James + Anne || Sunrise DUMBO Engagement Session
There is always a first for everything, as the saying goes.
For us at Dreamlite Photography, this engagement session marks the first time we’ve ever started an hour before sunrise, in the darkness of dawn. In doing so, we had the opportunity to photograph James + Anne beneath three unique lighting situations in one session: dark pre-dawn skies, golden sunrising skies, and bright Monday morning commuter skies.
James + Anne are a really sweet couple, full of laughter and super easy going. They were real champions, meeting us all the way in DUMBO Brooklyn for an early 5:45am start time. They are also two really talented professionals in their own rights (one in medicine, and one a professional musician). As with any couple, differences are nothing more than differences, so long as they share something deeper in common.
We had such an amazing time photographing Anne + James’ engagement. Our favorite moments were probably hanging under the Manhattan Bridge, waiting for “the moments”. Moments such as the sun rising from the east, providing us with a breathtaking backdrop that only nature can elicit. Also, all those wild city birds flying around us, adding something really fun to the final images.
A special thanks to James + Anne for finding time in their long-distance love story to join us for these photos on an early Monday morning! Can’t wait for your wedding next year!!
Martina + Kirolous || Bernardsville, NJ Engagements
We are thrilled to be sharing images from our engagement session with this fun-loving couple. Both Martina and Kirolous were a riot to be around. Their laughters are incredibly contagious, and their ability to put each other at ease is something we noticed right away.
Out of all the potential locations we considered for their engagement, we really had our eyes on this garden. For generations this was a privately owned garden estate, complete with a stone water tower + 23 room private mansion. According to their website, the property’s history dates back to the turn of the 20th century. The estate was eventually acquired in the 1970s by the National Park Service, and opened to the public very recently. The garden has a lot of unique features, from wisteria-laced pergolas to a couple dozen flower varieties. Our favorite part of the garden was… the shaded areas, as it was pretty sunny during our time there… just kidding! It was actually the wriggly branch shrubs surrounding a pathway beside the mansion. We can’t remember what type of shrubs they were exactly, but they look pretty similar to the manzanita shrubs found all throughout Yosemite National Park.
Thank you Martina + Kirolous for your adventurous spirit, and for making us laugh throughout your session. We can’t wait to celebrate your marriage later this fall!
