These first few weeks back to work are busy ones! Nathan and Sam’s engagement session was actually supposed to be my first session back from maternity leave weeks ago, but we rescheduled due to weather more times than I can count! But I’m so glad we held out for better weather because we had the perfect spring afternoon for their Virginia Beach engagement session!

Nathan and Sam’s story has ties to many different parts of the country! They met at a dog beach in Florida while Sam was finishing her bachelors degree and Nathan was stationed at the time. Their mutual affection for dogs made it easy for them to hit it off right away! They now live together here in Virginia Beach where Nathan is a Navy pilot. Their mutual affection for their pup, Chevy, hiking and cooking a meal together at the end of the day has them loving life as they plan their dream wedding for this summer!

I love that their engagement session was actually a sort of ‘day in life’ for these two. Walking their pup around some of their local favorite spots- Pleasure House Point and the beach! Which is also how Nathan proposed while hiking with Chevy one day! Chevy was so cute just running circles around them the whole time happy as can be! You’ll actually see him photobombing a lot of their pictures!

Spending the afternoon was Nathan and Sam was such a treat and I can’t wait for their Woman’s Club of Portsmouth wedding with Jamie Leigh Events this summer!



Chevy is such a ham! He stood here and posed all by himself!






How gorgeous is Sam’s makeup done by Melissa of Dahlia Edwards!

Chevy couldn’t help but jump in for all the walking pictures! Too cute!








I love how you can see how much Sam loves her boys in this pic!

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