Julia & Greg's Upper West Side Snowy Love Story

A snowstorm swept through New York City on the day of Julia and Greg’s engagement session—one of those quiet, cinematic storms that softens the city and slows everything down. The kind of weather that turns familiar streets into something timeless. It couldn’t have been more fitting.

We stayed close to home, walking through the Upper West Side as it exists in their everyday life. Their neighborhood. Their subway stop. The pizzeria they return to again and again for date nights—no reservations, no pretense, just the places that hold the most meaning. Snow clung to coats and eyelashes, sidewalks disappeared under fresh white, and the city felt like it belonged to them.

There was no chasing perfection—just documenting what’s real. Hands tucked into pockets. Laughing while waiting for the train. Pausing under awnings as snow fell heavier. It was intimate and unposed, rooted in the kind of love that’s built quietly, day by day.

A love story begging to be captured.

These photos feel less like an engagement session and more like a time capsule. A record of where they lived, how they loved, and what their world looked like in this chapter. The kind of images they’ll one day show their kids and grandkids and say, this is where it all was.

A true New York love story—intentional, nostalgic, and entirely their own.

dani parada | New York wedding and couples photographer

If you love the idea of engagement photos that feel like a normal day together—walking your neighborhood, grabbing a slice, hopping on the subway—Julia and Greg’s session is proof that simple can be really meaningful. This snowy Upper West Side afternoon was about documenting real life as it was, in the place where it all actually happens. If that kind of honest, lived-in approach resonates with you, this might be exactly how your story deserves to be told.