It was a perfect evening for Maria and Merrik's summer engagement session in Peninsula and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I look forward to documenting this fun couple's wedding in 2023.
![Summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/169778532/05_0013-9d5f0a38.jpg)
![Fun couple enjoying summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/499778532/02_0005-d5401612.jpg)
![Summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park captured by Tom Forrest Photography.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/499778532/01_0003-90ea55e5.jpg)
![Couple kissing during summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/499778532/04_0004-595e2ce5.jpg)
![Couple embracing during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/499778532/03_0006-39273243.jpg)
![Couple smiling during summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/339878532/08_0023-9a30f5ee.jpg)
![Couple embraces during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/159878532/06_0014-5cdeb98b.jpg)
![Summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/159878532/07_0018-ae693b78.jpg)
![Bride to be during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/960978532/11_0035-31182a8b.jpg)
![Groom to be during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/960978532/10_0033-27887b7d.jpg)
![Couple sharing sweet moment during summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/960978532/09_0030-d53ff98e.jpg)
![Fun engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/960978532/12_0040B-27c0ad9f.jpg)
![Couple's hand and ring during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/960978532/13_0048-6f5cb342.jpg)
![Couple forehead to forehead during summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/960978532/14_0050-98bb76af.jpg)
![Couple walking on towpath during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/256978532/17_0057-e8e18f67.jpg)
![Summer engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/256978532/18_0056-1a560d94.jpg)
![Good looking couple having fun during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/479978532/19_0058-1833d15d.jpg)
![Couple posing next to Cuyahoga river during engagement session in Peninsula, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/950288532/20_0059-9677cad5.jpg)
![Couple posing next to Cuyahoga river during engagement session in Peninsula, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/950288532/21_0064-753901e5.jpg)
![Couple looking at each other next to Cuyahoga river during engagement session in Peninsula, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/143288532/22_0065-4bb89a03.jpg)
![Couple embracing next to Cuyahoga river during engagement session in Peninsula, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/614288532/23_0073B-8bfff481.jpg)
![Engagement session in Peninsula, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/614288532/24_0075B-ae832322.jpg)
![Engaged couple poses near towpath in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/614288532/25_0081-bbeeb4ad.jpg)
![Engaged couple embraces near towpath in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/614288532/26_0082-4959365e.jpg)
![Engaged couple holds hands on bridge during engagement session in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/584288532/27_0088-6ec6f2ff.jpg)
![Couple posing during engagement session in Peninsula, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/105388532/28_0098-34ca4493.jpg)
![Fun couple embracing during engagement session in Peninsula, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/105388532/29_0097-503b090a.jpg)
![Newly engaged couple embrace in Cuyahoga Valley National Park photographed by Tom Forrest of Hudson, Ohio.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/481488532/30_0109-0a337234.jpg)
It was a perfect evening for Maria and Merrik's summer engagement session in Peninsula and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I look forward to documenting this fun couple's wedding in 2023.