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couple engagement session at roots down brewing company in Phoenixville PA

An ice cold beer, beautiful sunlight, and the most beautiful summer evening helped make Carli and Jack’s engagement session one of my favorites. we started our evening at Roots Down Brewing Company in Phoenixville, PA, before hopping over to Valley Forge park to catch the sunset. Roots Down let us roam free in the brewery, which happens to be an atmosphere I’ve never shot in before. Carli and Jack toasted to their love, which is just about the cutest thing ever. Jack always knows how to make Carli truly smile, and Carli always knows exactly how I want her to pose with Jack- except it’s not a pose for them- it’s natural.

After the brews were downed, we found ourselves strolling through sun kissed fields at Valley Forge Park. A quick stop at my favorite abandoned green house and “hobbit door”, and it was a wrap. I am so excited for this wedding next year! It seems like a lifetime away, but I know it’ll be here before we know it.

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We met for coffee around 4:45. Elizabeth and I are both feeling pretty tired as our seasons slowly begin to wind down. We sipped and encouraged one another and prepped for what she thought was a photo/video engagement session. For weeks her boyfriend Dale and I had been planning the events of this night. Weddings, engagements- they are what Elizabeth and I do. It takes a lot to surprise us, and Dale wanted to make sure Elizabeth was knocked off her feet with surprise.

Elizabeth and I hiked to the spot in the woods Dale and I had scouted the week prior, and I asked her to pose so I could test the light, something that we do countless times (see first photo below). Such a common request which set up an opportunity for Dale to pop around the corner, much to Elizabeth’s confusion, and kneel before his future bride. Though I couldn’t hear what was being said, I watched as Dale pulled a box from his pocket and Elizabeth jumped into his arms in an embrace. This was the PERFECT proposal…. and as a photographer…. I mean how romantic is it that Elizabeth thought she was going to an engagement shoot but actually she was going to her ENGAGEMENT???? Just melting over here.

I am so happy to have been there, to have been able to help Dale completely surprise Elizabeth, and to document such an important moment. It’s an evening I won’t forget! Continue reading “Valley Forge Proposal Photography | Elizabeth and Dale | Allie Skylar Photography” →