If you are ever wondering what to do as engagement photos in the middle of winter here it is:
Wait for a mild winter day that just experienced a fresh snowfall overnight.
Go for a walk
Build a snowman and get soaked
Okay now that you have the formula enjoy this session walking through fresh snow in evergreen forests right in Ottawa along the Jock river in Barrhaven. The conditions were perfect (and so were Maddie and Sam). We often get some serious FOMO when we get days like this where we are blessed with a blanket of sticky snow, but aren’t able to photograph it. The way the snow sticks to branches creates a stunning contrast in the scenery around. Fresh snow also brings a certain kind of quiet as you walk in the wood with the occasional sound of snow slipping off of the branches and getting us coated.
