I am quickly falling in love with Highland Park in Rochester NY as an amazing engagement session location. It just sprawls on seemingly forever, with little pockets of beauty and surprises around every corner. Moody pine tree forests, stone castles, and blooms of every shape and color as far as the eye can see. 

Then, take that and add in a couple that not only looks amazing but also is so calm and go-with-the-flow and you could easily create magic. Which I think we did. 

Katie and Will are incredibly romantic and affectionate — just an easy love of embraces and forehead kisses and adorable giggles. Even while forcing Katie in heels uphill in a forest covered with roots and rocks, she was smiling. (And those wound up being some of my favorite images of the day). 

We laughed, created nicknames for each other (Mindy had a blast photographing Bill and Kathy), ad I honestly wouldn’t change a thing. Their October wedding is at the Botanical Gardens in Buffalo and I am beyond excited to create more magic with their love and nature’s great beauty. 

Katie commented afterward about my “obvious passion” for what I do — and I love days like this so much, but really, its couples like Katie and Will and adventures like our engagement session in Highland Park that make that passion grow and ignite my desire to do more, do better, love it even more. 

Thank you, Katie and Will! I can’t wait for more adventures!