This time of year is the most difficult time of year for scheduling an engagement session…the weather is just so tricky and unpredictable! Case in point, Marlayna and Adam’s session was rescheduled several times before we finally got together on Valentine’s day to photograph the two of them! I was so happy to finally shoot this session because Marlayna is a photographer, so I knew it was going to be a lot of fun! Shooting photographers can be intimidating, but it’s also exciting because they have tons of fun ideas and are very trusting of the wacky things I might ask of them (like, hey, can you go into this random patch of woods that looks like the woods described in Serial? Or stand in the snow in a parking lot, please?)

I have to say that I am constantly surprised by winter sessions…I don’t know why I feel so creative and inspired by the winter, but there is something about my winter sessions the past couple of winters that really feels special to me. This one is no different!

We started out at their apartment, where we attempted photographs with their kitty, Zoe!

That light! Unfortunately, it got cloudy seconds after this. 🙁

Old Ellicott City is adorable!

Our last stop was at the spot where Adam proposed. It’s just a quiet little field near their apartment, but as we got out of the car, it started snowing! How perfect??