mk.loeffler.photography: Erin + Mik: Engaged

I'm not even sure where to start with this blog post. There is so much to say. Erin is one of my oldest friends. In fact, she was really my first friend. Erin was the first person I met in our kindergarten Sunday school class, and we've been friends ever since. We spent the years growing up together, spending Sundays at each others houses, staying up late talking about boys, making up dance routines in her basement at 3 a.m., and even watching Lifetime and catching up on Lost while we lived together in college. Needless to say, we've been through a lot together.

I was thrilled when she asked me to photograph her wedding in Texas this summer, and even more excited that I'd be able to photograph her engagement session (and meet Mik) while they were visiting St. Louis this past weekend.

It may not be the way everyone does it; planning a wedding and taking engagement photos BEFORE you're actually engaged, but if you know Erin, you know that everything she does is as unique as she is. ;)

While Erin changed clothes, I was excited to get to know Mik. I could tell he was a little uneasy, and I quickly learned why. He had planned to propose to her that day and we had to work out cues to make it happen, so I could get it on camera. It was so much fun and I was so happy to be able to document their special moment. Make sure to click Here to see images from the actual proposal too. :)