Mike and Andrea- Harrisonburg VA Engagement Photographer

Every now and then I get an email from one of you fabulous blog readers that completely makes my day and reminds me why I do what I do. I still have the email saved that I received from Andrea nearly a year ago, where she just wanted to say hi and how much she was enjoying the blog, and hoped one day to be on the blog herself with her boyfriend Mike! Well these days she’s no longer referring to him as her boyfriend, but her FIANCE! I was so thrilled when I got that next email from her saying that Mike had popped the question and they were engaged! I usually have a pretty strict policy about not booking weddings more than a year out, but I was MORE than happy to make an exception for these two, as I knew right then that there is nowhere else I’d rather be than with Andrea and Mike next June 30th!

While we had a few weather issues with previously scheduled dates, we finally ended up with a gorgeous sunny evening for their engagement session around their college campus, James Madison University in Harrisonburg! Andrea is just as sweet as she came across in that initial email a year ago, and I was so excited to finally get her and Mike in front of my camera! Andrea and Mike, we’re just going to have to find another reason to hang out because I don’t think I can go a full year without seeing you guys before the wedding, okay? ooookay! :0) Enjoy some of my favorites from our time together!

We started things off around the main part of campus with some gorgeous early evening light: Andrea has this print framed in their house which i LOVE: and asked if we could recreate it! of course I was more than happy to oblige :0) such a pretty campus! ah! love this one! :0) then we headed over to the JMU arboretum which is SO gorgeous! love the one on the right! definitely a favorite :0) my faaaaavorite! huge canvas? i think YES! and I’ll end with oooone more of my favorites :0) Happy Friday!! :0)

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  1. Walt - Dad says:

    Great subjects and artistic composition!

  2. michelle kelley says:

    the pictures are beautiful. i loves all the different scenery in the pictures. congratulations and best wishes.

  3. Courtney Dickerson says:

    BEAUTIFUL! So excited for you

  4. Juli-An Rothgeb says:

    Such beautiful pictures! You guys look so happy together :) I love them!

  5. Chris Nelson says:

    If I weren’t a man’s man who had a rough, toughguy image to uphold, I’d say that the umbrella pictures are really cute. However, since I am all of those things, I’ll just say that the pictures came out really nice. Especially like the ones by the pond/lake/small tributary (really hard to tell, but if had to pick I’d guess pond).

  6. Ashley Tomlinson says:

    Congratulations! These are such gorgeous pictures.

  7. The black and white ones are off the hook. I hope you go with some of those.

  8. Sarah says:

    These photos are beautiful, Congratulations you guys :)

  9. Ann Watts says:

    Great photos! Great couple! Loads of love being sent your way from your Aunt Ann.

  10. Cindy Thomas says:

    All of the pictures are great, but I kinda liked the black and white pics ( they look very vintage) love love love
    Cindy Thomas

  11. Michelle says:

    Less than a year away!!!! These look great!!! Xoxo

  12. Marie Parry says:

    Mike and Andrea Congratulations!!!! We’ve all come a long way from German class back in the day! :) The pictures are just absolutely amazing!

  13. michael newhall says:

    These pictures turned out amazing and photographer did a great job catching the connection and love between you too!

  14. courtney says:

    Beautiful pics!

  15. Ana says:

    adorable couple! they look very happy and the shot underneath the willow tree is picture perfect! none of these shots look forced!

  16. Aimee says:

    Such sweet pics!

  17. Melody Musser says:

    These are amazing!!!

  18. Gigi says:

    Beautiful pictures! Congratulations Mikey and Andrea. You make a gorgeous couple!

  19. Jess says:

    Drea, these are gorgeous!!!!

  20. Jess Straus says:

    SO CUTE! Congratulations!!!

  21. Sandra says:

    Great pictures. I love the black and white picture of the two of you standing on the bridge.

  22. Nick Zimmon says:

    Outstanding! Who’s the lucky guy?

  23. April says:

    These are beautiful photos! They are so sweet of both of you.

  24. Jorli says:

    Amazing photos!

  25. Kathy Mcdonald says:

    Mike the pictures with u and Andrea looking into each others eyes were great also liked the one of you standing aganist the wall u look so cute :)

  26. Courtney says:

    The remake of the print from your house is adorable!! Congratulations again you guys!

  27. Ashley says:

    really cute pictures! i love the purple umbrellas – so jmu:) congrats!

  28. JR says:

    ahhh, all of them make me smile. You guys look great.

  29. Jennifer says:

    Great pictures. Very creative!

  30. Mama T says:

    Ahhhhh….. what fabulous pix! They capture your love perfectly!

  31. Michael Dillon says:

    these pics are awesome, absolutely beautiful!!!

  32. Lindsey V. says:

    Absolutely beautiful photos, and you both look so happy :) Can’t wait to see more pictures in the future!

  33. Dayna Logan says:

    You have managed to capture all of the love that Mike and Andrea share in these images. Mike is my nephew and we met Andrea at his brother’s wedding three years ago. I am looking forward to their wedding next summer.

  34. LINDA BIGLANE says:

    THIS IS THE CUTEST PICTURE I HAVE EVER SEEN BOTH OF YOU LOOK SOOOOOO HAPPY, LOVE YA LINDA

  35. Kathy Sarver says:

    Beautiful!! Loved the close up black and white!

  36. Mom says:

    I really love the black and white pictures. The pictures with the umbrellas came out awesome! I can’t wait to see the wedding pictures!

  37. Anna says:

    I can’t find a favorite…all the pictures are wonderful! You two look great :)

  38. Alyse says:

    I love my bestie and my bestie-in-law! Gorgeous pictures!

  39. Jordan Vestre says:

    I know we haven’t met yet but I’ve only heard great things. Your pictures look beautiful and I wish you two the best.

  40. Shannon Leyh says:

    Mike!!! The Pictures are amazingly beautiful! You two look so cute together and I love the black and white shots.

  41. James says:

    Congrats you guys! The pictures are great!

  42. Sean says:

    Congrats yall they look great!!! Mikey you get better looking every time I see ya!

  43. Aunt Janet says:

    The pictures turned out great! You both look so happy! The trees and the bridge on campus are really scenic. My absolute favorite is the first black and white.

  44. Delma L. Nichols says:

    What beautiful pictures, Michael and Andrea! You’re great-uncle Delmar would have loved them as much as I do. I’m so happy for you both.

  45. Jeff Harris says:

    These look great, and you guys do too. I love that you guys are at JMU, but where is the picture on the rock?

  46. Brenda Zimmon says:

    I love all the pictures!!! Great job – very well put together!!

  47. Lloyd J. Gregg says:

    The black and white photos are my favorite. I really like the lighting and your positioning!

  48. Eric Greiling says:

    Great photos of a very, very cute couple! Congrats again Mike & Andrea!

  49. brian peeler says:

    good stuff! hope you guys had as much fun shooting them as christine and i did

  50. Jana Rodriguez says:

    You two are super adorable. Honestly the lighting by the willow is amazing, but I enjoy the look of relaxed happyness in the first one by the fountain. Great day for a photo shoot though!

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