Have you ever met someone that you’ve had so much in common with that it almost freaked you out a little bit? Well that was definitely the case during my session with Jenn & Daniel! Engagement sessions are awesome because it is one of the first opportunities I have to get to really know a couple. There is always some light conversation at booking, but engagement sessions give me the opportunity to learn about how a couple interacts, as well as their likes and dislikes. It also gives the couple experience in front of the camera to practice posing and learning cues in the hopes that it isn’t as foreign on their wedding day.

So anyway, prior to our engagement session I already knew Jenn was a JMU grad — we were actually in the School of Business at the same time and had a few classes together! Daniel was there as well and he and Jenn met during COB 300, a 12-credit course all business majors had to take to graduate. It consisted of 4 core classes where you developed a business plan for a made up company of your choice and all 4 classes had the same students in them. Daniel and Jenn were in the same class so they spent a lot of time together that semester and hit it off immediately. So like Rob and I, another JMU romance was born.

But that’s not really that unusual, tons of couples meet at college. It did get weird, however, when they were talking about how they were on their Alternate Work Schedule (AWS) day for our Friday engagement session. I asked which agency they worked for in DC and when they told me GSA, I thought they were kidding! Turns out, like Rob and I, Daniel and Jenn both work at GSA as well! The more we chatted, the more similarities we found (we were even in Europe at the same time last year).  I just LOVE getting to know my clients beyond the surface for who they truly are; it makes shooting their wedding day even more special.

Jenn & Daniel, I loved our engagement session adventures and getting to find out that we were basically the same people :) :) I cannot wait for even more adventures at your wedding next fall!