I’m so excited to share our New York City Engagement Shoot photos with you in a very personal post.

 

When Adam and I got engaged, one of our first priorities was a photographer and videographer. We knew that our video and photos would be the memories we’d have of this day for the rest of our lives! And, we have been told that your wedding day flies by, so it’s so important to have photos you love.

Romantic Central Park Engagement Shoot in the snow by Susan Shek

The problem was that when searching for photographers, finding the qualities we were looking for within photographers was a struggle. A lot of photos looked the same (it’s hard not to have a beautiful wedding!). And then for some reason, we noticed a lot of photographers in New York were using very dark pre sets, and that did not feel to fit the theme of our wedding at all. So far, our photographer hunt has been the hardest part of our wedding planning experience!

In the end, we went with Susan Shek and were SO relieved when we found her and that she was available on our date. We loved the light and colorful nature of her photos, the way she captured New York City, and most importantly, the emotion she managed to capture so purely. All that topped off with her glowing reviews on Wedding Wire, and we were sold! We can’t wait to see her at our wedding next year!

 

Adam and I both seemed to know without even discussing it that we wanted to have our photos in Central Park. Since our shoot ended up being in November, we did think that it could be a bit cold. We never would’ve thought it would snow so early on! We felt like this snowfall was meant to be and love how the photos turned out.

 

New York City Engagement Shoot at the Plaza Hotel

For this look, I wore a Mango dress that I got years ago, and Christian Louboutin heels.

Our winter engagement shoot at the Plaza Hotel with photographer Susan Shek

 

NYC Engagement shoot of Leah Gervais and Adam Pascarella by Susan Shek

Engagement Photoshoot at the Plaza Hotel with Leah Gervais and Adam Pascarella

 

After we spent time in the beautiful Plaza Hotel, we went outside and were greeted by the first snow of the year!

On Fifth Avenue

Here, I wore the same look as above, with a Tahari coat.

 

Our romantic and magical New York City engagement shoot in the snow at the Plaza Hotel and on Fifth Avenue

 

Romantic Engagement Shoot outside of New York City the Plaza Hotel and on Fifth Avenue in the snow

 

 

New York City Engagement Shoot in Central Park

For this look, we both wore Burberry scarves but with different color schemes. My sweater dress was from Nordstrom last year (I don’t know that they sell it again now!) and Tory Burch boots.

 

Winter and snow in the engagement shoot of Leah Gervais and Adam Pascarella

 

Burberry scarves in the engagement shoot of Leah Gervais and Adam Pascarella

 

Our engagement photoshoot was dusted with the first snowfall of the winter. We were so lucky to be in Central Park!

 

 

Burberry scarves in the engagement shoot of Leah Gervais and Adam Pascarella

 

Thanks for checking out our engagement shoot! Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes posts as we plan our New York City wedding.