Stephanie & Erik: Engagement!

I must say, my first engagement session went pretty well. Considering the subjects were my sister and future brother-in-law, there was minimal pressure. Not that I didn't want to take great pictures of them, but they were comfortable around me and Em (my older sister, who helped them pose), and I was comfortable telling them what to do! Just ask Erik, I may have gotten a little too comfortable. There were several pose ideas that we would give him and he'd laugh and say, "That doesn't feel like us." Such a sweet response to us, the pushy sisters-in-law.

After having my own family's pictures done professionally, and being told by that photographer to "interact", I gave them that same advice a few times. To which, Erik began poking Steph in the face. Needless to say, none of those pictures made it on the blog. :)

Below are a few of my favorites. But before you begin to scroll through, first let me say how incredibly content I am to watch my sister giggle and bask in the attention that Erik gives her, and to know without a doubt in my mind that he will take good care of her and treat her right. Thanks, Erik, for being such a willing participant in this photo shoot and we cannot wait for you to be an official member of our family!

  

A bunch of thanks, again, to Emily for helping me out with posing and helping to make them comfortable in front of the camera!