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A Light and Airy Engagement Session - St. Augustine, Florida

Jun 6, 2022 | By: Rya Duncklee

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I LOVED this engagement session, and this client's story! Ryan + Ian met when they were 15!!! They've stayed friends through it all, and all of these years later are FINALLY engaged! They share an avid love for offshore fishing together, and are going to Costa Rica to go fishing for their honeymoon! What a lucky man to have found his soul mate and such a beautiful fishing buddy.

During my coastal portrait sessions I always like to give lots of direction to achieve natural looking poses, especially at the beach when there is a pretty neutral place and not a lot of distraction anyway. You really have to rely on your subjects, which is what I love most about photographing people on the beach. The simple and timeless vibes, the casual looks work, it's just my happy place.

For this light and airy engagement photo session I really wanted to portray the clear love and friendship these two have together. They truly are best friends so I wanted to make them comfortable and be sure to achieve candid moments. I loved their outfit change, and the fact that they went casual for their second look! It's so "them" and at the end of the day, these photos are theirs so I always encourage clients to be themselves and wear what makes them happy. If you do that, it translates well in the frame.

My favorite images from this session are towards the end, casual and salt water soaked. I mean what better could you hope for during a photo session with two fishing buddies? Scroll on to see some highlights from this session and thank you for reading!

woman in white dress, man holding woman at sunset in the golden grassbacklit sunshine on blond woman in long white dress with gold jewelry holding manwoman in white dress smiling holding man by the faceman and woman standing on the sand at the beach in neutral colorswoman in white dress holding man in khaki pants with sun behind them on the sandman and woman walking towards the sun on the beach at sunset st. augustine floridaclose up of two people holding hands at the beach at sunsetwoman in white dress leaning back man holding her on the beachwoman looking at camera with long blond hair in long white dressman and woman embracing on the beach wearing white dress and neutral clothesclose up of man and woman holding each other on the beach at sunsetblond hair woman long white dress on the beach popping bottle of champagne with man in khaki pantswoman with long blond hair kissing man in white shirt on the beach at sunriseman and woman toasting champagne on the beach at sunset in neutral clothingman and woman holding champagne glasses toasting on the sandman and woman sitting on the sand beach holding champagneblond haired woman in long white dress snuggling man in khaki pants on the sand holding champagneman and woman holding each other in the water at the beachwoman in white shirt and jeans holding man in white shirt and jeans on the beach in the waterman and woman holding each other in the surf on the beach at susnsetman and woman holding each other in the water on the beach wearing jeans and white shirtswoman holding man in black baseball cap in the water surf at the beachwoman standing in the waves at the beach with man in jeansman and woman holding each other in the waves at the beachwoman in white shirt and jeans sitting on rocks at the beach with man in jeanswoman in white shirt and jeans holding man smiling on rock in the waves at the beach

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“Take me to the ocean. Let me sail the open sea. To breathe the warm and salty air and dream of things to be.” – Erica Billups

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7 Comments

Jun 24, 2022, 8:44:01 AM

mary - These are just so beautiful! I imagine them treasuring these on their 50th anniversary!

Jun 10, 2022, 12:32:53 AM

Melissa Klein - What a gorgeous couple! Every one of three is stunning.

Jun 9, 2022, 10:25:47 PM

Lindsey - What a sweet couple! Beautiful portraits to celebrate their engagement!

Jun 9, 2022, 3:45:54 PM

Renee - Love these SO much!

Jun 9, 2022, 2:50:03 PM

Rya Duncklee - Aww thank you so much, Kami!! That feedback made my day!

Jun 9, 2022, 11:31:43 AM

Kami Vanous - I'm looking for the mic drop emoji right now. These are SO crazy good!!! I'm obsessed with the variety, the emotion and love. TOTAL PERFECTION.

Jun 9, 2022, 10:42:43 AM

Kathryne - These are stunning! So amazing to have these memories captured!!

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