Stacey and Evan’s Melrose Avenue engagement session in Los Angeles was one for the books!! As cliche as it sounds, this entire engagement session truly IS A VIBEEEEEE! (Yeah, I just said that.) As if Melrose Avenue wasn’t already so unique, just add Stacey and Evan, PURE MAGIC. John, Madi, and I were out West vacationing in Palm Springs, California and were lucky enough to meet up with Evan and Stacey in Los Angeles.
We’ve had the privilege of getting to know Stacey and Evan over the last two years. They are some of the kindest, most thoughtful, loving people we’ve ever come in contact with. I’m sure anyone whose ever been in contact with these two would agree, to know Stacey and Evan is to love Stacey and Evan. We honestly wish these babes lived in Memphis so we could hang out all the time, we both even have golden retrievers, how cute?!
Stacey and Evan actually met on an online dating app called Coffee Meets Bagel. Evan sent a message to Stacey that said “May I have your numero?” and the rest is history. Ironically enough, these love birds actually had their first date enjoying coffee and bagels, how appropriate?
As always, we love asking our couples how they got engaged! Stacey and Evan’s proposal is one of the sweetest! Here’s the way Stacey tells the story:
“So, to be totally honest, I originally thought I was getting engaged the weekend I actually did get engaged. However, Evan and my friend Jess threw me off. Jess called me and invited us to come down for a birthday party in San Diego. I was SURE that Evan was going to say no, because he had told me we were going on a “romantic weekend trip.” However, Evan was in on the plan and said “SURE, LET’S GO!” So, we started the road trip down to San Diego from Los Angeles and continued stopping at every possible location for photos. It was getting windy out and I was annoyed that Evan kept wanting to stop for photos. The 2-and-a half hour trip from Los Angeles to San Diego was approaching hour 5. We stopped at a local market “to pick up cheese, grapes, and sparking waters” for the party and I noticed a large hot air balloon truck. Evan said, “We aren’t going to San Diego” and I immediately knew we were getting engaged. The problem was…the wind!!! We had to wait to find out if we were going to be able to go up in the hot air balloon for about an hour. Evan was FREAKING out and ended up eating all the cheese and grapes within 10 minutes. After waiting and waiting, we were told that we would not be able to go up in the hot air balloon…so Evan proposed to me just right then and there. We then called all of our family and had a romantic dinner in San Diego!
When I got home, I saw that Evan had sent out letters to all of my best family and friends letting them know he was going to propose and that he wished they could all be there. He put a return card in there so that they could write us a congratulatory letter. It was honestly so overwhelming to receive such beautiful notes back from all of my favorite people…it melted my heart!!!”
We love how thoughtful Evan was including Stacey’s friends and family. Those notes will be something she cherishes forever.
We are so excited because John, Madi, and I get to photograph Stacey + Evan’s wedding NEXT month in Santa Barbara, California at The Rincon Beach Club. It’s going to be EPIC, and we simply cannot wait to be a part of their most special day! You guys enjoy!
