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Ashley & Ryan’s Lake Louisa State Park Engagement

Ashley and Ryan met me out in the heart of Clermont at the beautiful Lake Louisa State Park for their stunning sunset engagement.  When planning out the perfect location, the two envisioned wide open spaces, the beauty of nature as a backdrop, and dynamic location with multiple settings.  I just knew that Lake Louisa would be the perfect spot from …

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Kristine & Anthony’s Orlando Engagement

Kristine and Anthony met me out in Orlando at the beautiful Leu Gardens for their botanical garden engagement.  The two incorporated a dressy casual look along with shirts from their favorite football teams for a sporty style. Their story began on August 9th of 2014 when they met through a mutual friend at a local bar.  Kristine’s friend Rachel invited …

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Nicole & Jesus’ Highland Manor Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Nicole and Jesus met me out at the beautiful Highland Manor wedding venue in Apopka, Florida.  Envisioning  a rustic engagement in the woods along with a quaint barn, I knew that the beautiful estate was the perfect option.  Opting for more Earthy tones, the two looked nothing both absolutely adorable during their session.  Looking forward to our team capturing their …

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Victoria & Michael’s Kraft Azalea Engagement

Victoria and Michael met me out in the heart of Winter Park, not far from downtown Park Ave., at Kraft Azalea for their beautiful outdoor engagement.  Victoria had debated between a couple different locations, but after finding another recent session at Kraft Azalea, fell in love with the light, beauty, and stunning trees the park had to offer. Their story …

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Loryn & Brady’s Downtown Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Loryn and Brady met me out in the heart of downtown Winter Garden for their engagement session.  Brick roads, railroad tracks, and the historic buildings of the little town was the perfect backdrop for my couple’s vision for their engagement session Labor Day has become a special day for Loryn and Brady, as it was the time of year when …

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Allison & Matt’s Downtown Winter Garden Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Allison and Matt met me out in the heart of downtown Winter Garden for their beautiful engagement session in the little historic town.  The two live in Clermont and enjoy periodically visiting the quaint streets and shops of the little area, so just knew it would be perfect for their engagement session! From Texas, to California, to now Florida, their …

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Emily & Nate’s Leu Gardens Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Emily and Nathan met me out at beautiful Leu Gardens in Winter Park for their garden inspired engagement. The park has a special place in both of their hearts, as it was where Nate proposed to Emily to ask her to be his wife. As luck may have it, the two met through working at the same bar together off …

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Nicolette and Branden’s Leu Gardens Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Nicolette and Branden will be tying the knot in just a few short months, but in the meantime met me out at the ceremony venue for a lovely garden engagement. Having met back in 2007 at Florida Gulf Coast University, the two connected over both being Resident Assistants. From friends to dating, it is incredible how just over ten years …

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Lisa & Sam’s Mead Botanical Garden Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Lisa and Sam met me out at the beautiful botanical Mead Gardens in Winter Park for their outdoorsy engagement.  The two love nature and being outside, so when Lisa had seen prior sessions at Mead, immediately knew it was the spot for them! It is incredible to think of the power the universe holds for your future and how the …

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Megan & Matt’s Coffee Shop Engagement

Megan and Matt’s coffee shop engagement was the perfect way to kick off their wedding year by snuggling up while it was raining outside.  Our early morning plans for their outdoor engagement took a turn for the indoors when Barnie’s Coffee allowed us to use their shop as the backdrop.  Fortunately, the rain calmed down just long enough for these …

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Sherri & Michael’s Elegant Leu Gardens Engagement

Leu Gardens Engagement Sherri and Michael met me out in the heart of Orlando at Leu Gardens for an elegant outdoor engagement session among the gorgeous foliage that the park has to offer.  Tying the knot at Banyan Resort in Malabar this December, the two loved the classic look of Leu that is right in line with their historic wedding …

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Bianca & Tim’s Golf Engagement

Bianca and Tim’s themed golf engagement was the perfect idea to showcase Tim’s love of the game and their love of spending time with one another.  I must say I have always wanted to do a themed sports engagement so when Bianca approached me with the idea, I was over the moon with excitement.  I met my sweethearts out at …

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Becky & Ron’s Puppy Engagement – Captured by Samantha

Don’t you just love engagement sessions with pups!  While their wedding planning has just begun, Becky and Ron were excited to kick off their year of planning with a special engagement session at their home’s complex and bring along their dogs to join in on the fun. Just a little under two years ago, Becky would have never guessed that …

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Erin & Trenton’s Musical Club Lake Plantation Engagement

Erin and Trenton met me out at the beautiful Club Lake Plantation Wedding Venue in Apopka, Florida for their engagement session. My sweethearts will be wedding at the Club Lake Plantation as well, so it was absolutely the perfect spot for their engagement photos. You may remember Erin and Trenton from their senior portraits or Trenton’s sister Rebekah’s wedding. I have inadvertently captured the two …

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Jessica & Tyler’s Universal CityWalk Engagement

Jessica and Tyler met me out at Universal Orlando City Walk for their theme park inspired engagement. The two love spending quality time together having fun and enjoying date days at the park riding rides, dining out at CityWalk, and just having a blast together. My sweethearts actually met at Ball State University in Indiana when they were both in graduate school. The professor had …

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April & CJ’s Leu Gardens Engagement

April  and CJ met me out at their beautiful wedding venue Harry P. Leu Gardens for their engagement session.  The two loved the idea of having both their wedding and engagement photos in the same location since it was just so beautiful and would be so neat to see two monumental occasions captured in a place they love. April and …

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Brittany & Jason’s Firefighter and Nurse Engagement in Baldwin Park

Brittany and Jason met me out in the heart of Baldwin Park for their puppy love engagement session. The two brought along their beloved pup Austin who is a four year old golden retriever that as Brittany puts it, turned them “into crazy dog parents,” because of how much they adore him. My couple actually met when they were “window shopping” on Match.com as they …

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Rebekah & Jack’s Bohemian Engagement

Rebekah and Jack met me out for an early morning shoot centered on the concept of a whimsical outdoor Huckleberry Finn feel. I had been planning out our shoot with Rebekah for over a month from the types of outfits she wanted to wear to accessorizing with a flower crown. Our shoot in the woods was exactly what we thought …