Christopher and Nicole

CHRISTOPHER AND NICOLE GOT ENGAGED ON A MEDITERRANEAN SUNSET CRUISE OFF THE COAST OF MORAIRA – PRETTY FABULOUS, RIGHT?

SO IT SEEMED FITTING TO CAPTURE THEIR ENGAGEMENT SESSION BY THE WATER. THE SETTING FOR THEIR SHOOT WAS DOWN BY THE RIVER BANN IN PORTGLENONE FOREST, ON A LOVELY CRISP AUTUMNAL DAY.

“A RIVER CUTS THROUGH A ROCK, NOT BECAUSE OF ITS POWER, BUT ITS PERSISTENCE”.

WELL, PERSISTENCE HAS PAID OFF FOR CHRISTOPHER – AND NOW THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO MAKE A LIFE TOGETHER. WHEN HE PROPOSED ON THAT GORGEOUS EVENING, WITH THE SUN COMING DOWN ON THEIR OWN PRIVATE BOAT, IT WAS OFFICIAL.

NOW THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS SHE IS THE ONLY GIRL FOR HIM, THE ONE.

BEST OF ALL, JUST WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE SPARKLER!

FOR THIS SESSION, WE WANTED THEIR PHOTOS TO BE RELAXED AND CAREFREE -JUST LIKE THEY ARE. CHRISTOPHER IS LIKE MOST MEN, HE DOESN’T REALLY FANCY A CAMERA STUCK IN HIS FACE. AND ‘ROMANTIC POSES’ ARE A NO-NO.

SO I FOLLOWED THEM AROUND, AND WE CHATTED ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. ALONG THE WAY I GOT THEM TO STOP – JUST A FEW SHOTS HERE, A FEW MORE THERE …

HOPEFULLY IT WASN’T TOO MUCH FOR HIM, WELL HE MIGHT AS WELL GET USED TO IT BEFORE THE BIG DAY?

THEY HAVE SET UP HOME TOGETHER JUST OUTSIDE GARVAGH, AND WHILE THEY HAVEN’T SET A DATE YET, A FAMILY WEDDING HAS US ALL VERY EXCITED – WE CAN’T WAIT TO WELCOME NICOLE INTO THE CLAN.

AND SOMEDAY SOON WE MIGHT BE WELCOMING A NEW GENERATION OF CAMPBELL’S?!

DON’T THEY LOOK LIKE PROS? SUCH A HOT COUPLE.

WOULD YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT RING! I’LL NEVER FORGET THE RUN-UP TO THEIR PROPOSAL.

IT’S ALL WELL AND GOOD DECIDING YOU WANT TO PROPOSE TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, BUT THERE’S THE SLIGHT PROBLEM OF GETTING A RING ALL THE WAY TO SPAIN WITHOUT HER FINDING IT!

CUE NUMEROUS EMAILS TO THE TEAM AT BELFAST INTERNATIONAL. CHRISTOPHER TOOK THEIR ADVICE ON BOARD, AND GOT A SNEAKY WINK FROM SECURITY ON HIS WAY THROUGH.

BRILLIANT!

IT WAS NO ORDINARY RING EITHER, HE WENT WITH A DESIGN FROM VERA WANG – ONLY THE BEST WILL DO FOR THIS GIRL! SHE HAS EXCELLENT TASTE, SO THE PRESSURE TO PICK THE PERFECT ROCK WAS ON.

THANKFULLY, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO, THEY REALLY SUIT THESE EMOTIONAL MOMENTS – SO PERFECT FOR ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS.

IT’S NOT HARD TO SEE HE’S JUST MAD ABOUT HER.

THIS PARTICULAR PHOTO BY THE END OF THE PIER IS BEAUTIFUL, HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL PLACE ON OUR DOORSTEP. PORTGLENONE IS ONLY MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE, AND WHAT A FANTASTIC LOCATION IT IS.