Timm & Shannon's (impromptu) E-Sesh!

On this last day of February I thought I would leave you with something special...

Have you ever met those people that immediately put you at ease, and you realize almost seamlessly that you can be your absolute self around them?  Enter Timm & Shannon.

Timm and I met a few months back while shooting a wedding last season.  While we were putting details together for a project we've combined forces on, he mentioned that he was proposing to Shannon at the Biltmore (see that story here).  Timm's opinion was that after he was done proposing I could take them anywhere, and shoot them on the grounds (yay!).  Timm and Shannon are definitely in love, and definitely know how to have fun (as you can see!).  They are genuine, caring, open and honest.  It was such a pleasure getting to be apart of this special moment... as well as the tears, laughter, snowball fight and snow angels that followed...  Congrats you two.

Oh riiiiiiight... I mentioned a snowball fight didn't I?

And you'll have to forgive me... I have 2 favorites this time... (in order)

Timm & Shannon's ACTUAL Engagement!

Timm & I met almost 6 months ago at a wedding we were shooting together.  Timm is owner and chief editor for Studio 74 Productions as well as all around nice guy... (and bride's, if you're looking for a videographer you need to check out his work).

A few weeks ago Timm & I were laying out plans for a future project, and somehow we got on the subject of him proposing to Shannon (his wonderful girlfriend) in the near future.  He said he was proposing at the Biltmore on Valentine's Day weekend, so we started laying out a time and place for the proposal to happen.  Knowing that he's working with me on this project pro-bono, I offered to catch the proposal on camera to trade services.  The plan was to get there, hide, text message Timm & wait for him and Shannon to arrive...

I arrived on the Biltmore Estate 45 minutes early, and started making my way to the "place" only to go down the stairs and discover Timm & Shannon walking IN FRONT OF ME!  (P A N I C!!!!!)  I didn't even have time to text message Timm and tell him that I wanted to him to align perpendicular to me rather than in line (with his back to me).  So I rushed down the stairs, threw on a lens and turned around just in time to catch him down on one knee.

 So I'd like to say that THIS was the proposal...

And THIS was the reaction...

However... because of circumstances beyond our control...

THIS was the proposal...

 

And THIS was the reaction...

 

Oh no... discovered!

More from our session on the Estate later!

Congratulations & Happy Valentine's Day you two!