{"id":1721,"date":"2011-11-15T16:33:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T21:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2011-11-15T16:46:41","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T21:46:41","slug":"washington-dc-national-zoo-pre-wedding-engagement-photography-session-elaine-mike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/washington-dc-national-zoo-pre-wedding-engagement-photography-session-elaine-mike\/","title":{"rendered":"Engagement: Elaine + Mike (+ Digby)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elaine and Mike started their relationship back in college. They were just friends before, and weren&#8217;t really together until 6 years later when they dated the first time. After two years, Elaine and Mike finally decided to take their relationship to the next level. They finally became engaged in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine and Mike have to travel a lot for their work. They had booked me about a year ago from overseas. It was just recently that they returned to Washington DC and had a chance to do the engagement photo session.<\/p>\n<p>They choose the National Zoo to do their pre-wedding pictures because the love going to the zoo! \ud83d\ude42 In fact, for their first anniversary of their first date, they went to the best zoo in the country, which was the New Orleans Zoo. If they&#8217;re in the country, they went to zoo in other cites whenever they got a chance. Elaine particularly loved pandas, and Mike&#8217;s favorite animal would be the elephants.<\/p>\n<p>Of course they have their own animal that lived with them, their pet dog, Digby. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0333.jpg\" alt=\"An engaged guy, his fianc\u00e9e and their dog's tail. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<p>Here are some more of my favorite images from the engagement session.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0010.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0042.jpg\" alt=\"An engaged couple cuddling. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0103.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged girl cuddled by her fianc\u00e9. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0169.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple ordering pop-corn and soda drink at the stand. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0199.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple's shoes and dropped pop-corn. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0194.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged guy teasing his fianc\u00e9e with a pop-corn. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0208.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged girl and her fianc\u00e9 laughing together. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"482\" height=\"720\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0231.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged guy and girl sitting on a bench. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"482\" height=\"720\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0249.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple laughing together. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0254.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged guy holding his fianc\u00e9e's hand by a mural of African pottery. Washington DC National Zoo pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<p>Of course they didn&#8217;t bring Digby to the zoo. I&#8217;m not sure, but I don&#8217;t think people are allowed to bring pets to the zoo. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>So we did the session with Digby at Dupont Circle, a place where they usually hang out and walk this friendly golden retriever.<\/p>\n<p>Here Digby probably was thinking, &#8220;Uh, what are my masters doing?&#8221; \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0279.jpg\" alt=\"Pet dog looking at the engaged couple kissing. Dupont Circle Washington DC pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<p>A curbside family portrait! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0329.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged guy and girl posing with their dog on the curb. Dupont Circle Washington DC pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"482\" height=\"720\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0346.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged guy cuddling with his fianc\u00e9e, with their dog in the middle. Dupont Circle Washington DC pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"482\" height=\"720\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0348.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged girl posing with her dog and fianc\u00e9. Dupont Circle Washington DC pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"482\" height=\"720\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Elaine-Michael-Engagement-0374.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple and their golden retriever posing on a bench. Dupont Circle Washington DC pre-wedding engagement session by Leo Dj Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<p>Congratulations on your engagement Elaine and Mike! I will see you at the wedding! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Leo Dj<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elaine and Mike started their relationship back in college. They were just friends before, and weren&#8217;t really together until 6 years later when they dated the first time. After two years, Elaine and Mike finally decided to take their relationship to the next level. They finally became engaged in 2010. 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