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Here’s Why No One Shoots Engagement Photos in the Suburbs

Nothing says unbridled passion like a treeless cul-de-sac, right? That's what Nathaniel Hood, who writes for Streets.mn and Strong Towns, and his new bride-to-be were thinking when they shot these engagement photos as a gag.

By Angie Schmitt

11:14 AM EDT on October 14, 2014

Nathaniel Hood shot some gag engagement photos in a suburban environment to make a point. Photo: NathanielHood.com — Ah, the romance of the subdivision. Photo: NathanielHood.com

Nothing says unbridled passion like a treeless cul-de-sac, right? That’s what Nathaniel Hood, who writes for Streets.mn and Strong Towns, and his new bride-to-be were thinking when they shot these engagement photos as a gag.

Hood said on his website:

Engagement photos are either urban or rural. They are either a former factory or a leafy meadow, the brick wall of a forgotten factory or an empty beach. Never the subdivision. Never the cul-de-sac.
We wanted to capture the ambiance of the American subdivision.

Did they ever!

Aww, adorable:

Hood promises his real engagement photos are forthcoming. In the meantime, you have to congratulate him on marrying perhaps the world’s best sport.

Angie Schmitt

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

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