Alicia + Kris Engagement

Alicia has been one of the most involved clients we’ve ever encountered – from the moment we first started talking you could hear her excitement about her wedding from the amount of questions she had about photography, scheduling, what we could and couldn’t do, etc. Then after asking every question she could we scheduled a meeting to sign the wedding contract and, from there, she couldn’t wait to plan a trip to Louisville (from Indiana where they live) and get her engagement photos started.

On our first engagement shoot we took them to Bardstown Road (in the Highlands), 21C museum and the Harigold Facade – where else are you going to go if you’re not Louisville familiar?. It was a good and hot summer day and we were all feeling it. We had a riveting game of tug-o’-war to stay in good lighting, but out of the heat! Poor Kris was decked out in long sleeved shirts and jeans and the rest of us were in shorts, short dresses (“No, I was not in a dress.” -Travis), and sandals. We finished up at the waterfront and got some great sunset shots as the weather cooled down a bit.

But, between the heat and travel times – time ran thin and we scheduled another engagement session. This time we went to their town in Indiana; beautiful place filled with corn, hayfields dancing in the wind, a small town square, a single bank, and a single gas station. We went to their house and took the rest of our photos in their element. Kris is quite a man – corn-fed farm-boy who’s real up-right. Kris and Alicia really opened up in their town and were really accommodating, it was like visiting old friends, we all laughed and cut-up and just had a great time. Sure there was some posing here and there, but as far as the smiles, the fun, and the overall candidness of the moments.. that was all natural, and I can’t wait to shoot their wedding, because we know it’ll be even more fun.

Notable mentions: Alicias fluff-puff dog was an adorable addition to their shots. We like any home that has a hog-door on the side of their barn. The bathtub picture was adorable and hilarious.