Rachel and Pat lived 10 minutes from each other in Cleveland but had to go all the way to Louisville, Ky., to meet. They were both attending the Kentucky Derby with mutual friends, and they said they don't know that they ever would have met back home. Crazy how life works sometimes, right?

These two are the real deal. I was crossing my fingers that they would book as soon as they left our first meeting! Rachel and Pat are so nice and funny and enjoy each other's company no matter what they're doing. Rachel was sweet enough to e-mail me after their engagement session thanking me for such a great time and giving them a date night. This girl is so selfless. Really, they made the session so fun for me and that is why I love this job. I get to work with unbelievable people that I would probably never get the chance to meet otherwise. Life is definitely full of beautiful surprises!

We started the evening at Huntington Beach in Bay Village. The light was bouncing in all kinds of pretty ways.