She said "YES!" in the Olympic National Park!!
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It was a sunny, warm day this afternoon...I am hiding at the back corner of an Airbnb anxiously waiting for my engagement couple to arrive. They are driving to the peninsula from SeaTac, for they just arrived from New York! All of us on the peninsula know how that drive can go!! I am getting regular update texts from Roger, the sweet man that master minded his girlfriend's surprise engagement session.
Roger knew a national park was going to be the place he was going to ask his amazing girlfriend, Lauren, to be his wife. I love that he chose the Olympic National Park to make this milestone memory! I feel so lucky to have been the chosen photographer, and to be entrusted to capture this unforgettable moment.
It is 5 minutes until they are scheduled to arrive...I hear a vehicle coming up the driveway. My heart starts pounding. I hold my camera up in place. Why aren't they coming? I peak around the corner after a few minutes of not hearing voices. What do I see? A natural gas delivery!! Now panic sets in! He needs to be gone! After being down wind from the smell of the delivery for about a solid 5 minutes, which felt like forever, he pulls away! Not even 30 secs later I hear another vehicle coming up the driveway. This has to be them!!! My camera goes up, and I am just waiting to see Roger walk onto the back deck. There he is! Quick, I duck around the corner for a couple secs so she doesn't see me. I put my camera in place and start clicking away. I can feel the love and emotion, I am trying my best to not tear up! I need my eyes!!! I am now taking pics of him looking at me, so I put my camera down...one sec too soon. He pointed at me with the biggest smile!! I come around onto the deck and I couldn't help but squeeze Lauren right away!! She was so confused, and so emotional, yet she gave me such a big hug. I give them space, and do her ring shots. Lauren changes out of her traveling clothes into a gorgeous dress and shoes that Roger secretly packed for her!! We get to shooting right away, and they follow my direction perfectly from start to finish. We had so much fun, so many laughs.
Thank you for choosing me and welcome my FAB Family!
