Steph Powell Creative

Mary Amelia and Jack showed up to their engagement session and proceeded to completely ruin me, in the best possible way. I’m talking full-on, editing-at-midnight, biggest-smile-of-my-life kind of ruined.

I wasn’t directing a session. I was just... there. Following two people who were so genuinely, completely in each other that I almost forgot I had a job to do. Almost.

I live for this feeling. The chase of it. That electric moment mid-session where you start thinking oh, this is real.

What makes a courthouse elopement so special is how completely it belongs to you. The morning is yours. The moment is yours, and there is no schedule pulling you in a dozen directions. Just stillness, intention, and the person you love most. It is one of the purest ways to begin a marriage, and honestly, one of the most romantic 🤍

Long distance, two continents, and a mini dachshund named Fig later — Avery & Nick are engaged. We spent their engagement session at Duck Pond Park, capturing the quiet magic of two people who chose each other, again and again.