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Natalia & Nathan’s Holiday Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Orlando Holiday Engagement Natalia and Nathan met me out at Leu Gardens for their holiday inspired engagement.  The two envisioned a mix of greenery and Christmas, Natalia’s favorite holiday!  With decor up and ready for the holidays, the garden was the perfect mix of both. High School Sweethearts High school sweethearts, Natalia met Nathan when they were both attending Seminole …

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Miranda & Ryan’s Winter Park Engagement

Engagement in Winter Park With the beautiful Fall and Winter weather setting in, it was such a treat to take advance of a gorgeous day to photograph such a gorgeous couple inside and out.  Miranda and Ryan met up with me for their gorgeous Leu Gardens engagement – a favorite spot of mine to enjoy during this time of year. …

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Christine & Dennis’ Cypress Grove Estate House Engagement

Christine and Dennis met me out at the beautiful Cypress Grove Estate House in Cypress Grove Park for their stunner of an engagement!  Not knowing what to expect, the two didn’t realize how natural they are with one another in front of a camera.  From big smiles, to real laughs, Christine and Dennis have perfect chemistry. Almost ten years back, …

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Tatiana & Thomas’ Summertime Engagement

Leu Gardens Engagement Tatiana and Thomas met me out at beautiful Leu Gardens for their Orlando engagement session.  While the two have begun looking into the planning aspects of their wedding day, they first wanted to take a step back and just enjoy a moment of being fiancés for a little while! How They Met During their junior year of …

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Hannah & Charles’ Forest Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Forest Engagement Hannah and Charlie met me out at Lake Louisa for their sunset forest engagement. The two have such a natural connection that is absolutely undeniable and shined through during our session. How They Met Working long 12 hour shifts in the ICU, Hannah never would have guessed a late night would lead to a forever love. In the …

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Elizabet & Randy’s Tropical Florida Engagement

The Acre Orlando Engagement Elizabet and Randy met me out at The Acre for their engagement session, which also just so happens to be their wedding venue.  A whimsical place, their session was nothing but beautiful. How They Met Back in 2007, my sweethearts first met while both working at Target in Bainbridge, Ohio.  Friends for over a year, the …

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Taylor & Colt’s Rustic Sunset Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Rustic Sunset Engagement Taylor and Colt met me out at beautiful Lake Louisa for their rustic engagement at sunset.  Making their way from Gainesville in the midst of a hurricane going up towards the Panhandle, we were all very hopeful for safe travels and amazing weather – fingers crossed!  Well, I must say that our wish was definitely granted, because …

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Mikaela & Tim’s Leu Gardens Engagement

Mikaela and Tim met me out at Leu Gardens in Winter Park, Florida for their gorgeous botanical inspired engagement among the natural Florida foliage.  The 80+ acre park was the perfect stop for their engagement session on their way to enjoy Disney with one another after. I feel as though I have known Mikaela and Tim for forever, from their …

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Meg & Chris’ Downtown Winter Park Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Winter Park Downtown Engagement Downtown Winter Park engagements off of Park Ave are always a blast to capture, especially when you have such a cool couple!  Meg and Chris met me out near Casa Feliz, where after we ventured along the sidewalk into the heart of the downtown area.  Taking pictures and stopping in a local shop for a quick …

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Emily & Ryan’s Summer Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Emily and Ryan met me out in Orlando at a beautiful botanical garden for their Summer vibes engagement.  The two not only had each other laughing, but also myself laughing through all of their silliness.  I cannot get over how Emily’s smile can light up a room, and most definitely Ryan’s heart. Just a little over a year ago, Emily …

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Amanda & Jose’s Florida Spring Engagement

Amanda and Jose met me out in the heart of the historic district in downtown Winter Garden for their Springtime engagement.  Filled with floral backdrops, pops of pink, lavender, and deep purple filled the scenery every where you looked! My sweethearts met back in mid-August of 2013 when they both happened to be playing on a Disney co-ed softball team …

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Sumaya & Mohamed’s Botanical Engagement – Captured by Jacob

Sumaya and Mohamed will be tying the knot this October at 3M Ranch in Bushnell, Florida, but in the meantime are celebrating their upcoming nuptials with a gorgeous engagement session.  Taking place at Mead Botanical Garden, their engagement felt out of a storybook – beautiful light, adorable outfits, and foliage for as far as the eye could see.  Looking forward …

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Allison & Chris’ Leu Gardens Engagement

Allison and Chris met me out in Winter Park at beautiful Leu Gardens for their darling engagement.  The two will be tying the knot this November at Cross Creek Ranch located in Dover, Florida.  The gorgeous greenery, pastel roses, and other florals set the tone for a romantic session. It seems like time has flew by the two first met. …

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Maria & Sergio’s Kraft Azalea Park Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Morning light and a hot new Camaro car for a background prop made Maria and Sergio’s engagement at Kraft Azalea Park in Winter Park an absolute blast!  My sweethearts met me in the wee morning hours as the sun was rising for a cool session during this hot Summer. Maria and Sergio’s love story began at the most magical place …

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Kelly & Boris’ Southern Charm Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Kelly and Boris met me out at one of the quintessential Orlando parks, Dickson Azalea, for their gorgeous souther charm engagement.  With it being their last week in Florida before moving to North Carolina, it was so great to meet our sweethearts before their big day. Destined for love does not begin to explain how much fate had a hand …

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Nathaly & Hansel’s Leu Gardens Engagement

During a holiday trip down to visit Nathaly’s parents, Nathaly and Hansel made a quick trip to Leu Gardens for their engagement session, along with their two daughters.  The beauty of the gardens weathered the storm so well after our recent hurricanes, and it was such a treat to act as a little tour guide for my out of town …

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Taylor & Chris’ Orlando Engagement

Making the journey from up North to the sunny state of Florida for the holidays, Taylor and Chris stopped by for their beautiful engagement session in Orlando at Mead Botanical Gardens.  It was so great to meet my sweethearts with just under a year left until their big day. Taylor and Chris met back in the Spring of 2011 while …

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Octavia & Larry’s Downtown Winter Park Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Octavia and Larry met me out in the heart of downtown Winter Park for their city engagement session.  A little bit of a rainy day turned out to be the perfect opportunity for beautiful cloud coverage and intimate portraits along the sidewalks of the little boutiques and restaurants. Having met back in 2012 in downtown Orlando, the two would have …

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Julie & Cory’s Lake Louisa Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Julie and Cory met me out at beautiful Lake Louisa for their engagement session among the oak trees. As luck may have it, Julie and Cory had a mutual friend who introduced the two on April 11th of 2016.  Inviting Cory along to join in at World of Beer for a night out, he almost didn’t go and was just …