Dennis + Cristina Engaged!

I can't believe we're still getting snow in Spring... in Vancouver! I seriously hope this cold snap is the last we hear from old man winter. We were unsure about how the day was gonna go but Cristina and I decided to go ahead and schedule the engagement session that Saturday. As it turned out, it wasn't as cold as we thought it was going to be. While the sun surely warmed up the afternoon, Dennis and Cristina's personalities made the 3 hours out in the cold really enjoyable! They are just two of the most genuine people Rico and I have ever known. Here's how it all went down...

Dennis and Cristina have taken some time out of their busy schedules working on their residencies in radiology and pediatrics to spend some time on the wedding plans. Pushing through with the session that Saturday despite the snowfall overnight rewarded us with nice blue skies.

Not the best example of spring blossom (in fact, Rico hates these dandelions!) but I still like this image.

While we were setting up a shot for another image (we're saving that for their guestbook), Cristina was just chillin' against the cool blue wall. I asked her to "chill" again and got Dennis to pose with her (you're a monkey... you're a tiger...)

Cristina mentioned that she grew up around water and that the beach suits their personalities a lot so we hurried over to Spanish Banks to catch the last rays of the sun.

A classic engagement-beach-with-downtown-vancouver-in-the-background shot.

It was great having the beach all to ourselves.

It was really evident how much these two are in love with each other.

While taking some last-minute portraits in the warm sun, I asked Dennis and Cristina if they're excited about the wedding. "Very", was the reply. Dennis wanted the photo to show the excitement and this was the best he could come up with:

Then he realized that I caught that on memory card (can't say "film" now, can I?). Haha!

This last shot really summarizes how the afternoon went - fun, warm and full of love.

Dennis and Cristina, we had so much fun with you guys. Thank you for being so open with us and allowing us to capture the love that bonds you together. We're lucky to know you and we're sure we'll have a ball documenting your wedding - we can't wait!