Four.

Back in late 2011, I concocted this awesome (in my opinion) idea of doing an “anniversary shoot” for Rob and I’s first year of marriage in spring of 2012. To be honest, I truly had never heard of an anniversary session before; I wasn’t in the photography world then, so they may have already existed, but truth be told — I just bought a really cute dress at Anthropologie and wanted some pictures in it :) I had pretty much exhausted all other shoots I could think of: day after, trash the dress, and obviously we were past an engagement session, so this seemed like the perfect idea. I e-mailed my friend Ashley and she was totally on board and helped me prep over the next few months. It was, in a word, awesome. It brought me back to that place of giddy romance when we were newly engaged and excited about the big day ahead. I knew this was a tradition I wanted to continue, and so for the past 3 years, we’ve been so fortune to get in front of some the lens of some seriously incredible photographers.

Let me be clear… I’m totally not saying I invented the idea of anniversary session!! But they have definitely grown to be more popular in the last few years and are something I am very passionate about — I encourage all couples to rekindle that giddy emotion in front of the camera; it’s an awesome feeling!

So! I just wanted to share a few images from our past three anniversaries (you can view pictures from our wedding day in last year’s post here!). This year we are celebrating No. 4, and I could not be more excited as we are doing it in one of the most beautiful countries in the world, Austria, with the amazing Michael & Carina!

No. 01 | We Are The Mitchell’s