In the past we’ve shared both sweet picnic engagement photos + lovely canoe engagement photos, but this is a first – a picnic on a canoe! :) Sophia + Pat’s charming engagement session, captured by Joey Kennedy, took place just a few blocks from their home in Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh) PA. Complete with wine, pie , and jar full of freshly-cut flowers, this shoot evokes such an adventurous + playful vibe! I’ll let Sophia share more about why they chose this setting for their shoot:
The locations really capture what we love about the landscape of Pittsburgh – the gritty, urban, post-industrial side, and the serenity of the three rivers. Our canoe lets us escape life’s distractions + stresses, and float away, just the two of us, together. That’s the feeling we wanted to capture.
Loving Sophia’s punchy, coral Anthropologie dress!
Congratulations Sophia + Pat – we wish you all the best!

photography: Joey Kennedy Photography // florals: Green Sinner // wedding dress: Anthropologie // makeup artist: Rachel Ryan Makeup // styling: Quelcy Q.T.
This looks so good, thank Jen! I adore this couple, what they didn’t mention was that we couldn’t paddle back up stream and Quelcy had to pick us up miles down river :) pretty fun shoot!!! Thx for the feature.
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Beautiful shots Joey Kennedy
SO cute! I LOVE it!
I bet this was fun for the couple! It’s so colorful, it turned out great :)
Love this shoot! So beautifully done!
thanks Caryn :)
LOVE! Thanks so much Joey, this shoot sure was an adventure :)
What a great shoot! The location is amazing and the food spread looks picture (and tastebud) perfect!
Simply magical! It looks like Pat and Sophia had a great time during this shoot. You have captured such a fun, romantic energy in these photographs, and the colors are exquisite! Lovely work, Joey.