Ali + Daniel | A 7F Lodge Engagement | College Station, TX

Oh goodness. I love this session and this couple. Ali was a referral from another photographer and her date had just opened up. She and Daniel Skyped with me before we booked and I knew we’d have fun. After having to reschedule their College Station session due to weather we finally made it happen…on a rainy day. It was as if someone was playing a cruel joke on us. As I drove to their ceremony site, 7F Lodge, for pictures, it was a downpour! No joke. I said a quick prayer and thankfully, the rain stopped right before we started shooting. Ironically, it created the most BEAUTIFUL light! I was giddy with excitement. If you’re a past client, you know that I am NOT exaggerating.

Ali and Daniel are just wonderful. Their love story is even more wonderful as it reminds me that timing is everything in a relationship. They were both students at Texas A&M and had met before. However, love didn’t blossom until they were both randomly on top of the same mountain in Colorado skiing with their families. They bumped into each other, decided to go on a date and well…the rest is history! On their three-year anniversary, Daniel took her to Kyle Field on Texas A&M’s campus (a big deal for all you non-A&M-ers), told her the Top 10 reasons he would love her forever and then got down on one knee. They are planning an October wedding and I can’t wait to be there to capture such a special day!

Ali and Daniel, thanks for letting me be part of this process with you. I had such a fun time escaping the rain with you two and laughing along the way.

College Station and Texas A&M’s campus hold a lot of special memories for these two, so it was a no-brainer when choosing a location for their e-shoot. Their ceremony site at 7F Lodge is a dream as well so we had to take a few there. Enjoy some of my favorites from their session!

Happy Friday!

This chapel in the woods is just perfect. 

Y-U-M-M-Y light, people. 

Love, Love, Love. 

Ali, you are stunning. Simply stunning.

Of course we would love to use this random two-seater bike. Thank you so much 7F Lodge. 

Ok, first the two-seater bike and now this ridiculously cool teal Ford truck? I was in heaven. 

FAV-orite.

They brought their sweet dog along for the shoot! He was patient all day except for when he saw a cat. Then we lost him…

So, one of the key places in College Station is Northgate. We headed down there and they showed me this gem. Bottle Cap Alley. Years and years of old bottle caps in the alley. Half disgusting. Half awesome. Really, more awesome than not. 

Look at all those bottle caps!

Such a beautiful couple. 

If you aren’t familiar with A&M tradition, your Aggie ring is a BIG deal. So of course, theirs had to be included. 

More A&M tradition. The Century Tree. Legend has it if you walk under the tree with someone, you are destined to get married. This was their first time to walk under it together! Legend also says if you walk under it alone, you never get married. I of course had to walk under it in order to photograph. Shoot. Fingers crossed that it only counts if you are an Aggie!

FAV.

Under the tree. Together.

I’ll close with this. Another Aggie tradition: If you put ‘a penny on Sully’ (a statue on campus) then it’s good luck. Usually it’s for an upcoming test. Not that they’ll need it in marriage, but it couldn’t hurt to ask for a little luck from Sully!