Megan and Chris | Engagement portraits at Ladew Gardens

I recently traveled back to Maryland again for one of my last East Coast weddings of the year which was actually held in Deleware … more about that later.  But before I left for Maryland, I had been exchanging emails with Megan about her wedding plans for next fall.  During our discussions Megan and I talked about doing engagement portraits and how much she would like to have photos taken of her and her fiance Chris while there was still some beautiful colors on the trees.  The great thing about traveling from San Diego to Maryland during the Spring and Fall is that I get to experience those most beautiful of seasons on the East Coast.  Fall this year in Maryland was beautiful, and I’m so glad I got to travel back at the peak of the Fall colors.

Since I was going to be in town anyway, we set up a shoot on Friday afternoon at the beautiful Ladew Gardens.  Ladew is known primarily as a topiary garden, so I didn’t think we would find a lot of beautiful fall colors.  Our initial plan was to meet at Ladew, get some shots, then travel around the beautiful farm country in Baltimore County to find some nice rolling hills with the brilliant yellows and reds; split rail fences, farmhouses, perhaps even a horse or two … too much to ask for?

Well the point is Ladew is absolutely beautiful, and there were a lot of trees in full fall display, so while we did get out and find a nice farm, with a split rail fence and even some horses, we spent the majority of the shoot at Ladew and had a great time!

Chris and Megan were great and I’m really excited to keep talking with them as their wedding plans develop!  Check out a few of the images from our shoot below.