In the midst of the cool December air I met Faith and Colin at Fraser Park in the heart of downtown Trenton. As soon as they stepped out of the car I could tell they were dressed perfectly for an intimate, festive session! Since the sun was setting at 4:30pm, we had to time it perfectly, meaning we only had about 20 minutes between the lights turning on and complete sunset. Personally, I think we did amazing!

A couple holds hands while walking through a holiday light tunnel at dusk.
A couple shares a romantic moment under a festive holiday archway.
A black and white photo of a couple sharing an intimate moment under an arched walkway.

We started off with some warm up prompts walking under the lit up archway, practicing their "drunk walks" and cozying up for a kiss or two before moving along to the core of the park. Here, there was a beautifully lit evergreen sparkling with different coloured bulbs, creating the perfect backdrop for us!

A romantic moment shared beneath a decorated Christmas tree with glowing lights and reindeer decorations in the background.
An intimate moment captured in front of a decorated holiday tree with colorful lights.
A joyful couple poses in front of an illuminated Christmas tree during evening hours.

At Fraser Park there are four small branches of the walkway, and it is completely covered in festive decorations around the holidays, one of the sections had a cute, musical Christmas train so we decided to snap a few photos here and I'm so glad we did. Although the music coming from the train was quite loud, Faith and Colin adjusted where they were standing to still get a few shots and it turned out to be one of my favourites!

A sweet moment shared between a couple surrounded by colorful Christmas lights.
A romantic scene beside an orange wall decorated with colorful holiday lights.

When I had originally spoke to Faith about the model call she said that they would absolutely love to do it, especially at this location. I found out that Fraser Park is where Colin had proposed to her and I immediately knew I wanted to incorporate that into this session! She mentioned that they were standing infront of the nativity scene during the proposal, so we captured some sweet, intimate images in the same spot and they turned out beautifully.

A tender embrace captured against a backdrop of holiday lights and illuminated reindeer decorations.
A romantic scene near a yellow building with holiday lights and decorations.
A couple admires illuminated holiday decorations while standing among festive lights.
An intimate moment captured against a backdrop of twinkling Christmas lights and decorations.

After we looped around the walkway and filled up my shot list, we took a few other photos and headed our separate ways. Faith was an old childhood friend, and although brief, it is always nice to connect with those from the past!

A couple shares a happy moment under an archway decorated with Christmas lights.
A couple poses under an illuminated archway decorated with holiday lights.
A couple sharing a intimate moment under festive lights during winter.
A couple laughing together while walking under an illuminated holiday archway.
A romantic moment between a couple near a Christmas tree and lighted reindeer decorations.
An intimate black and white portrait of a couple sharing a tender moment.
A romantic black and white scene of a couple in an intimate embrace.
A couple embracing among holiday lights and decorations at dusk.