Amanda Rose Photography

I adore Stacey & Alkis! For many reasons…they are super relaxed and natural in front of the camera, they are planning an amazing wedding for next year and I’m excited about shooting it, and they have a love of wine…just like me! We found it only fitting that we do their engagement session at Gouveia Vineyards in Wallingford. Not only is this location beautiful, but we got to enjoy the ambiance of prime wine season!

I’m not really sure how we lucked out on getting THE NICEST SUNSET OF THE YEAR!! I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. The first time we scheduled for their engagement pictures it was a rainy, miserable day. Stacey had requested that we change the date to two days later and I gladly agreed. It must have been fate, because that night I could have shot into the sunset for hours (if only the sunset lasted for hours lol). It was the most incredible sky I’ve ever seen in my life, and having two awesome subjects in front of this stunning backdrop just made me the happiest photographer in the world!

Please tell me how this sky is THIS amazing?? And yes, that is a little slice of the moon in the top left corner. LOVE THIS image of the two of them!

Stacey & Alkis, thanks so much for an incredible engagement session and I’m looking forward to your wedding next year!! xo

As a photographer, you always love when your clients are super natural in front of the camera. Stephanie & Matt are two prime examples of how a couple’s love for each other can shine through when you are just being yourself! To say that I LOVED working with Stephanie and Matt is an understatement! It was such a joy to work with them!! We met at one of their favorite spots, Gouveia Vineyards & Winery in Wallingford, CT and while they sipped on some vino, I captured the magic between them!

I seriously don’t think I could have asked for nicer light on this summery day! It was breathtaking!!

Stay tuned for Stephanie & Matt’s gorgeous fall wedding…it will be hitting the blog in a few weeks!

I think Quintin and Jacqueline are the cutest couple ever! They have so much chemistry and they keep each other laughing all of the time! They picked a beach in Milford as the backdrop for their engagement session, which I thought was a perfect spot!                 I can’t get enough of Jacqueline’s eyes…aren’t they gorgeous?!       Anyone that knows Quintin, know what a jokester he is! He had me constantly laughing their whole session. He made his own “Titanic” moment during their session…”I’m the King of the world!!”

Be sure to keep a look out for the post on their awesome wedding on Cape Cod that should hit the blog in a few weeks! You won’t want to miss it!

Liz & Joe are just the absolute cutest couple ever!! They are adorable individually, but when they are together, you can see the electricity between them! I loved their engagement session because they wanted to go to a fun location and have a “country” vibe. We decided on a location that I had never heard of, Worthington Pond Farm, in Somers, CT. It was so beautiful there, and definitely gave the feel they were looking for! Old barns, chopped wood, vintage trucks, OH MY! I couldn’t get enough!!

I am looking forward to their wedding this fall!! Can’t wait!

So you might expect to see a typical beach engagement session, but I can assure you, that you will see anything but that! Before we went to the beach, we took some great photos at a “top-secret super cool” location…yes that is actually the name of it 😉

That’s right, we had it all! Working airplanes, crashed airplanes, hangars, broken down buildings…I was in heaven! Not to mention that Suzanne and Mike have killer chemistry that just made my job a breeze!

OMG…I’m in love with this photo! How GQ does Mike look here?!

After our super crazy time with the airplanes, we headed to a nearby beach…it was time for some romance! Suzanne and Mike have THE CUTEST story about how they met! They lived across the hall from one another in their apartment building, and started chatting during a fire drill…and they have never turned back since! That is exactly the kind of thing that you see in the movies! I love it!

I saved my favorite two images for last…I adore the simple quiet moment that these two are having.

Thanks again Suzanne and Mike for an awesome session! I can’t wait until your wedding this fall!