Downtown Engagement Session | Bellingham, WA

This engagement session comes with such a fun story!

Last year for my birthday, my husband and I were out to dinner at a sweet little restaurant in Bellingham and because I’m a photographer I just always take notice of the cute and in love couples that I see on a daily basis (I should carry around business cards to hand to people I’m drawn to, would that be weird? Haha). We were eating and I noticed THESE TWO sitting on the other side of the restaurant chatting and I remember telling my husband, “Wow they look so in love — I would love to photograph them!” I think he told me I should go over to their table, but I didn’t because I didn’t want to be totally creepy.

Fast forward to that evening — I was on Instagram and checked my DMs and sure enough, there’s Kirsten apologizing for sounding creepy (NOT CREEPY I LOVED IT) and telling me how she’d love to have me photograph their wedding one day (they weren’t even engaged yet).

WHAT?!

Here we are, over a year later, shooting their engagement and planning for their wedding! The magic of social media. I’m so grateful she sent that message and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to celebrate them! They are amazing.

I’ve been really drawn to the simplicity of urban sessions — just digging the modern vibe. Give me all the concrete parking garages at sunset. Here for it!