Crystal & Stephen = Garden Engagement Session!

Garden Engagement Session  |  Crystal & Stephen  |  June 17, 2021

There’s just something extra special when friends choose US to photograph their love story! Phillip has known Stephen for a decade – and over the years we’ve all gone to church together, Phil & Stephen let me third wheel on gym days, Stephen helped us move houses, he’s gone with Phillip to South Carolina multiple times to purchase vehicles, and their families have Christmas caroled together for years. Stephen’s parents even hired me when I FIRST started our little business to photograph their family, and then again when their first grandchild was born.

When Stephen and Crystal met, we were THRILLED for our friend. He finally had found his perfect match, someone who shared similar interests, pushed him to be the best version of himself, and just made him so happy. 🙂

Last year, Stephen and Phillip secretly went out to lunch and brainstormed an elaborate proposal idea, that we had the honor of photographing in December! Stephen even brought over the gorgeous ring to our house to show us when he picked it up from Vaughan’s Jewelers – and I was SO GIDDY to be in on the secret!!!!! 🙂

It was such an honor to photograph their proposal, and see how emotional and perfect Crystal and Stephen are together! They support each other, respect each other, and are such a TEAM in their day-to-day lives (whether it be splitting house duties, cooking, cleaning, etc) that it’s seriously admirable!

We’d been planning for a May Engagement Session, but after 1 reschedule due to RAIN (what’s new?) we had the MOST PERFECT June day for their session. It wasn’t too hot, there wasn’t any wind, and we had the prettiest SUNSHINE the WHOLE session – which is rare for the beach in the summertime! My little photographer heart was SO HAPPY!!!!!

Crystal knocked it out of the park with their outfit choices! I was so pumped with how formal they decided to style their session, and the elegant garden was the perfect backdrop for that. Crystal looked STUNNING – and Stephen looked so handsome in his suits (and so southern!)

We had the BEST TIME walking all around the gardens together – and we have soooooo many favorites to share from their session with you! I can’t wait for you to see them below. ENJOY!!!