Jack and Ruby Photography by Kara Wieler and Becky Radtke

She said yes… Elliot and Ranae

Last summer we dreamed of doing a fun lakeside shoot with a fun couple. We dreamed of canoes, smores, campfires and sleeping bags. Unfortunately we were simply too, too busy to make it happen. As we scheduled this season, we set aside a day in September for this dream shoot of ours. On the calendar it was labeled “Fun Fall Couples Shoot”. We had no couple, just an idea. Fast forward to about a month or two ago, as we were planning with Ranae for her and Elliot’s engagement shoot. We asked what she had in mind. Her email read: ”For the engagement shoot I was thinking a “summer nights” feel. Heading out to a lake, grabbing a couple fishing rods, hanging out the dock, dipping our toes into the water, cozying up by the fire, lying in the grass, etc…” Um…. can you say perfect??? So our fun fall couples shoot turned into a VERY fun summer engagement shoot with Elliot and Ranae. We were extremely excited!

Ranae and Elliot are the kinda clients we dream of. Ranae is extremely organized and knows what she wants, and Elliot knows that keeping her happy is #1. We kid, lol (sorta). Seriously though, Elliot came equipped with fishing rods and campfire gear, and Ranae brought all the extras. We found an awesome tent on ebay and we were all set.

As per usual, we were battling the elements, and our rainy day forecast was not on our side. We all decided to take our chances and met up at the lake only to wait it out in the car for half an hour. The rain ended and left us with the absolute perfect evening and a lake that was almost abandoned, perfect for us to shoot to our hearts content!

Thanks for such a fun evening Ranae and Elliot, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

For their slideshow click here.