I only just met Nicole and John and yet I feel like we’ve been friends for years. They just exude kindness, sincerity, humor and joy. Being made to feel like a friend made our downtown Buffalo engagement session together even more special. 

When I first chatted with Nicole via Skype last year, I was packing up our house and about to embark on our family’s third (and final) move. I poured some wine, er, tea, found a corner of the house that did not have a pile of boxes behind me and had way more fun that I ever expected. Nicole is intelligent, organized and precise but also incredibly funny and “real.” When I received a #gentlehonesty e-mail (we have a lot of hashtags for our adventure together) asking me to be their September 2016 wedding photographer, I felt truly lucky. 

For their engagement session, Nicole and John wanted to be surrounded by beautiful scenery and comfy scenes. John used some of his connections to secure us spots at 500 Seneca and 95 Perry in downtown Buffalo after some time meeting their adorable puppy and photographing around their brand new home. 

With sun-drenched atriums, homey front porches and skyline views from rooftop decks, this engagement session was dreamy and full of laughter and lots and lots of love. 

The way Nicole looks at John when he’s not looking and the way John pushes back Nicole’s hair and squeezes her hand — well, just moments of magic. 

And Nicole’s ring? A family heirloom from John’s aunt! It’s gorgeous! 

After driving around beautiful Buffalo, five flights up stairs, city views, cheesy jokes and some bloopers, it was sad to see the day come to an end. And yet… just a few months until their beautiful wedding. 

Enjoy a glimpse into their love story and our adventure and stay tuned for more beauty from these lovebirds later this year.