Ali and Jake are a couple I have loved working with over the years. I have known Ali forever, but I met them as a couple when their sweet Kinsley was born. I have loved watching them grow as a family and when they got engaged I was ecstatic! They have been planning their wedding while Ali finished Nurse Practitioner school and Jake worked as an E.R. nurse, all in the midst of a pandemic and I have been so proud of them! We finally got their engagement session done and it was more than perfect!

We were blessed with a beautiful summer evening at Jim Edgar State Park. Kins came along for some photos to celebrate her parents’ engagement and I just loved adding her into the mix. Ali and Jake have a beautiful comfortability with each other that is just so sweet. They make each other laugh sometimes without even saying anything and I loved capturing it for them. After we explored the park a bit they changed and we hit the best spot in the park–a field of gorgeous, lush sunflowers. I love to photograph sunflowers, but they are so rare and hard to find, so when Ali and Jake suggested the location I was over-the-moon excited!

We had a gorgeous sunset and Ali and Jake got to take a little break from their crazy lives to capture their engagement photos. I had the absolute best time with them and I cannot wait to photograph their wedding!