Ryan and Raquel met while at Defined Fitness. Ryan gathered up enough courage to go up to her and ask her to lunch, which she says surprises her now because it is so out of his character. She is so happy she accepted their lunch date as now the two lovebirds will be married on New Year's Eve. Raquel wants an elegant affair with classic and modern touches. She chose the downtown city area in Albuquerque as her engagement location as she enjoys dressing up and is more of a city

Brooke and Mitch both traveled to Albuquerque to visit her family for Christmas and were able to squeeze in their engagement session between wedding planning and the chaos of the holidays. Brooke grew up in Albuquerque so she really wanted to do the downtown area since she truly loves her city. We walked all around the bustling metro, exploring alleys and coffee shops and stopping in front of fun and unique buildings such as the Kimo theatre. Brooke and Mitch met at the gym

Kevin and Shelby met while working together in the emergency department at Rust Medical Center. Kevin left this job and started working for an ambulance company and they happened to reconnect when they ended up on the same shift at a Kelly Clarkson concert. They hadn't realized the sun had already came up, completely caught up in conversation, when they were talking in the parking lot after their shift. A few dates later and the rest is history. This sweet couple loves to exp

Here are some favorites from Emily + Justin's sweet engagement session at Los Poblanos! Their wedding will take place there next summer and we know it will be even more beautiful, we can't wait! #lospoblanos #lospoblanoswedding #lospoblanosengagement #engagementsessionalbuquerque #albuquerqueengagement #albuqerqueweddingphotographer #weddingphotographersinalbuquerque #weddingatlospoblanos #engagementlocationideas

Brandon and Jessica chose to do their engagement session at the highest point you can hike in the Sandia Mountains. The aspens had already started to change and the views were absolutely breathtaking. Jessica chose this location as it was dear to her heart. Brandon and her love to hike together, and especially love to hike to the rock house at the edge of the cliff where we ended our session. Jessica wore a cute maroon dress accented perfectly with a fall inspired floral crow

For Thomas and Krystina's engagement session we drove up to beautiful Elena Gallegos in the Sandia Foothills. Krystina called me worried about the rain as the storm clouds rolled in and raindrops speckled her windshield. We decided to push on and we were sure glad we did! The skys clouds were perfectly stunning and turned into an even more perfect sunset. But nothing could outshine Krystina + Thomas and their love for each other. #albuquerqueengagement #engagementnewmexico #a

He called her over to see a cool caterpillar that he had found while they were hiking in the foothills. When Katie finally agreed to venture down the hill and to see this so called bug, Aiden was down on one knee asking her to spend the rest of her life with him. For their engagement pictures we journeyed back to the Sandia foothills as a storm was rolling in. The results were stunning. We are so looking forward to Katie + Aiden's California wedding next year! Makeup: Betty

I met Melissa and Nick around 2.5 years ago through a mutual friend when I photographed Melissa’s maternity pictures. I’ve gotten to watch their little one Jack grow it to a happy healthy 2 year old as well as Melissa and Nick’s love for each other blossom. Their wedding this September is going to be at El Rancho de las Golondrinas in Santa fe and have a rustic outdoor feel. The couple wanted to do a similar vibe for their engagement session, somewhere unique to New Mexico, a

On New Year's day, Jennifer and Justin brought little James on a hike to a trail on the east side of the Sandia mountains. At the top of trail laid an old camp site with a fairytalesque natural spring and the most amazing of views. They all instantly fell in love and Jennifer knew it was going to be the place where she would take her engagement pictures. She couldn't have made a better decision because the results were simply stunning. James had the time of his life running a

It may have been cold and windy last Friday evening, but that didn't stop us from taking Gabrielle + Matt's adorable engagement photos down at the University of New Mexico. They just cuddled up a little closer resulting in more smiles and laughter creating the sweetest of photos. Congratulations to these love birds, we can't wait until your beautiful wedding this fall. #engagedcouple #albuquerqueengagement #engagementsession #engagementphotography #engaged #newmexicoengagemen