Katie and Matt's Engagement Session (Smithtown, NY)

I met up with newly engaged Katie & Matt at Blydenburgh Park near Katie’s hometown on Long Island. This was my first official photo shoot after the pandemic began and it felt great to be out with my camera. Katie and Matt were so much fun and Katie’s sister Kelly joined our shoot and was an excellent assistant, helping me get natural smiles and laughs from the couple. One notable moment from our day was when I was photographing Katie and Matt out on a dock and a beautiful swan swam up alongside it. Katie bent down to say hello and it got very defensive and honked loudly in her face scaring us all half to death (see photos below). Luckily, we managed to avoid getting physically attacked by any wildlife so it was a success overall. Congratulations, Katie & Matt!