
John and Rani are one of the most perfect couples I’ve ever met, and we had one of the most perfect engagement shoots I’ve ever had. Sometimes in life, everything just comes together exactly right, and I think for these two, it really has. They are best friends. They love on each other, they goof off together, they play with their daughter, Joelle, together, and they’re even planning their wedding together. You don’t get much more fun than these two down-to-earth former models.
We had the best light I’ve ever had for their engagement session outside Charleston’s Sugar Bake Shop at 7:00am. I don’t know what it was, but there was some kind of magic that touched these photos.




















This Washington, D.C. couple is receiving my giveaway wedding this year with their super-fun outdoor family wedding plan (things you can usually plan in Charleston, thanks to our Very Kind Weather Patterns) – and I can’t wait to photograph them again in October!
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They look so good together. Wow. Their wedding photos are going to be HOT. And that little one is so precious. It’s hard to pick a favorite with this set. Great Job! And Congratulations to the happy couple.
This makes me smile. Beautiful lighting, beautiful subjects. AND one very talented photographer.
Exquisite session!!! Amazing light, amazing couple, amazing photographer!
Beautiful. You did an awesome job.
I love the feeling of this session. It has lots of energy and is, well, sweet! No pun intended.
And this session reminded me of some novels I’ve been reading by Sarah Addison Allen: http://www.sarahaddisonallen.com/
Very small town southern where food often plays a big and sometimes magical role. I think you’d like them. I’ve read “The Girl Who Chased the Moon” and “The Peach Keeper.”
Beautiful! Great shots of a great couple & that pretty little baby girl of theirs :)
Wonderful! Beautiful! Amazing! Love the photographs and Rani, John and Joelle.
I concur with all of the other posts. These pictures are simply stunning! I can’t wait to see the wedding photos :) Awesome work!
Rani and John are such a fun and loving couple. Their pictures are beautiful, and Joelle is just too precious for words! I’m so looking forward to the wedding!
Absolutely beautiful! I really love the lighting, and that baby is just too sweet for words.
This might be my favourite session of yours so far. Also, I love the very subtle processing on these (or it seems way more subtle than before) – I think it suits you better.
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