Payton and Harold | Elegant Duluth Summer Engagement Session | Duluth Wedding Photographer

Payton & Harald | Duluth Summer Engagement Session at Enger Park| Duluth Wedding Photographer

Earlier in the Spring, I held a contest on my social media for a giveaway of one of my Engagement Session Experiences for FREE to a lucky couple. The dozens of entries I had come in were narrowed down to a handful of Finalists by the required conditions and rules of the giveaway. From that small number of finalists, Payton & Harold’s story connected with me on many levels and after an initial zoom chat…they were chosen as winners.

One of the things about their story that stood out to me was that they were set to get married at Enger Park in Duluth, MN which is the exact same place that my wife Sherry and I were married in 2014! It’s such an amazing place with a beautiful view of Duluth’s Canal Park and Lake Superior as a backdrop. One of the other things that drew me to Payton & Harold was the fact that they were willing to be adventurous and wanted to work with me to get some epic shots.

We planned and set a date for me to drive over to Duluth (which is about a 4.5 hour drive for me) and came up with a super fun gameplan. On the day of our scheduled shoot, however, we were thrown a curveball and ALMOST didn’t get to have our session. 20 minutes into my trip, my truck blew a tire and of course the jack supplied with my truck to change the tire was faulty and my spare was basically flat too! After a 2 hour wait and $160 later…I was back on the road and made it to our shoot with about 20 minutes to spare.

We lucked out and seriously couldn’t have asked for a better evening for a photoshoot! It was 78 degrees with no wind at all and a crystal clear sky! We had an amazing time hitting some of Duluth’s most beautiful notable spots from Enger Park/tower, Quarry Park, & Point Park Beach.

We timed everything perfectly and had one of the most epic sunsets on the beach I’ve had for a photoshoot yet!

Payton & Harold were so much fun to work with that after chatting, we’ve decided to work together again for their fast approaching August 5th wedding in Duluth! I can’t wait to see the shots we get on their wedding day!

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If you’re engaged and searching for a photographer who specializes in working with awesome couples to preserve their “once-in-a-lifetime” memories and create their very first family heirloom…then contact me and tell me about yourself!