We met this couple the day of the shoot, but since we’d already talked by email, we felt we already knew this fun-loving, awesome couple and we really enjoyed the shoot. They were not shy of kissing in public, sitting in dirty alleys, and willing to wait it out as their crazy photographer jumped into garbage bins to get the shot.

Thank you so much for choosing us to shoot your Edmonton engagement session! We hope you like the pics!

The smoke (though light in these pictures) did some incredible things to Edmonton’s light. It went hazy, soft, and RED. Yes, RED. It made for some interesting changes to our photos that we’ve never seen before. We hope you enjoy the hazy burnt goodness evident in these pics – and remember, we didn’t use any red/orange/yellow filters on these pics – this was actually the light!!

We hope you love your truly unique photos, Dustyn and Collette! You two deserve the hot, sultry, smokiness of this light. It fit you two perfectly. Here are a few of our favs!!

We metered for the red light here, so you could see just how hazy red it was!!

Did I mention they were HOT? Steeeeaaaammmy.

Erin does the most endearing thing when Mike goes to kiss her, she breaks out into the biggest smile the instant before their lips touch. It’s seriously the most heart-melting moment when you see the joy they feel just being able to touch each other.

And, check out how cute their puppy, Jaxson, looks in these shots. He was a perfect bundle of energy that kept us laughing throughout the shoot because he’s a springer that really does “spring” right up in the air.

Finally, WE LOVE these photos, but we want to know how YOU FEEL – so leave us a comment or two!

First up, Rachel’s favourite of the shoot:

Awwww…hugs!

We just adore this one of Mike (look at how Erin loves just looking at him)…swoon.

Here at Diamonds Photography Inc, we even make weeds look cool, haha:

Our session was over, but we had to catch just a few more pics in the fading twilight:

A collage of adorable Jaxson (who found a pond to play in when we weren’t looking):

Again, special thanks goes out to Amanda Babiak from Ultraviolet Photo for assisting us on this shoot – amidst the millions of mosquitoes and the insane muggy summer heat! Here she is helping out – and permitting me to grab a twilight pic of her too:

A special thanks goes out to Amanda Babiak from Ultraviolet Photo for helping assist in this shoot!

Congratulations to you again, Chris and Crystal, we can’t wait to shoot your wedding this fall!

Here are a few of our favs from that session!

Any chance we get to go to the St. Albert Grain Elevators, we take. Love it!!

Okay, seriously, doesn’t her arm linking their necks make the greatest “heart” shape?

Take a look at this gorgeous ring!! Stunning!

With just weeks until their wedding day, we headed out to shoot some engagment portraits to show off at their reception. And, can we just say, we love, love, love the pics they rocked in Edmonton’s river valley?! Beautiful.

We hope you can feel the love – and the heat – radiating off these two, and make sure to check back in a few weeks to see their wedding pics!

And, a special thanks to Amanda Babiak of Ultraviolet Photo for helping assist at this shoot!!