Girl with dog and torch

I was a little hesitant to schedule engagement photos–I’d never done it before, and it seemed like it might be a little cheesy.  How could we spend two hours…doing what?…posing?  Kissing?  Showing off my ring?

As it turned out, it went wonderfully.  We had to do it at eight o’clock in the morning, because I have a big conference this week at work, at four museums, for which I’ve been planning for months.  Had to get right to work Monday morning.

So M. and I met our photographer and rode the bus up to a park near the GW Bridge; the park has a miniature version of the bridge in it.  It was pretty cold, and not exactly sunny, but it was great fun running around the park.  And yes, we kissed a lot.  After a while there, we rode up to the Cloisters.  The whole area was almost empty, but the flowers and flowering trees were in full bloom, so we got lots of great photos around them.  For one, we laid on our bellies in front of a yellow flowering bush, and the photographer took a picture through the branches at us. 

She asked us to talk about our wedding plans, and how we met.  It was so much fun to just focus on _us_, on our love for each other and how much joy we feel when we’re together.  And the photographer took 700 photos!  Which is exciting, because I’m sure that means there will be a few good ones.