It's now been a few weeks since I got together with Lauren and Ted for their engagement photos. We met up at St. Patrick's Park in South Bend, IN just a week after a "500 year flood" so the grass was super wet and some areas were still quite flooded over. Otherwise, it was a beautiful but chilly day. These two are such a beautiful couple. They giggled and joked around the whole time and the way Ted looks at Lauren - all the heart eye emojis! Am I right?!?!? AND the ring?! OH

This is a little off topic compared to what I'm normally blogging about but I feel like this is an important part of me and my past. As mentioned in the bio portion of my website, when I was in college, I favored still life photography. I found my sweet spot and passion in college with still life. My favorite thing was setting up in the studio, turning on some tunes and trying to make something ordinary look extraordinary. After shooting, I edited into the wee hours of the mo