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Stephanie & Brian’s Engagement at Longwood Gardens

Ray Hennessy — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:30:31 +0000

Kim and I met Stephanie & Brian on a hot summer day to hang out and take some engagement photos. They had chosen to have the session at the beautiful Longwood Gardens which was an excellent choice. I’ve got to hand it to them, they kept having fun and smiling even while we were shooting in the extremely hot greenhouses. Longwood Gardens has basically an unlimited choice of photo locations and we spent almost 2 hours photographing these two, which was really easy since they were up for everything. Brian had us all laughing with his awesome sense of humor and Stephanie was constantly smiling and went right along with everything we asked of her. We had such a fun time with them that we can’t wait for the wedding coming this December. Below are a few of my favorite shots from the day I hope you enjoy.

Christine & Tom’s Wildwood Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:42:45 +0000

When Christine suggested that Kim and I photograph her and Tom at the Wildwood boardwalk I immediately thought it was a great idea for something a little different. We originally picked a date it April but it turned out to be a bit on the freezing cold side that day so we pushed it back to this past weekend which worked out perfectly. We got great weather that day and the boardwalk and rides were all open! We started out taking a walk down to the beach and the sun cooperated perfectly and gave us some nice warm light as Christine and Tom played around near the edge of the water. After that we headed up to a few colorful building on the boardwalk which made for some great backgrounds. It started to get dark so we headed over to one of the piers that had rides on them and managed to work around the tight crowds to get a few shots with the colorful lights of the boardwalk in them. We had a great time hanging out with Christine and Tom, they are both always joking around and have a great sense of humor that is dare I say a bit twisted just like mine! Kim and I are really looking forward to this wedding coming up at the Fonthill Castle and Museum which looks to be an awesome location. Below are a few of my favorites from our night in Wildwood.

Karla & Mike’s Engagement at Batsto Village

Ray Hennessy — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:26:16 +0000

Karla and Mike were such a playful couple it made this shoot so much fun for us. I would ask Mike to make Karla laugh and he would say “I don’t have to do anything” and the both of them would burst into laughter. We had a beautiful spring day out at Batsto Village and we wandered around, chatted about the wedding day, and took some photos. They both naturally walked into each new setting and just started acting like themselves which was exactly what I was looking for and I think it really shows in the shots we were able to get. Kim and I are really looking forward to this wedding coming up but we’ve got a bit of a wait since it’s in 2011. Below are just a few of the shots I liked from the day, it was hard to pick I liked a lot of them.

Lauren & Chris Smithville Village Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:25:07 +0000

I can pretty much sum this one up easily – non stop laughter – it was great! Kim and I met Lauren and Chris at Smithville Village this past Monday and spent some time photographing them in all the different areas there. Every once in a while we were shooting for more serious expressions and the two of them would burst out in laughter which made for some great shots. I’m looking forward to capturing that same interaction between them on the wedding day coming up, it’s going to make my job so easy! After the shoot they invited us to grab some food with them and we got to hang out and chat about the wedding day, thanks again guys! Below are a few of my favorite shots from the day.

Devonn & Tim’s Philadelphia Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:08:29 +0000

I went to high school with Tim so it was great news when I saw his Facebook status change to “engaged” last year. Even better when I started talking to him about photographing his wedding. Devonn and Tim are going to have a wedding at The Chelsea in Atlantic City this July which I’m sure will be fantastic. They are a great couple and the location is going to be awesome.

Kim and I met them at Washington Square in Philadelphia this past Saturday. It was one of those perfect spring days, not too hot, not too cold, and the sun was shining as the trees showed shades of purple, pink and green, everything was coming back to life after a long cold winter. It was a blast hanging out with them, I’m not sure if they know it but they are both really comfortable in front of the camera and they did great just being into each other and ignoring us, which sometimes is kinda what we ask our couples to do anyway. We all spent a nice afternoon just wandering around the park and some of the streets surrounding it and had a great time. Kim and I always have fun with this job but there are days like that when it’s perfect to be outside and you have a fun couple in front of the camera that just make this job incredible. Below are a few of my favorites as well as the photo up top which is one of my personal favorite images, hope you enjoy.

