Kayla & Tyler’s Chilly Engagement Session

Hello, everyone! Wedding and engagement season is winding down! Kayla and Tyler may just be the last engagement session of the year! Time will tell…I often have some last minute add ons come in! But so far, this is it! Their engagement session is live right now so please give them ALL your Hannah Barlow Photography love and enjoy!

Kayla is actually BEST friends with my husband’s cousin! SO, we’re acquainted in a way! We planned this session a month or two ago not knowing there would be a parade happening with a bit of a chill in the air! As she said after I sent the sneak peeks, “They look so good! and not like it was freezing!” HA! True True! November, historically, tends to be the most difficult month to photograph because of the unpredictable weather…especially cold wind. It wasn’t TOO windy this day…but it WAS chilly! I’ll take it!

First up…their fur baby – Keppra! She was the BEST girl and listened so well! I did NO photoshopping to get her to smile for me! That never happens!

Then, we went for a walk! Shoutout to Kayla’s mom (Hi, Kristin!) for tagging along and being the fur baby sitter! I ALWAYS appreciate the extra people who come along to help! Keppra stayed close by the whole time! She loves her parents very much!

Then, we handed her off and got right down to business! I tried to speed through the posing because I just never know when the wind and weather will take a turn! There were JUST enough leaves left on the trees to give it some fall vibes!

I had them walk and snuggle! I always tell people “sometimes they turn out…sometimes they don’t…and please laugh if you feel ridiculous because THOSE are the best photos”! They listened…they nailed it! They all made it to the gallery!

Then, we pivoted to the train station for some variety!

What’s hilarious…is that there was a real live active parade going on beside us. I kid you not! These two are so go with the flow and I appreciate them SO much for it! They made posing very easy for me and it all looked very natural on them! I always had to get REAL close though because…with the parade and all…hearing me was difficult!

Then, I turned them around to get some more “fall” things in the background and THAT meant some “dead stuff” as I call it. If you’re a loyal reader or follower, you KNOW the dead stuff is my favorite stuff to photograph! Every year when the green leaves start to die off I get excited…because it translates so good in photos!

An outfit change was a must…they said this is an ongoing battle in their relationship! So, we embraced it!

Then, they went for more formal! Originally, we’d planned to go to a different location but…parade and all…we pivoted once again! I ended up stretching this session out the whole hour and a half…I was hoping the parade would wind down. So, that meant these two had to tough it out in these outfits in the chilly weather! Never a complaint! AND THAT is going to make for an easy going wedding day! YAY!

Black and whites looked fab! They were worried about the dip…they nailed it too!! No need to worry!

Then, I scouted down the street and found this building! It fit the more formal vibe I wanted to go with! This was the perfect way to wrap up the session! Keppra and Kristin stayed with us the whole time too so now we’re going to have lots of familiar and friendly faces on the wedding day!

These two still have about a year and half before they tie the knot in 2028! ANDDDDD they’re taking me to a new venue and I’m SO excited! That’s my favorite! A blank…clean…canvas to photograph all the pretty wedding things! I’m sure there will be a few more familiar faces there too and I can’t wait! Those are my favorite kind of weddings! AND before we go…let’s throw it back to another time Kayla was on my camera!

Thanks for reading, everyone! Have a great day!

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