I love working with clients that are also Native Austinites! I feel like they understand me. (haha!) So I was so excited when I found out that Jill is also from in South Austin, just like me! Lamar isn’t quite as fortunate to be from such a great city as he’s from Oklahoma, but he did get here as fast has he could and has called Austin home for quite some time now, so I won’t hold it against him. 😉

In our consultation while discussing possible locations for their engagement session the first place Jill named was Mayfield Park, which happens to be one of my favorite spots in town! While I do many shoots there and it has become more and more popular over the years, this has been a hidden little spot in Austin for quite some time. Jill told me it was also one of her favorite spots and that she had introduced Lamar to it a few years ago.

The park made for the perfect setting for this sweet and playful couple’s engagement portraits. And the resident peacocks were so welcoming! While we didn’t get a full tail fan like we hoped, they let us get so close and even walked around Jill and Lamar when I had them sitting on the ground.

I had a great time working with this couple and can’t wait for their Salt Lick wedding next month!

Here’s a sneak of their engagement portraits….