It was a few weeks ago that we rented a vacation home near the town of Forks, Washington. Twilight fans anyone? It’s a long drive so we stayed for two days and invited a couple of photography friends and our favorite couple we worked with at OSPWest earlier this year. We spent about a day and half at a few different locations nearby. We were about 15 minutes from Rialto Beach which was our first shooting location. Delayna had borrowed a few wedding dresses from friends, so we had lots of options starting with a day after photoshoot. A day after session is simply that; a session that usually takes place after the wedding, where we can get creative and don’t have the usual time limits that we have on the actual wedding day. Plus the dress is usually dirty by then, so no worries if it happens to get dirtier.
We spent about an hour there at the beach as the sun slipped behind the clouds. The next afternoon we spent some time around the property by the house, which includes some river waterfrontage, a large garage/shed, and a large wide open field leading to the river. The weathered wood of the garage made for a really nice backdrop especially in black in white.
We took a little break, had them change into some regular clothes and then headed down to one of my favorite Washington beaches, Second Beach. We were photographing them as if they were doing an engagement session, but they weren’t actually engaged…YET. Nathan tells me he wanted to propose to her while we were walking aroud, so we waited for the perfect moment and location plan for him. As the sun was beginning to set, we told Nathan to pull out the fake engagement ring Delyana brought to do a mock proposal. Cameras ready… Nathan then pulls out the real ring, Delayna was perfectly caught off guard, mission accomplished!
Congratulations Delayna and Nathan on your engagement! We thank you for making the trip out to be our models, and are so happy we could capture and be a part your proposal.
by Steve
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