Hello! It’s been a while. Engagement shoot and wedding season is here, so there are photos to share. To start though, this is a shoot I did with Becca & Nick back in December at the Middlesex Fells Reservation. What I remember most is laughing a lot, which just so happens to be one of my favorite things to do. On this muggy day in Boston, it’s funny to see snow on the ground and ice on the reservoir.

One of my favorite parts about my job is meeting so many different people and hearing their stories – where they grew-up, their interests, and of course how each couple met. I thought it would be fun to get to know a bit about each couple before their wedding day in their own words. This is the first couple that I’m doing this with and Nick was kind enough to send his answers along when Becca was out of town. Without further adieu, I’ll let Nick take over.

Where and how did you meet?

We actually met while doing research in Greenland. I was finishing up my PhD in Seattle, and was planning to join a lab a Woods Hole Oceanographic where Becca was getting her PhD. The scientist who ran the lab asked if I’d like to join them to collect some data in eastern Greenland in August 2013, and I said sure! So I flew out from Seattle to meet the lab (having not met any of them before) and Becca was among the group. We immediately loaded up a small ship with our science gear and headed out into the fjord for 2 intense weeks of data collection near the ice sheet. You live in really close quarters and work super long hours on these trips, so it was a pretty full-on first meeting experience!

As I mentioned, I didn’t know anybody on this trip before I stepped off the plane, but I immediately felt a connection with Becca. Being on one of these research cruises stuck on a tiny boat for weeks you get to know people really fast, and I was super happy that Becca was there. We worked, ate, talked, hungout together during all our waking hours for the whole trip and by the end I knew she was really special. I had to go back to Seattle for a few months after Greenland, but knowing that Becca would be in Woods Hole made me really excited for a cross-country move!

What are you looking forward to the most about your wedding?

Both of us are incredibly excited for the wedding. We are really excited to get to celebrate our relationship with all our friends and family. I can’t speak for Becca, but I imagine her answer would be the same – that we are most excited to get all our friends and family – people spread out all around the world – together in one place for the weekend. We can’t wait!

We can’t wait to celebrate with them either! Their wedding is later this month in Maine and we’re really looking forward to it.