only problem was that we had no idea when we could do it … we were at the mercy of the weather!  Everything had to line up perfectly to get do shoot the way we wanted … lucky for us it did … perhaps TOO good.  Sarah called me on a Friday evening a few weeks back and said the pond was completely frozen.   On top of that, snow was in the forecast for the following day … AND … i didn’t have any other plans!  The only issue was the pending snow storm … and since the cabin isn’t right around the corner, i wasn’t sure if we’d be able to do it.  The final decision was made early Saturday – it had barely snowed … i couldn’t pass up the chance to do an engagement shoot in the snow, on a pond, all while ice skating … so i went for it.  And since my wife and kids had no plans, we figured it would be fun if we all went … they got to ice skate for the first time. 

The shoot went great and we had a ton of fun … and lucky for us, about halfway thru it the snow really started coming down – which looked amazing!  I was so stoked i was doing the shoot, what i was NOT thinking about was getting home.  It just kept snowing, and it was getting heavier by the minute.  Kathleen and i made a really quick decision … we had to get out … quick … or we’d be stuck.  We had to go over a mountain to get back and we weren’t sure what the roads were like … and we don’t have 4 wheel drive.  We found out 2 minutes after leaving when we got stuck going up a hill.  It was like that the rest of the way home – at one point i was running behind the car pushing it while Kathleen kept her foot on the gas!.  Needless to say a 2hr trip turned into almost 4 !!  But in the end … we made it home safe, and i got some great pics.  I quickly realized i would do pretty much anything for an awesome shoot  So while viewing these, remember the hard work … sweat … cold fingers … and determination that went into it … haha … or just enjoy the pics

And this came up in the comments … yes, i WAS on skates … the entire shoot

Sarah & Dan’s wedding is in July …