I met Gina in high school. She was a year older than me and lived about 40 minutes away (we went to a Catholic high school, people came from all over). We’ve been friends on Facebook for the past few years and I’ve enjoyed following her dietitian-focused posts. She’s a dietitian that’s got some wit, and she loves chocolate and Starbucks. See, even the people who know better don’t always choose to be good. 🙂 However, during she and Steve’s engagement session, she did confess that there’s simply no need for things like Doritos and pop in the house. Brian wouldn’t agree on the Doritos (even though we only have them in the snack cabinet like twice a year…special treat!) and I do occasionally have my pop cravings. Is it OK if it’s diet, Gina? 😉
After a little back and forth, Gina and Steve decided on Ohiopyle for their engagement session. Even though it was a miserably hot and humid day, I was excited to once again explore this new favorite location of mine. Ohiopyle is filled with lots of natural beauty, but the town is also super cute. If you are anywhere close to Ohiopyle, I definitely recommend checking it out. It’s near Mill Run, PA, which is where the famous Fallingwater house is located, and it’s off of route 40 through the Laurel Highlands mountains. But that’s enough about Ohiopyle, let’s move on to the engagement pictures!
I was immediately excited about Gina and Steve’s color choices. The pink and blue looked very nice together, and popped out wonderfully against the green backdrop…
After we hung out in the shaded Cucumber Falls are of Ohiopyle, we parked “in town” and took some pictures on the bike trail…
Then it was time for some Kent State love! 
They were pretty good at being all snuggly…especially at the end of the session. 🙂
Penguins gear for a few final portraits…
Oh and Gina’s love/obsession for Starbucks! Apparently Steve doesn’t quite understand it. 🙂
Well, Gina, it was fun to reunite after so many years. Thanks for meeting me at Ohiopyle and for withstanding the heat. Happy wedding planning to you guys and I hope your big day is beautiful!
Scenes and thoughts from deep creek
Well hey now! I thought for sure it had been more than seven months since I blogged last! Wish I could do it more…and plan to as soon as the new JFP website comes out.
I’m not sure I’m starting anything consistent here, just sharing some random thoughts and scenes from Deep Creek on this random Wednesday…
- Dani
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- Jessica and brandon
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They are beautiful! Thank you so much.
Wow! Gina & Steve – these photos are amazing! I especially love the last photo with the Starbucks advertising! I knew you had it in ya Gina! Congrats!