Haley & Evan's Engagement

Haley and Evan got engaged on February 1st, near the Central Park bench where they'd spent years of weekends reading side by side. There was no photographer there to catch it, so once they booked their wedding, we planned a proposal-style engagement session for that spring instead, timed for cherry blossom season.


The Bridle Path and Their Bench

We started along the bridle path with the cherry blossoms in full bloom. Haley wore a long, flowy light blue dress (the same shade that would later show up in her wedding flowers) with white kitten heels, and Evan kept it simple in a short sleeved white collared shirt and slacks. From there we made our way to the Great Lawn and their actual bench, the same one where Evan had proposed a few months earlier. Photographing them there, in the same spot, with none of the nerves of the real moment, gave the session a kind of quiet callback the rest of the day built on.

Couple kissing under blooming pink cherry blossom trees on the Bridle Path with petals covering the ground in Central Park during May.

Shakespeare Garden

Haley changed into a short white dress and Evan swapped in a light green collared shirt for the walk through Shakespeare Garden. The tulips were at their peak, and the color against both of their outfits gave this stretch of the session its softest, most romantic frames. It's one of the more reliably beautiful pockets of the park in spring, tucked away enough that it never feels crowded the way other garden spots can.

Couple sharing a romantic kiss on a city street crosswalk, woman in white dress lifting her leg, urban background.

Upper West Side Streets

We left the park for the last stretch and walked the streets of the Upper West Side. I was able to photograph them mid-crosswalk and posed on a few brownstone stoops for that classic New York feel. Since reading together is such a core part of their relationship, we had them bring along their favorite books as props. It's a small detail, but it's the kind of thing that makes a photo feel like them specifically, not just any couple in the city.

A couple in blue and white outfits sit closely on a park bench, smiling at each other in a romantic outdoor setting.
A couple holds hands and smiles while walking together on a park path surrounded by lush green trees.
Couple sharing a romantic kiss outdoors, woman in light blue dress lifting her foot, surrounded by green trees.
Romantic couple embracing near iron fence with city skyline and sunset in background.
Romantic silhouette of a couple facing each other at sunset by a waterfront with a golden sky backdrop.
Couple holding hands walking through a cherry blossom tree path covered in pink petals.
A couple dances joyfully holding hands in a pink blossom-covered park surrounded by flowering trees.
Couple smiling and holding hands under pink flowering trees with petals on ground.
Couple sharing a romantic kiss among pink cherry blossom petals in a scenic park setting.
Couple dancing under blooming pink cherry blossom trees on a petal-covered ground in spring.
Couple sharing a romantic kiss under cherry blossom trees, woman in light blue dress touching mans face.
Close-up of hands holding, featuring a sparkling diamond engagement ring on a gold band.
Black and white photo of a couple sharing a romantic kiss outdoors, man in white shirt embracing woman in elegant dress.
A couple embraces outdoors among autumn trees, man kissing woman's cheek as she smiles in a light blue dress.
Oval diamond solitaire engagement ring nestled among soft pink cherry blossom petals in a romantic floral setting.

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