- Engagement ring photo by Bella Sorrisa
When we arrived about 20 minutes early in Avon, NC to meet the couple we decided to explore the neigborhood a bit and came across a wonderful little broken down boathouse/seafood market on the water. For some reason, engagement photos with bright red paint chipping off a building and water both seem to talk to me. Immediately after arriving at April and Barrett’s house we went back to the boathouse for round 1 of the shoot.
- Boathouse background April Jasinski and Barrett Bodiford
After getting to know the couple “in front of the lens” we jumped into my SUV and headed for the ferry to Ocracoke – just over an hour to the south. I’ve always thought ferries were cool for some reason – maybe because of the romantic happenings in countless movies that take place on them. I simply just don’t know the real reason. Well, as fate would have it we missed the ferry by about 30 seconds so rather than waste an hour waiting we decided to hit the beach and ended up climbing all over the Frisco Pier.
April Jasinski and Barrett Bodiford at the Frisco Pier
By the time we finished the chilly 40min ferry ride I had watched the sun drop into it’s final hours and had so much fun that I had nearly exhausted all of my CF cards – if it weren’t for Svetlana enticing us from inside the warm(er) car I would’ve stayed out shooting April, Barrett, boats, and birds for the entire trip. When we drove off the ferry ramps we were left with only about 60min of sun-setting daylight, which turned out to work perfectly against the golden marsh grasses we played in until the last possible minute. At that “last possible minute” we decided to ride further out on the island and consequently spent sunset playing with shadows and silhouettes in the long narrow road that runs across the center of the long island. Actually, we parked right in the middle of the deserted road to get the shots.
April Jasinski and Barrett Bodiford in the Ocracoke marsh grasses by Bella Sorrisa
I have to say – If we ever have another engagement shoot this fun, it won’t be soon enough. We’re more than looking forward to another trip to Ocracoke for the ceremony… April and Barrett, may God bless your marriage and the relieve the stresses of preparing for it…
