I love spending an afternoon tagging along with a couple… Jumping on beach cruisers with a bunch of different outfits… hitting up the beach, playing around and then getting all dressed up for a night on the town. Megan and Pete treated Cath and I to some excellent all you can eat sushi after the sun was long down. If not for them, these pics will be in my photo album for just the memories of a hec’o fun afternoon. Can i say Hec’o fun? oh well, enjoy!
So megan and Pete from the start wanted to put out a fake engagement pic which i personally am a big fan of. And even though they didn’t have the guts to send it out in the mail, they got some great feedback from their family.
Here is the pic… Enjoy:
PS the ‘real’ engagement shoot which was AWESOME will be up as soon the ‘real’ pic gets sent out. Can’t wait to shoot their fake wedding in MARCH 
scored engagement pic
And here is the email chain:
ORIGINAL EMAIL:
Guys,
I need your help. Can you let me know what you think of the attached engagement photo? We are thinking about using this as our engagement picture. Our goal is to capture our “active” spirits in the photo and we think this picture does just that.
Let me know what you all think.
Love you all!
Pete & Megan
COMMENTS
“You guys look great! Not your conventional engagement photo…quite refreshing and cute, though!” – Pete’s Sister in Law, Allison
“2 things that I like:
1) Pete is under center and not in shotgun. Shotgun would make him look timid.
2) Pete, not Megan is taking the snap… this shows that Pete is calling the signals in the relationship.” – Pete’s Brother Patrick
“#1 – I don’t like seeing one of my son’s hands on a girl’s behind like that.
#2 – I love Megan’s sweater
Couldn’t you just sit on the beach and take a picture?
Love, mom” – Pete’s Mom…followed by a phone call to Peter “Don’t you think you could do something a little more civilized?”
” I love it! Peter looks bound and determined, Megan looks like she is having some fun…Change “Scored” to “Oops!” then a happy face 
” – Pete’s Brother, Mike
“Nailed it!” – Pete’s Sister in Law, Stacey
“PERFECT!” – Megan’s Dad
“I think it looks great. Very sexual, sportsy and displays your environment and happy lifestyle.” – Megan’s Brother, Gabe
“Well, people are obviously going to know that Megan is not a center because of the way she’s hiking the ball… But as far as the picture goes… Love it. You guys are awesome. Can’t wait to see you guys take the plunge. ” -Friend, Davy Gillespie
“Best engagement photo ever.” -Friend, Brandon D
“I think it’s very cute, but I like the ones on the bike much better. I don’t know… it just seems more romantic and there’s not the question of “Where are Peter’s hands in this photo?”. But that’s just my two cents.” - Megan’s Sister, Brooke
FINAL EMAIL
Thanks for your input and for playing along . We decided to try for the most awkward picture and send it out just to our family. Well, we couldn’t go through with it so emailing was the next best thing. However, we thoroughly enjoyed all the “carefully crafted” comments.
I just loved being home for the holidays this year. We had some intense sunrises, ice storms, and faces from 10-month old Tofer. I’ve missed shooting for the fun of it.
The long road to Sunny Ridge (Grandmas House)
Signing on our NEW HOUSE! Yes we moved to Mission Viejo
We had to get a hotel with the big Nor Eastern dumping snow on my poor parents roads…
the boy in plaid pajamas has a much happier ending
20 hours later they came to take us to their new house in the middle of nowhere…
chrimstmas card?
Tofers first sled run
Christmas morning sunrise... Incredible
half penguin, half nephew
His Demonic “Snicklefritz” laugh
Tofer exploring the new house
Tofer loves Helping Dad on all the projects
right before he stuck his hand in the paint, and then put his fist in his mouth. Never remodel with a baby.
And drumroll….. here’s a sneak peak of our new house.
And here is the Man of Men, Eric Frishcozy who put his heart and soul into painting and putting our hard wood floors in. If you need some work done – call this guy. He did an awesome job and even left tons of tools for me to use so i can save a buck and finish some of the easy work myself. Thanks again Eric (Kevin Anderson needs some credit for all his painting and texturizing too)
and here’s how the floors looked 90% done – BEAUTIFUL! Tofer likes them too. We’ll miss having Frish around.
My goodness…how I have missed seeing this website be updated. I know you’re a busy busy man, but thank you for taking pictures again. It just warms the soul =).
Let me start by saying, I’ve never seen two people more excited to get married. I need to ask my wife again, but Jess said something while getting ready that will make all you ladies say, “aaawww”. Unfortunately she is sleeping so i will have to ask her what it was in the morning. Enjoy the pics.
Aista and Matthew have worked hard to get to this point and their story is amazing. We had a blast driving in the convertible and hiking to their old lookout. Then we were all privileged to hear the emotional vows by their best friend performing the ceremony. Aista, an interior designer, designed the reception herself with orchids and moss. Very cool. Hope you like them.
My goodness…how I have missed seeing this website be updated. I know you’re a busy busy man, but thank you for taking pictures again. It just warms the soul =).