There’s something special about the glow of a sunrise portrait session, especially on a chilly winter morning, that wonderfully inspires us. I have to say, Caroline + Dan deserve some sort of award for arriving ready (while it was still dark outside) to starting shooting at 6AM(!!!!). We caught some spectacular, soft morning light during the sunrise — one of the reasons it was completely worth having to pry ourselves from our warm beds earlier that morning… 

Since Dan is a Marine, we wanted to incorporate a little patriotism into their time in front of the camera. We love helping couples brainstorm creative ideas for their portrait session so we can genuinely portray who they are, as a couple, in our images. We’re grateful Caroline + Dan were up for anything and gave us their complete trust!

Keep scrolling to the end, you won't want to miss the smoke bombs. Yes, I said smoke bombs.