POINT DUME SURPRISE PROPOSAL // MALIBU PROPOSAL PHOTOGRAPHER

I arrived an hour early to make sure I had the entire area covered. Heart pounding, I saw them pull up in their car. As they made their way to the hill, I started the treck up and they followed. Liam knew who I was and that I’d be wearing a yellow backpack, so as they followed me, Addie had no idea I was actually there for her proposal! As we made our way to the top of Point Dume, I let them pass me to get to the perfect spot for Liam to drop to one knee. MY WORD, the anticipation was killing me!! It takes one split second to capture this moment, and I didn’t want to miss it.

CouplesRachel WakefieldSeptember 13, 2019Proposal, Malibu, Point Dume, Engaged, Engagement, Surprise, Couples

IMPERIAL SAND DUNES ENGAGEMENT // Southern California Wedding Photographer

LOCATION // Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California

CouplesRachel WakefieldMay 7, 2019Sand Dunes, Engagement, Photos, Couples

COLT x EM | greenhouse, in-home, coffee & love ☕️

all i have to say is that i've never seen ANYONE have that much fun waiting for a french press to finish steeping.

CouplesRachel WakefieldFebruary 24, 2018In Home, Engagement, Couples

EMILY x COLT // Boulder Colorado Proposal

FREAKING PUMPED ABOUT THIS 😭😍

I had Colt write out his proposal story so y'all can get all of the lovey-dovey, sweet-surprising vibes we got when this all went down.

"It was a plan that had been set in motion a few weeks in advance. We would be in Colorado with my sister-in-law who just so happens to be a wedding photographer, what are the odds right? So we went out on a morning hike on Friday to the Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado. After taking Clay and Rachel's pictures as a cover up, Rach asked if Em and I wanted some pictures together. My response was, 'Yeah!' but Em's was, 'Maybe later.' She hadn't been feeling well that morning so after anxiously walking barely five minutes, Rach offers again and Em begrudgingly accepts.

So at the foot of the mountain I got down on one knee as Rachel captured every sweet moment. Emily truly did not see it coming. Her first words when I went to one knee were, 'What are you doing?' But once she figured it out both of our eyes welled up with tears. I told her how much she meant to me and how I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. After asking for her hand in marriage she, without hesitation, said 'Yes!'. I've never seen so much joy in a person's eyes as I slid the ring onto her finger and the only day that will top it is the day we can finally say 'I Do'.

CouplesRachel WakefieldNovember 6, 2017Engagement, Engaged, CouplesComment

TREVOR x RACHEL | OMAHA ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

playful summer nights at the lake. these guys walked hand in hand, talked about their future as husband and wife, and listed off how many kids they were going to have. this was just a small glimpse of this young love. :)

CouplesRachel WakefieldJuly 31, 2017OMAHA, engagement photography, Engagement

Grant x Colleen | SUNRISE ENGAGEMENT

With leaves under our feet, the sounds of nature and no wind, we had a peaceful morning walking the Loess Hills in Iowa. These guys were silly and I ended up having sore cheeks after this session from laughing so hard.

CouplesRachel WakefieldOctober 24, 2016Engagement, engagement photography, MidwestComment

Sarah x Jeff | EL MATADOR BEACH ENGAGEMENT

Long and steep stairs led my feet to the bottom of what would be the most beautiful beach I've ever seen with my own eyes. Sarah, the bride to be, had picked out this location for her and Jeff's engagement shoot. When I finally hit the bottom of the stairs that were hanging onto the cliffside, I searched with eager eyes to find Sarah and Jeff. Unfortunately, this would be our first meeting together since I live in the Midwest and they on the coast. A needed Skype date never happened. Searching and asking, I just could not find them. Service for my phone was close to the 1x mark, which we all know means nothing. No service. Finally after a long 15 minutes (seriously, 15 minutes of anticipation is a long time) our eyes met. We greeted one another with a warm hug. And then squealed. Because we both knew... this shoot was going to be incredible. What could be better than love, sunshine and the insane creation we were surrounded with?

CouplesRachel WakefieldJune 26, 2016El Matador, Beach, Engagement, Beach Engagement, California, Malibu

Amanda + Conor | VENICE CANALS + BEACH

Meeting up with these two California natives was nothing short of a good time. We ventured around where Amanda grew up, in the Venice Canals area. Then we hit the beach to play in the sand and watch the sunset.

PLAYFUL x FUN

Sam + David | ST. LOUIS ENGAGEMENT

I flew out to St. Louis and flew back in one day. My morning started at 5am and ended at midnight.

All for these guys.

CouplesRachel WakefieldFebruary 21, 2016Saint Louis, St. Louis, engagement photography, Engagement, midwest, midwest engagementComment

3 Important & Easy Steps to Better Engagement Photos

Dear Lovely Bride-to-Be, Let's chat about engagement sessions. Yippee! One of the very first steps after hiring your wedding photographer is shooting the engagement session. This is an awesome time to bond and get comfortable in front of the camera.