Autumn in Central Park offers a kind of cinematic beauty that only New York can deliver, and this session at Bethesda Terrace captured that magic in the most timeless way. These Bethesda Terrace engagement photos were photographed entirely on film, allowing the season’s soft light and warm earth-toned foliage to shape every single frame of Abby & Russel. We loved the couple’s elevated, tonal styling in espresso, burgundy, and soft neutrals that felt beautifully at home amidst Central Park. It’s the kind of engagement session that reflects everything I love about working in iconic spaces and cities, a blending of history, atmosphere, and human connection, distilled into images that feel honest, nostalgic, and unmistakably New York.

Our favorite tip for Central Park all to yourselves? Grab a cup of coffee at Ralph's around the corner, and head there early in the morning to be treated to gorgeous light and a shockingly empty Bethesda Terrace!