Metropolitan Museum of Art: Happy Engagement Vanessa and Thierry!

I met Vanessa and Thierry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art for their engagement session. It is one of my favorite places on earth. I could not wait to take some photos and capture this special time in their lives surrounded by all of the amazing art. We started out in the Egyptian room of the Temple of Dendur.

Vanessa shares, “Thierry and I met in the workplace. We both worked the midnight shift in a job where you rely on one another to get through things. My shift was a tight knit group of people and Thierry and I were friends for a long time before we realized we could/should be more.

The first date consisted of him bringing me the most amazing tarte Tatatin ever! He had made it from scratch! I’ve been hooked on him (and his cooking) ever since.

Last summer we traveled to France to participate in the baptism of Thierry’s godson. We spent time with family in Brittany before heading north to Normandy. We dined in a phenomenal, romantic restaurant in the town of Bayeux, spent the night in an old chateau, and then traveled to Paris for the last two days of our beautiful trip. We wandered the whole city exploring parts we hadn’t seen before. On the second night we took a ride on the Bateux Mouche. It was so relaxing, but as we began to turn back the air had grown chilly. Thierry gave me his jacket to place around my shoulders. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Upon the trip ending, we climbed the stairs leading up to the Eiffel Tower. Suddenly T said can you get the map out of my pocket. I thought it was odd, we knew where we were…and then I felt it. A box had been in his pocket the whole time. He took it from me, dropped to one knee, and proposed. He knew how much it would mean to me to propose in a city I loved so dearly. It was a beautiful moment I will not forget. That trip was incredible from start to finish.

We complement each other so well. Though our schedules are incredibly hectic, and don’t mesh, we still enjoy every moment spent together. We both love travel, food, adventure, and laughter. We laugh everyday and, even in bleak moments, we are able to see the positive side of things. T has three wonderful children who we love to spend time with.”

After walking through some American sculpture, we made our way up to the European paintings and these romantic pieces by Pierre-Auguste Cot.

We finished the shoot at Central Parks’ Belvedere Castle.

Happy Engagement Vanessa and Thierry!