A Spring Hill College Engagement Session

Jimmy carefully planned his proposal to Lauren and even hired a photographer to capture the moment. The two met at Spring Hill College, but it’s not the typical love story you might imagine. Lauren, who attended the University of South Alabama, was on campus visiting friends when she happened to meet Jimmy. The fact that they were both at the same party was providential.

Lauren says that even though she suspected Jimmy might propose soon, he caught her completely off guard the moment he got down on one knee on the porch at Stewartfield house at the Spring Hill campus. Jimmy told her they were going to meet up with a friend of his from his college days. Lauren didn’t think that was anything out of the norm, so she happily accompanied him to campus, not once suspecting he was about to propose!

Even though Lauren and Jimmy had engagement pictures taken right after the proposal, I still encouraged them to meet up with me for a mini session ahead of their wedding day. I love getting to know my couples before their big day. It makes such a huge difference in my work when I have a good feel for my clients’ personalities. You can only get so much of that via email and phone calls.

As a Spring Hill alum myself, I know how special this campus is to alumni. There are so many beautiful spots to choose from for portraits! Jimmy especially loves the garden around the Sodality Chapel, so we started our shoot there before heading to St. Jospeh Chapel, the Grotto and the Avenue of the Oaks. Yes, we got our walking in on this day!

I was delighted that we were able to coordinate our schedules and meet up for this mini session while Jimmy and Lauren were in town to visit her family. In November, these two will have their wedding ceremony inside St. Joseph Chapel and it will be yet another chapter in their love story connected to Spring Hill College. How sweet is that?!