Let’s just go ahead and acknowledge the elephant in the room: Derek has red hair, and we all know how much I love red hair. Ashley’s was even a little reddish too, which never makes me have a frowney face! I can’t even tell you how many times I uttered the phrase “red hair is my favorite” during this session. Annoying, no doubt!
Now that it’s out in the air, we can talk about their fantasmical engagement shoot. Ashley was telling me that Derek is an avid outdoorsman, which I can totally relate to because my hubs Justin is as well. You’re not gonna believe this (and I’m nearly embarrassed to admit it), but while you may imagine my office to be full of large, beautiful canvases with a pink leather office chair sitting behind a white ornate desk with a bedazzled calculator atop a zebra print rug on the floor…it’s really Justin’s old man cave. That’s right. I’ve got three deer heads right behind my own head, and a ram to my right. There are two large-mouth bass trophies, three more whitetail European mounts, countless other antlers, a turkey feather display, fishing reels, hunting and fishing books, and about six rifles sitting all around me and my tan office chair. In my defense, my office used to be in a beautiful room with colorful pillows and flowers and other frilly girly things, but the big awesome desk was sitting in here unused, and it just didn’t make sense anymore. I feel like I’ve just given up my “girly-girl card.” Back to Ashley, and how I can relate to her. She also mentioned that they have a Jeep and a custom-made personalized fire pit. My brain INSTANTLY went into campsite mode. I had seen a session like this on a blog of another photographer I admire a while back, and it seemed like the perfect idea to draw inspiration from. So that’s precisely what we did! Ashley went on a gathering spree, and she and her mom set up this AMAZING little nook in a pecan orchard. In that orchard, there also happened to be a precious cabin (the original Pecan Shed, for you locals) and a tree which recently “broke” (not sure how giant trees break, but I’m gonna go with it) into a perfect heart shape. I really can’t think of a more perfect setting for an engagement session!
I could tell that Derek wasn’t uber enthused about this whole picture thing, but it didn’t take him long to warm up and go along with my crazy ideas. I mean, what guy can be unhappy when he’s sitting on a quilt surrounded by all his gear? Plus he had a pretty hot little lady very, very near him. And Ashley’s pretty cute too. I KID!!!!! Of course I’m talking about her! Anywhoosies, we had an awesome session, and their happiness just shines through those crystal blue eyes. Can we talk about Ashley’s dimples for a minute?? Who wouldn’t want dimples like that? Ultimate preciousness.
Just a few little details…
Said custom firepit:
If there’s a camping trip without s’mores involved, then we have real problems.
I assume Ashley is a better dinner cook than she is a marshmallow cook. Here’s to hoping!
Like a good hubby-to-be should, Derek devours it with no audible complaints!
A little marshmallow catching contest:
He keeps it classy with a koozie on his red solo cup.
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