

From the moment they first met, Kathryn knew that she liked Matt. That was in the fall of 2005. Their friendship grew over the next few months as they hung out in a large group of friends. Kathryn waited patiently. Matt finally asked her out on a date in June of 2006.
They dated. And in the process they fell in love.
Fast forward three years to this fall. They were at Cedarkirk, a camp that has been very meaningful to them, especially Matt. He made the perfect plan to pop the question, but it rained. So, he implemented plan B.
They sat in rocking chairs on the back porch of Cedar Lodge. Kathryn’s dog, Manchester Beautiful Carlton, “Manny” for short, ate plants while they talked. Matt played Kathryn a song. She did not realize what was actually happening. He got on his knee and he asked her to marry him.
She said yes.
Click here to listen to the song that Matt played for Kathryn while you view their full-of-fun-&-love engagement photos.

These are the rocking chairs they were hanging out on when Matt popped the question, so of course, we had to get a shot here.

The next series with Manny is so fun . . .

. . . kiss for Kathryn . . .

. . . happy family, good dog . . .

. . . and kiss for Matt.


Manny was all over the place and happened to step in front of the camera as we were getting ready for the shot below.


Such a sweet and real moment captured. Kathryn looks at Matt this way all of the time.


It started getting darker and we wanted some shots with this cool mildewing fence and these amazing trees. It just happened to be someone's backyard, but thankfully K&M were up for being adventurous and happily hopped the fence to play.






I literally think that I might have squealed when I looked at my camera after taking this shot. I love it!

Yay for playfulness.
And then, we found the coolest place for photos ever and grabbed some last shots before the rain came and the sun set.







Kathryn's expression and natural beauty in this shot, in this style, could not be more perfect.

"I'll be here
when the sky turns gray
The sun goes blind
and the moon won't stay
I'll be the light to guide your way
onto some place new
I'll be here
when the crowd is gone
The last note fades on the very last song
I'll be the road to take you home
I'll be here for you"
-Robert Earl Keen