This series of bridal photos was done one week before the actual wedding. Rachel has a really great venue (Hotel Albuquerque) and they were open and willing to allow us to come in and shoot a session on a separate day. We had a great time doing these photos as we had free run of the facility.
Speaking of facility, some of these photos were even shot in the bathroom in the main lobby of the hotel — that’s how gorgeous this place is…
This bride already has my favorite dress of the year, one of my favorite venues/locations of the year, and I’m very excited to be shooting her wedding next week!

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This particular engagement session has been postponed no less than four times, due to the high winds here in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their wedding is in June (yes, next month) so the three of us did everything we could to squeeze this session in, somehow (preferably) before the wedding.
We started out at Arroyo Del Oso up in the far Northeast Heights and then worked our way over to the Albuquerque Rose Garden off of Wyoming until the sun set. Between the playground, the fields, the rose garden and the statue we had plenty of places to pick and choose from for a wide variety of great photos.
With this fun couple, no formal posing was involved. I just told them to be themselves and spontaneous and let their own personal love and magic shine — and they did a fantastic job.
Even though their wedding is only 6 weeks away (or a month and a half if you ask Gerrad), I’m really looking forward to working with them on their big day and know that we’re all just going to have a fantastic time.

Rachel and Chris decided to get their engagement photos done not only in downtown Albuquerque (New Mexico), but over at the Rio Grande Bosque as well. We headed out about an hour before sunset and grabbed as many photos as possible. We had time for a few clothing changes and had a great time, walking around the city. I can’t wait until the end of August, I can already tell that their wedding day will be a great time had by all.