Freehold Manasquan Beach Osprey Leggetts Fall October Engagement Session New Jersey NJ Wedding Photographer

I freakin’ LOVE these two humans right here! Meghan and Chris are seriously the most chill, goofy, real, relaxed duo ever, and I absolutely loved that their engagement session felt more like a date night (with a casual third wheel, nbd)! We started their sesh at home where we ran around the vast amount of beautiful land in their backyard (seriously, can I always shoot there?! So gorgeous!!) And then they popped some champagne and snuggled up on an awesome, boho, greenery-filled couch set up that Meghan put together on their back deck. It was so perfectly designed, I seriously thought that it was something they always had out there, but nope, this DIY-queen just threw it together for the shoot! Such a fun touch to have an outdoor snuggle-fest with your fiancé and sweet pup surrounded by all of your home-grown plants. Again, NBD!

Then we headed over to Manasquan beach for some stunning sunset photos and a little chilly, sandy fun! They embraced the weather and we chased the sun for the last few moments of daylight we had, and I’m so glad we made the pit-stop to the beach before heading over to the spot where Chris proposed and where they celebrated afterward (keep reading to find out where)!

Meghan and Chris, you two are rockstars!! Thank you for being SO much fun, hysterical, and incredibly laidback. Some of my favorite photos are when you two are just cracking up in each other’s arms, so thank you so much for going along with all the crazy things I asked you to do and for showing your genuine, hysterical personalities to me! It was SO fun getting to know you both, and I am so excited for you two to tie the knot YOUR way! So so lucky to have crossed paths with you. Congratulations, lovebirds! <3

Chris and Meghan went to high school together but only knew of each other from afar. They grew up only a few blocks apart but never even knew it! Cut to a few years later in their early 20s, Chris came into the bar Meghan was working at. She waited on him and his friends every Thursday for their yuengs and wings special for about 6 months before Meghan invited him to her birthday at Leggetts (go Meghan)! After a day of birthday celebrating, the night ended with her chasing him down and kissing him in front of The Osprey! They dated for a bit, took some time apart, and years later, Meghan was working at a new bar in town and in walks Chris! After some flirting back and forth, they exchanged numbers again and started dating. Within a few months, they knew what they had was special, so he asked her to move in with him. 🙂 Doesn’t that sound like a movie?!

The proposal: “We had some convos about getting married, and I wanted to be involved with the ring process. I had had never had a piece of jewelry that was A. that expensive B. a standard diamond, so off ring hunting we went. After falling in love with a one of kind choice that sold right out from under us, I moved on to stock rings and found one that was different and incorporated my mom’s memory with it. After that, I (not so patiently) waited for months until one day in March, I had to bring our dog to the vet, so I threw on his coat and brought her in. While she was getting x-rays, I put my hand in the pocket and found the cleaning cloth for the ring! Asia was given a clean bill of health, and I could not stop smiling all night! I told Chris that I knew the ring was somewhere in the house, and he tried to play it off as if it wasn’t. I had to work a double shift the next day, but when I got home, he asked if I wanted to go to Leggett’s for some pizza. When we walked passed the Osprey, he put the Old 97’s song “Question” on his phone. Then, right in the spot where we first kissed, he got down on one knee and proposed. We celebrated over pizza and beer at the bar, afterward. It was a perfect night!” Keep scrolling to see how we ended their engagement session off ;)!