Julia and Ryan are getting married next May, and it was so fun celebrating their upcoming marriage with an engagement session in Mt Airy, Maryland.
Ryan proposed in the most incredible way; during a trip to Arizona, he took Julia on a hike, and then at the most beautiful overlook, he popped the question (complete with a hidden photographer!). The pictures are GORGEOUS and the location could not have been more spectacular! Then these two began planning their May 2018 wedding. These two have a lot going on right now; Julia just completed her doctorate, Julia and Ryan both began new jobs, and these two are about to move into a new home – all on top of planning a wedding! 2017 has been a big year, and 2018 is going to be even bigger!
I first met Julia and Ryan last May, and it felt like I had known them for years! Julia has known Christi and Katie for years (you can see Christi’s wedding here and Katie’s wedding here!), and their mothers are close friends. Julia and Ryan were even guests at Christi’s wedding this August! It was such a fun surprise to see them there :) And it was so fun spending a beautiful Saturday afternoon with these two! I met up with Julia and Ryan at a family friend’s farm in Mt Airy, Maryland, and what a SPECTACULAR location this was!! We had rolling fields, beautiful pine groves, a rustic fence, and even a pond! Just wait until you see their engagement session – I have so many favorites!! We had what can only be described as PERFECT weather! The forecast called for clouds all day, so we talked about rescheduling, but Julia and Ryan said they wanted to go ahead with their session – and thank goodness that they did! Just an hour before their session, the sun came out and it went from a cloudy, dreary day to a beautiful afternoon. We were so lucky!
Julia and Ryan, I can’t wait until your wedding next year!! Enjoy some favorites from your beautiful engagement session!
Could this light have been any more perfect!?
This one is a favorite!
Julia’s mom made this beautiful bouquet of fresh sunflowers that Ryan surprised Julia with so that these two could have some of Julia’s favorite color – yellow – in their engagement session :)
So pretty, Julia!!
They are so good at this one!
LOVE!! So, so pretty, Julia and Ryan!
I love the one on the left!
Such a beautiful engagement ring!
There was a pond too!!
This little ladybug moseyed into my ring shot!! I love this – ladybug are good luck!
I LOVE this one!!
This is an all-time favorite! Such a beautiful space and such a beautiful couple!
Not only did I get a ladybug visitor during ring pictures, but this tiny bee landed (very briefly!) on Julia’s sunflowers while I was photographing her ring :)
Congratulations, Julia and Ryan!!