Engagement sessions in Florida in the summer are always an adventure! In Jessica and Jakob’s case, we had been trying to dodge rain for weeks. Eventually we decided to brave the storms and see if we could create some magic in beautiful downtown St. Pete.
Jessica and Jakob had a wonderful image in mind of capturing the skyline of downtown St. Pete with a wonderful sunset behind it to commemorate that they will be getting married here in May of 2022. Unfortunately the sunset did not cooperate due to storms in the area, but the clouds created a dramatic backdrop and allowed Jessica and Jakob to steal the show with her beautiful white dress and his classic button down shirt.
They also had an outfit change in the middle of the shoot, and we moved over to a botanical garden to get some color in the shoot, and it was definitely the highlight of the evening. The garden was beautiful and really accented the two of them and allowed them to get really comfortable in front of the camera.
Sometimes with couples, you can just tell when they have a different kind of love by the way they look at each other. Jessica and Jakob had love in their eyes the whole evening from start to finish. They persevered through rain, red tide, and wind and still managed to look absolutely stunning throughout. I absolutely cannot wait to be a part of their big day with (hopefully) some fantastic weather to go with it :) These two are special!
Lead Photographer | Nick Brown
Assistant Photographer | Alexa Rodriguez
Locations | Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum + Vinoy Park (Truth Sculpture)