She-Yan & Mike’s Philadelphia Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:16:05 +0000

Kim and I met She-Yan and Mike around the Jefferson Campus in center city Philadelphia on an absolutely gorgeous (first day of spring) March day. They were in town to take care of some wedding planning since they live in Chicago, and we were able to meet up with them to have some fun and take some engagement pics. She-Yan and Mike were a somewhat unique couple in that we had not met them yet and actually only talked over the phone previously to book their wedding with us. We almost always meet with our couples before the engagement shoot but it was like we already had met with these two, they were super nice and got right into the flow of things. They had both gone to school here so we shot a a couple of locations they had spent many times hanging out around and then we wandered our way through the Philly streets towards Washington Square. We stopped at a few locations on the way, Philly is great for finding little spots here and there that are perfect for photography, and we wrapped up on the grass at the park. They were both a blast to work with and I know the wedding is going to be a nice, easy, fun day for all of us. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the day, hope you enjoy.

Cherie & Karl – Princeton Hotel Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:48:48 +0000

Cherie & Karl were a riot from the moment we met them at the Hyatt in Princeton NJ. The original plan was to have the shoot outside, but the weather was not too cooperative so we had to switch things up a bit. We came up with the idea to try meeting in a nice hotel lobby and Cherie suggest the Hyatt. It was a perfect choice, the place was great with a lot of different locations and the light was great and best of all we didn’t get kicked out! As Kim and I photographed these two, they kept us laughing our asses off. Karl is certainly a character and I could tell the two of them have a lot of fun together. I know the wedding is going to be a blast. On to the pics.

They had a bunch of ideas for the elevator - this one was great

Megan & Chris – Long Beach Island Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:25:24 +0000

Kim and I met Megan and Chris on Long Beach Island and just drove around and stopped at a few places for their engagement shoot. We ended up at Barnegat Lighthouse for the end of the session and we took a few pictures as the sun was setting. It wasn’t a perfectly clear day but the sun was nicely filtered through the thin whispy clouds. It was a really nice day out and we had a great time with the two of them. We will be traveling up to Wappingers Falls NY (which I hear is beautiful) for the wedding next October and I’m really looking forward to it. As always, here are a few of my favorite shots from the day.

Nicole & Frank Philadelphia Engagement

Ray Hennessy — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:26:41 +0000

Nicole and Frank literally could not stop smiling at each other. Kim and I met this great couple at Washington Square in Philadelphia on a perfect sunny Sunday morning. From the moment we pointed the cameras at them they began to play, laugh and just have fun together. Honestly they made our jobs easy…. oh wait, I mean we took special care with each and every photo taken, haha. Seriously though, when couples have fun like this together (which they always seem to) it makes for amazing photos. I know I’ve said that before on this blog but it’s simply the truth. I feel like we were able to get a great mixture of playful, fun, and romantic shots that morning and here are a few of my selected favorites.

Erin & Sal’s Engagement at Batsto Village

Ray Hennessy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:19:35 +0000

What a couple! Erin contacted me as a reference from her friend Megan whose family Kim and I photographed this past summer. Erin and Sal were great together, they were fun, romantic, and great in front of the camera. I’ve only been on the receiving end of a camera lens a few times and I know some times it can be difficult to relax and just be yourself as if the camera wasn’t there, but when that happens the pictures become so much better. Erin and Sal did just that, after just a few minutes of photography they were relaxed and playing around together and having fun. I try to suggest to all our couples to do just that. Forget about the camera, just be into each other and every once in a while, I’ll ask you to look at the camera and smile – we gotta get some of those pictures to. Thank you Erin and Sal for being so great and here are a few of my favorites from your shoot at Batso Village. It was a hard choice, there were a ton of great shots.