Mackenzie and Michael’s Newburyport and Plum Island Engagement Session

I love it when couples introduce me a new to me spot for photographing. This one included dogs, boats, and beaches – so YES PLEASE!

After their session I declared that all engagement sessions will take place in Newburyport and Plum Island. If you haven’t been, I highly recommend it! We actually had a free weekend after their shoot so I packed up the hubs and kids and headed down for a day and wrapped up the evening watching the sun set from the Sunset Club on Plum Island.

It wasn’t yet peak tourist season when I met up with Mackenzie and Michael so we got to explore the beach and town without the usual crowds which was super fun! We started along where they walk their pup. Michael specifically wanted some boats in the background so the rail trail was perfect! Mackenzie’s dad even sweet talked some of the dock owners to let us down onto the private dock for some images up close with the boats in the harbor. He’s hired! I would love to photograph around gorgeous boats all day. I just love the water and totally understand their desire to have that scene in their engagement photos.

From there they took me to another one of their favorite spots – Plum Island. We strolled the beach all the way at the end. They even took a moment to stick their toes in the chilly water which resulted in one of my favorite images from the session. If you scroll down you can see the moment Mackenzie’s feet hit the cold water and I love the motion and expression in that image (and the whole series of them strolling)