Top of the World : Ventanas & BAPS Engagement Photography

What separates a great engagement session from the good ones?

In our humble opinion, a great engagement session brings out the best of the couple’s personality and character spectrum by leveraging different elements like lighting, locations, outfits, poses, and even the time of day. It should also be a wholesome experience for the couple – allowing them to look back to the session as one of the highlights of their relationship.

It was still twilight at the start of Pooja and Karan’s session – the last of the dark night sky with some city lights illuminating the view. The valet guy thought we were crazy for doing a 6am photoshoot, but when you have the helipad at Ventanas to yourselves – namely, the absolute best space to enjoy the Atlanta skyline – you load up on the caffeine and go.

Quickly the sky turned velvety blue, enhancing the romantic feel of the moment. The “Blue Hour” – as us photographers call it – is like the underdog to its more famous sister the “Golden Hour”. While the Golden Hour is more flashy and dramatic in its quality, the Blue Hour’s beauty is ever so subtle, elegant, sweet and full of depth. It’s magical.

Pooja and Karan took in the breathtaking and ever-changing views as we clicked away. They were, literally and figuratively, on top of the world that morning and we hope these photos will remind them of this feeling for many years to come.

Special thanks to:

Ventanas – for choosing the most strategic location to showcase the beauty of Atlanta at any time of day, allowing photographers like ourselves to create some of our best works (see our past weddings and sessions at Ventanas here, here, and here)

Samantha Gunn of Gunn Glamour Hair, Makeup, and Bridal – for waking up in the middle of the night to do Pooja’s hair and make-up for the session. Your work is flawless as always! Coffee on us next time ;)

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta – for gracing the Hindu community of Atlanta with your majestic presence and for taking our breaths away each time we get the honor of photographing you in all of your glory