Garret Mountain Reservation in Clifton, NJ - Couples Photoshoot - Missy & Jonathan

Jessah Rose Aufiero
Sep 13, 2021
1 min read

I met up with Missy and Jonathan at the Garret Mountain Reservation for an anniversary session and I am seriously IN LOVE! They shared their story with me and it *melted* my heart. They met when they were only 11 years old! They developed into super close friends. They had their first kiss when they were 15 (cue romantic violins!). They have spent the years side by side enduring the ups and downs of life together. They are in it to win it and couldn't fathom life without each other! They joined hands in marriage in 2014 and will be celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary on June 14th!

Smiling couple wearing sunglasses in Clifton, NJ
Laughing husband and wife in NJ
Man kissing his wife on the forehead
Hugging couple in Clifton, New Jersey
Husband giving his wife a piggyback ride in the snow
Fun couple winter photoshoot
Couple having fun in the snow
Couple with fun and spontaneous poses in the snow
Lake with ice in the winter at Garret Mountain Reservation
Husband and wife sitting back to back in a gazebo
Couple hugging and looking at the camera in a Gazebo
Couple snuggling under a gazebo
Couple snuggling in Garret Mountain Reservation
Wife kissing her husband during a winter session
Wife hugging husband
Engagement ring closeup

Husband spinning wife in the snow and laughing
Couple kissing during a snowy winter photoshoot

Missy and Jonathan had recently lost their dog in an accident. One of Missy's friends made a sweet necklace for her to honor her dog. On the back of the pendant, she carved an image of the lake that Missy and Jonathan would walk her dog often. This is such a sweet gesture to show Missy that she is loved and her pup is not forgotten <3

Etching on a hand-made sterling silver memorial necklace
Closeup of handmade necklace on girl
Smiling girl wearing a handmade necklace

Couple switching red sunglassess
Couple celebrating their anniversary in the woods
Couple holding hands on a bridge
Couple celebrating their marriage with a winter photoshoot in nature
Husband and wife embracing on a bridge
Husband and wife adoring each other
Couple laughing at Garret Mountain Reservation
Cute couple sitting in the street on a bright winter day
Fun couple running towards the camera
Couple running in the street
Couple laughing in Clifton, NJ

These two were SO fun and down for anything! I loved this session so much. It was casual and laid-back but felt so close to home in my heart. <3 THANK YOU MISSY & JONATHAN! xoxo