I realized that I never shared these photos here, even though they were posted on my personal site.

Back in early April, I made a quick trip down to Galveston to take shots for my friend Shelley’s storytelling website. While we were up on the rooftop of the Tremont, I spotted this cute couple on the other side. The light was so wonderful up there at sunset, I couldn’t resist snapping a photo of them earlier as they sat by the railing, enjoying the great weather we were having.

As I was switching memory cards, I heard her … Crying? Squealing? Laughing? All of the above? I’m not really sure. It was enough to make me turn around though and start snapping more photos of them. The above photo is the first one that I caught. I then walked closer to Shelley & told her that I thought he had just proposed.

We both got a bit teary. Yeah, I’m a sap like that. As soon as we had a chance, we called out to them and asked if he had just proposed. When she said yes, and that he had totally surprised her, we then told them that I had taken photos of them seconds after it happened.

It was a happy twist of fate.

We all exchanged business cards, he immediately asked about buying prints, and she asked if he had planned the fact that I was there too. (Not sure what else he had surprised her with!) I told her he had not - but I am still so thrilled that I was there!

A week later, we got together for a planned engagement photo session at Eleanor Tinsley Park, just outside of downtown Houston along Allen Parkway. They were such a fun couple to work with, and I loved the skyline photograph so much that I used it in the print ad we will have coming up soon in the Weddings in Houston magazine!

Their wedding is planned for September, back at the Tremont in Galveston. It is the same place where I had my wedding reception - I just love that place! Such a neat historic hotel, and a great place for a destination wedding! (Ok, maybe not a destination wedding to those of us that live just north of Galveston in Houston, but they offer great destination wedding planning services, so they still count!)