Jeff and Michelle's Engagement Session

Today Natalie and I are so excited to bring you our first engagement session of 2010! This session was extra exciting for me because the engaged couple, Jeff and Michelle, are good friends of mine.

Jeff and my husband Nate have known each other for almost ten years now, and currently play together in the (super-famous) local band Jae Mood. It was actually at a Jae Mood gig in 2006 that Jeff and Michelle first met. Michelle had come with some friends of hers, and something about Jeff- whether it was his incredible skills with the bass guitar or the fact that he was dressed like a cowboy (it was a Halloween show!)- caught her eye. It's been fun to watch their relationship grow over the years, and I was so thrilled for them when they became engaged recently.

For their engagement session we took Jeff and Michelle to Highland Park, and as you can see we had an absolutely beautiful day. I have to say that Natalie did a fantastic job of capturing Jeff and Michelle's essence- laid back, sweet, and so much fun. Natalie and I are really looking forward to photographing their wedding next summer!

We hope you enjoy these photos from that day and also the video slideshow featuring one of Jae Mood's hit singles, "Great Plain". Congratulations Jeff and Michelle!