While Anna + Michael are from Chicago, I didn’t meet them until the night before their wedding for their Marco Island engagement photos at the JW Marriott Marco Island. They were kicking off their wedding weekend with a welcome dinner with their friends just after sunset, so before the party started at the JW Marriott Marco Island, I met them at the hotel to take a few engagement photos. As soon as we started shooting, I knew these two were going to create the cutest engagement photos. Anna and Michael are not only gorgeous and styled to perfection (I mean, look at these outfits …..) but they are also fun, playful and the type of couple that is up for anything. They go with the flow and they just soak it all in, and it was no different when we explored the JW Marriott Marco Island for their engagement photos.

Their JW Marriott Marco Island wedding was the perfect day complete with sunshine, a ceremony on the beach and a party in the hotel’s ballroom with their closest friends and family who all traveled for their Florida destination wedding. I love being able to be a part of the night before a wedding because there is so much anticipation and excitement in the air, and Anna + Michael were so much fun to photograph. If you are on the fence about taking engagement photos because you don’t live where you are getting married, consider this your sign to schedule a photo session the night before your wedding.

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Are you planning a Marco Island engagement photos session? If so, I might be the perfect engagement photographer to document your wedding. Hi, I am Brittany, and I am a fine art film photographer specializing in lifestyle wedding and family photography in Southwest Florida. I travel worldwide photographing beautiful weddings, engagements, and families, and most of the time you can find me in Southwest Florida (where I am based) or in Chicago (my hometown). My light and airy editing style and candid, joyful photos are what I am best known for. Interested in working together? Contact the studio for more information.