Philadelphia Family, Child, Newborn and Senior Photographer Ryan Estes » philadelphia engagement session

philadelphia engagement pictures | jackie + james

Ryan — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:52:38 +0000

Since Jackie & James are getting married in California, I won’t be shooting their wedding, but I was grateful for the chance to take their engagement pictures! We met up in Northern Liberties and took a little time to get to know each other before hitting some spots in the city. I really enjoyed the time I had with them… here are some of the images that I really liked from the session.

philadelphia portraits | emily + phil

Ryan — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:35:27 +0000

Engagement photos are some of my favorite sessions to shoot. Even though Emily and Phil are getting married in New England, and have since moved there, they wanted images to remember their life in Philadelphia. We met up one beautiful October morning, and here was the result:

Why yes, their dogs are simply gorgeous.

Thanks again, E+P… all the best to you both!

philadelphia engagement portraits | courtney + blake

Ryan — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:37 +0000

Hey Courtney & Blake, you probably thought I forgot about you, right? No way… here are some of my favorites from your engagement session. I love that we did these in the morning, when there’s just something… different…lovely… about the light. Enjoy!

Blake loved this one.

philadelphia engagement | devon + mike

Ryan — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:23:44 +0000

Beautiful couple + great sunlight + Old City Philadelphia = one fantastic evening. I totally enjoyed spending time with Devon & Mike… they were so into it, all I really had to do was keep my eyes open and stay out of the way. D&M: thank you! I had a great time getting to know you better!

We started off getting a few shots at the bar where they met.

And then just puttered around Old City for a while.

And then we finished up the day in Northern Liberties.

melissa + steven

Ryan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:07:49 +0000

One of my favorite sessions from this fall… Melissa & Steven drove down from Syracuse to have their engagement photos taken in Philadelphia. Their chemistry together was fantastic, and it was such a pleasure getting to know them.

M&S – wishing you both all the best! Thanks again for the chance to share in your lives,

greg + megan

Ryan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:43:50 +0000

Greg & Megan are one of those couples that I knew I wanted to work with right from first time we met… they’re simply fun, laid-back, welcoming people. We got together in Philadelphia one morning a while back to take a few engagement pictures and get to know each other a bit better. They’re getting married at Riverdale Manor in Lancaster next summer, but because they live near Philadelphia they wanted to make sure we took these pictures here.

I just love this one.

Greg & Megan… thanks again. It was great, I’m looking forward to next summer!

new guestbooks available

Ryan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:27:45 +0000

Earlier this year when I shot Scott & Allie’s engagement session at Citizens Bank Park, they mentioned they wanted to have a guestbook made from the images for their friends and family to sign at the wedding. I love it when couples do this… not only does it mean that they get a beautiful album of their engagement photos, but the people who are most important in their life will have a chance to personalize it as well. It’s a far better option than those plain white books that wind up sitting in a closet and are never seen again.

I’ve offered guestbooks for a while, but this is a NEW model, available starting… NOW. It’s a gorgeous 8×10″ album, flush-mount pages, photo canvas cover, and plenty of white space for people to sign. What’s not to love?

Interested? Of course you are… send me an email and we’ll make it happen for you.

Check out the texture on that baby.

Like I said… plenty of white space… a blank canvas for your guests, if you will.

courtney + andrew

Ryan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:18:39 +0000

In September I met up with Courtney & Andrew to cruise around Philadelphia, grab a drink, and make some cool images of the two of them while we were at it… ’nuff said, here are some favorites!

I’m looking forward to shooting their wedding at Aldie Mansion next year, too!

Thanks, C&A… it was a lot of fun!

maria + tj

Ryan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:09:08 +0000

A few weeks ago I met up with Maria & TJ to shoot their engagement session. TJ proposed to Maria at the Christmas Village in Macy’s, so when they suggested we shoot it there (I didn’t even know we could do that in August!) I was all for it. TJ called up some people and Macy’s opened up the area just for us. Can’t wait to shoot your wedding next summer, guys! Hope you enjoy these!

sasha + poncho

Ryan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:17:11 +0000

Or should I say, “Alexis + Alfonso”… gotta love nicknames!

Anyway, I got together with these two photogenic (and very cool, I might add) lovebirds earlier this month to make some pretty pictures. I really enjoyed walking around the city and having dinner with them… and I’m really looking forward to their August wedding at Appleford, too!