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Elk Haven Equestrian Center Engagement Session | Cle Elum WA | Adam and Jessica

May 16, 2016

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The gorgeous grounds of Elk Haven Equestrian Center, an adorable couple, and horses, that’s what dreams are made of!  Mine, at least! But maybe without the rain… 😀 This engagement session was one of the most fun I have gotten to be a part of, even if we had to cut it short because of the stupid rain!

I have known Adam for quite a while. He grew up in Mattawa, and worked with my husband for some time. He spent nights hanging out with us watching Netflix, lounging on the couch. I’m sure I fed him dinner more often than not on those nights, and that my hubby was happy to have a guy friend around instead of always having to just listen to my girly drama. It was all pretty fun, but then Adam moved to Ellensburg. He had a job offer he couldn’t refuse, but man, is it a good thing he did.

The Couple

He met Jessica when he was out one night with some friends. She was kind of on a date with another guy. We’ve all had those dates. You know the ones that you just KNOW aren’t going to go anywhere. Turns out Adam kind of liked her. She was cute, fun, and could hold her own while hanging out with the guys. He knew he had to take a shot and so he asked for her number….from the guy that she was on the date with. First, she was a little unsure about it all, but she thought about it, knew the other guy didn’t stand a chance, and so she took a shot. They loved spending time with each other-working cows, riding horses, and just hanging out.  Then one day, they finally realized they were ready to be together for good. They talked about marriage for a while, and it wasn’t an if it was going to happen, but WHEN!

Their proposal story is adorable…it was Christmas Eve, and Jessica had to work. She was the only one in the office, bored, hardly working (er, i mean working hard) and Adam called to see if she wanted to go out to lunch. She proceeded to explain that they could do that, but they really needed to go grocery shopping because of the few last minute things they needed for Christmas dinner. Adam told her that was fine, they could do that. Adam showed up to her work, but Jessica had taken a little bit longer than expected to get out to the car. He was standing outside the car, and she just figured that he was sick of waiting for her to come out. She apologized for taking so long. He brushed that aside, and said that before they went to lunch, he needed to give her an early present. Jessica was completely clueless as to what was happening. She asked him if he had it with him, or if they had to go get it, because if they had to go get it, they needed to do it after grocery shopping. He said he could only give it to her right then! Then Adam got down on one knee and asked her if she would be his wife with the most gorgeous cushion cut engagement ring I have ever seen!  Though, when she told me story, I had to laugh because she said she was “not even sure he opened the box…” before she hugged him and, of course, said yes.

And then they went grocery shopping. 🙂

Elk Haven Equestrian Center Engagement Session

We had this crazy plan to take some images for them out at Colchuck Lake, which is this beautiful lake tucked away in the Northern Cascades. It would have been a 8 mile hike round trip. Holy smokes. I thought I would die, and didn’t want to get eaten by bears or a wolf, so we decided to stay a little closer to home. That and then we could use Jessica’s horses in the shoot!! I love horses, so that was like a dream come true! 😀 Adam and Jessica spent summers a few years ago on horseback. Watching and tending to cows, getting to know each other better, so of course we had to add them in there. The horses managed to have their own little diva moments, but I absolutely LOVE the shots that we got with them! They ended up being pretty great models! 🙂

Elk Haven Equestrian Center and it’s grounds are so gorgeous. We had planned on taking their engagement photos around the Barn on Highway 97, but unfortunately the owners had planned on doing their own photos out there the same day, but with Jessica’s quick thinking we figured that Elk Haven would be the perfect place for it, and it’s also their wedding venue next summer!! We were a little worried about the weather because it was calling for rain in the forecast, but we were able to get some fun shots before it really started coming down. And boy did it! Adam and Jessica are amazing though, and they stuck with it out there with me! They were up for whatever. It wasn’t until their outfit change that things started to get pretty messy, so we decided to pack it up and try for another day.  I absolutely LOVE the pictures we were able to get. It pretty easy with an amazing location and an awesome couple. I can’t think of a better way I would want to spend my birthday than with these two people next year on their wedding day!! 😀

Congrats Adam and Jessica!! I can’t wait to shoot your wedding next summer!

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And the final image which is probably my favorite one….we were all literally soaked. Water dripping off our heads, but before it really started to pour we got this shot. And I absolutely adore it! 🙂

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Misty  
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  1. Sara says:

    Horse + rain? Could this BE any more perfect?!

  2. Candi says:

    Love these!! And a horse!?! Ahhh! Love it!

  3. Cinnamon says:

    So fun! A horse? Rain? Love all of it!!

  4. Shelah says:

    Beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple! The raindrops in the pictures are fun too.

  5. Joanna says:

    Love your website. These photos are fantastic!

  6. Jill says:

    Super gorgeous, and I’m loving the new look Misty!!

  7. christina says:

    This is so lovely!! Gorgeous couple and such beautiful horses…..and that rain shot is amazing!!!

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