{holland, michigan // june 2020}
I had so much fun on my session with Brittany + Hayden! Brittany contacted me after they had to move their original wedding day because of COVID 19. It makes me sad when I hear about couples having to move the day they have been dreaming of and planning for because of what’s happening in the world.
To start our little adventure, we heading into downtown Holland near Hope College. After a little time there, we headed over to their venue which happened to be down the road. Seeing the venue, Port 393, got me even more excited for their August wedding as it is such a gorgeous place. Then we headed over to our final destination of Dorr E. Felt Mansion, which I didn’t know used to be an insane asylum until Brittany told me. I think buildings that could possibly be haunted are amazing! We had to keep an eye out to make sure we didn’t get hit by any disc golfers while we were there. As the sun was setting, we made the decision to make the hike to the beach. And when I say hike, I mean hike. But it was definitely worth it!
Brittany told me about their proposal story and it is adorable. She said Hayden wanted to do a scavenger hunt leading her back to where they met in Hawaii, but sadly it wasn’t feasible at the time. So instead, he made a slideshow of their journey together so far. When she got home, the living room was decorated with flower petals, candles and twinkle lights which confused her a lot. The slideshow started with them meeting in Hawaii, their two and half year long distance military relationship to him asking if they could continue their life journey together. When she turned around, he was down on one knee asking her to marry him! She was not expecting it at all but it was a great surprise!
When asked what their favorite part about being engaged was, they said:
Being able to be together in person and not being half way across the world anymore! Having fun dates, seeing family, and now planning 2 weddings!
Only a couple more weeks until their August wedding!
