I'm not quite sure how I ended up with these photos. Seriously. I came home, downloaded my 8GB Lexar Pro Compact Flash card... and these were on there?? Sure enough, to my grand (and pleasant!) surprise, I had a fabulous set of images from Courtney and Andrew's engagement shoot. Well, maybe less "tweaked" of course at first.

I am researching and very seriously considering the possibility that there may have been some photographer superhero lurking over my shoulder, shooting away inside some protective super-bubble. The suspicion is only because the special afternoon we had reserved for our beach shoot on Alki may just have been the windiest, coldest day EVER. Pretty skies though.

But somehow, I managed to switch lenses without collecting sand inside my D3, the wind resulted in gorgeous America's Next Top Model hair on the Bride-To-Be, and my lovely couple somehow felt no cold. Maybe they have super thermal skin? Or just the adrenaline of their love to protect them?

Whatever magic it was, Courtney & Andrew, thank you for braving the cold with me and bringing your love, your sense of humor, and your adorable fuzzy rescue dog Suzie to your engagement shoot. I think she enjoyed her day at the beach as well :)