Falmouth holds a special place in the hearts of Andy & me. It’s where we first started our life together, in a small apartment above a Main Street restaurant. We were just a walk away from the beach, shops & restaurants and the hustle & bustle of downtown.

Since moving to the burbs of Mashpee, we don’t spend nearly as much time in our old stomping ground, so we were really excited to get back and photograph college sweethearts Carolyn & Andrew at Carolyn’s family’s Falmouth home.

When we first started talking with Carolyn & Andrew about where we’d get together for their love session, Carolyn suggested her parents’ house and it seemed like the perfect spot. The Cape is very special to Carolyn. Her parents’ moved to Falmouth full-time over a year ago and their yard, which backs onto picturesque Siders Pond, is gorgeous, with lots of sweet nooks for cuddling.

The pond was particularly appealing to us, since Carolyn & Andrew first met while on their college crew team. Andrew was a year older than Carolyn and had quickly developed a crush on his younger teammate. They became fast friends, but it wasn’t until Andrew graduated and came back for an alumni rowing event during Carolyn’s senior year that love floated to the surface.

Here are a few of our favorite moments from our afternoon together…

Shooting through shrubs and over a kayak to steal this sweet moment…

And this… (This is what’s so great about Andy & I working together. We can be in two different spots at the same time, catching different perspectives)

I love the way they’re looking at each other in this next one….so sweet!

Again, two photographers, two perspectives….Can you guess whose is whose?

I love this moment….right before the kiss. Oh, the sweet anticipation!

Carolyn’s parents have this great pergola over their patio and I just loved the angles of the lines, so we moved the picnic table around a bit and asked Carolyn & Andrew to hop on for this fun perspective.

Shooting through a trellis….love perfectly framed.

Swinging in a hammock is one of my favorite things to do. Andy & I brought a really pretty hammock back from our trip to Nicaragua a couple of years ago. Sadly, we don’t spend nearly enough time in it, but when we do, it feels just like this….

We loved this little nook in the backyard. It was the perfect spot for a little kayak cuddling…

Carolyn’s engagement ring is from Andrew’s grandmother. Andrew kept the setting exactly the same as his grandfather had picked out so many years ago. A gorgeous brilliant cut diamond with two tapered baguettes on each side. It was beautiful and the sentiment even more so! Knowing that this ring symbolizes love & marriage for two generations is just beautiful!

Love this next shot…

Ahhhhh….there is no better place than in the arms of the one you love!

I ran up to the house to grab another lens and as I was coming back I saw Carolyn’s super sweet parents, Joanne & Paul, watching Andy as he continued photographing Carolyn & Andrew in the kayak. I know this session was about Carolyn & Andrew, but this was such a sweet moment it had to be documented.

love is….moments like this!

Moving into deeper water…

Our crew members give kayaking a go…

And it’s true….love does float!

Thank you Joanne & Paul for welcoming us into your home, and for the delicious wine and yummy snacks. It was so nice sitting down with all of you after the session and chatting! Thank you too, Carolyn & Andrew for making time for us and for being so much fun to photograph! Carolyn we know you were apprehensive about being photographed, but you did AMAZING! You seemed completely comfortable and it felt like you were really having fun with it. Knowing that we can help make that happen is why we love what we do! So thank you both for trusting us and for letting your guard down. We hope you enjoy what we captured for you and look forward to doing it again at your wedding next summer! With love & hugs, Christine & Andy xoxo