{interlochen, michigan // may 2020}
Meghan + Patrick couldn’t have been any more cute! These two got engaged back in March at a beautiful restaurant in downtown Traverse City called Minerva’s. This was a special place for them as they spent their one year anniversary there and a couple other anniversaries as well. Patrick didn’t know where he wanted to propose, inside or outside, but he knew he wanted it to be intimate. As they finished with their dinner, Meghan went to get up and Patrick asked her “What are you doing?” Meghan thought they were done so she assumed they would be leaving, but then he stood up, got down on one knee, and proposed with the sweetest words. Meghan was in complete shock as she never pictured him proposing in a restaurant. And funny enough, they were sat in the same booth where they had their one year anniversary dinner.
Meghan had told me about the Timber Recreational Area and showed me a couple pictures and knew it was going to make for some gorgeous photos. And boy did it. These images really show the love that these two are in and it makes me happy just looking at them. We spent a little while walking around the area and stopping and the most beautiful locations. Towards the middle of one of the trails is an old Girl Scout Camp, which I thought was really cool. As the sun started to set more and more, we talked about getting some photos by the water, but the lake by the camp didn’t have a beach area that wasn’t swampy from the weeks worth of rain. So we took a little drive into Traverse City and stopped at Bryant Park right on West Bay and got the most stunning sunset photos. The only bad part about that was the 50 degree weather and the wind, but it all worked out in the end.
Some advice from these two for future couples planning their wedding:
Our advice would be that you don’t have to stress about spending a lot of money to get your dream wedding. You can make your dream wedding come true! And don’t let anyone control or intimidate what you want for your wedding, do it your way and don’t care about what other people say! And most importantly it’s about marrying the person you love!
February will be here sooo soon!
