We started with a couple of quick shots in my studio room – it was pretty cold out and I knew I had to have some images that showed off their awesome tattoos …

I loved that we also managed to show how playful they are with each other.  Then, we headed out to Jamaica Pond, to the little bench where Pants proposed.

I love the mood in these two black and white shots:

You’d never know the pond was teeming with people that afternoon (just what you want when your photographer is asking you to be intimate, ha!)

I love how Pants is smiling here.  She was trying really hard all afternoon not to show her teeth, and she’ll probably kill me for posting this … but how can you not love how genuinely happy they look? 

I was super excited when Kelly Alice told me that they’d brought along a bottle of bubbly – and a third glass for me, woo-hoo!  Nothing beats a little al-fresco drinking in the afternoon.

After we’d exhausted the engagement bench, we made our way over to my favorite spot in JP … stopping by this tree on the way:

Some snuggles to warm up:

The last shots of the afternoon are some of my very favorites.  I think everyone was feeling a little more free and easy after the Champagne.  Thank you, thank you, thank you to my amazing and utterly loved up friends.  I hope you enjoy your photos!

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