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Lake Hartwell Surprise Proposal Parker & Madeline

Saturday, February 10th: Ding! A wedding inquiry comes into our inbox. Ok so it doesn’t actually make a sound but that’s just how we hear it because we are always excited when inquiries come in! The email is from Madeline asking if we are available for her wedding date! We excitedly let her know that we are available and that she and Parker should come meet with us so we can talk more about it! We set up the meeting for the next weekend and Madeline makes mention of the fact that she and Parker are not YET engaged but that she thinks it’s coming soon. No problem!

Monday, February 12th: Ring! We get a call from Madeline’s mom letting us know that Parker is going to be popping the question on the 24th and that it is one of Madeline’s HUGE wishes that it be photographed! We say, “Of course! Let’s do it!” Now, keep in mind, we have scheduled a meeting with Parker & Madeline…in 5 days…a week before the proposal…the secret proposal…but we know about it…and we’re going to be sitting on the couch with them in our house talking about their wedding!!! No pressure right?!

Saturday, February 17th: Ding! Dong! Parker & Madeline show up at our door for the first time and we get to meet them in person! (One of our favorite parts of our job by the way. We love that our couples trust us enough to come to our personal home and sit down with us before they know us!). We had such a FABULOUS time with them! Now remember, we’re keeping a pretty huge secret the whole time. We were sweating a little bit! AND come to find out later, Parker didn’t even know WE were already the ones photographing the proposal until we arrived a week later. What?! So many things to keep track of. But we made it through the meeting without saying anything. Shew!

Friday, February 23rd: We make a special secret trip to meet Madeline’s mom at the lake house where the proposal is happening. We get the scoop on Parker’s plan to surprise Madeline. We find our perfect hiding spots (Ryan behind the boat, bouncing with every wave, and Alyssa under the bridge, hoping no snakes come out to get her) and everything is ready!

Saturday, February 24th: We arrive, and try to make our car as inconspicuous as possible. We see Parker pulling some things out of his truck, and we run up to greet him! Hugs all around for this big occasion! We might have slightly surprised Parker, since he didn’t know we’d be there, but he was as equally excited as we were! We walked down to the dock with Parker, walked through the plan, and heard a little more background as to where Madeline thought he was (working in Columbia!), and why he chose the dock. Parker & Madeline shared many deep conversations on that dock; it’s where their hearts drew close together, they dreamed about their future, and where it felt right to start their forever together.

We all waited for Madeline to arrive. It wasn’t long before we could see Parker beaming, and hear Madeline making her way down the hill to the love of her life. As she crossed the bridge, and into his arms, she kept repeating “Oh Parker” as her eyes welled up with tears and voice filled with emotion. Parker wrapped her up in his arms, and after a few minutes of talking with her, got down on one knee, and asked Madeline to be his, forever.

Parker pulled off an incredible surprise, and Madeline kept saying “you’re my fiance!” like she couldn’t believe it had finally happened. And we were there to witness it all! (You could even see Parker pointing Ryan out to Madeline to prove we captured every moment, just like she wanted! Good man!) We are so honored, Parker & Madeline, to witness this next step in your relationship, to be the first ones to congratulate you, and to be alongside you on this journey into marriage. Thank you, for choosing us to be a part of your story!

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