Dreamy Beach Engagement at Coral Cove Park in Jupiter, Florida

On July 24th, 2020, Andrew & I had the pleasure of capturing Alex & Gavin’s dreamy beach engagement photos at Coral Cove Park in Jupiter, Florida. This little park is right next to Jupiter’s Blowing Rocks Perserve which is where Alex wanted her photos done initially. But due to beach closurers, Coral Cove Park was perfect! I had completely forgotten about this little park! We captured a wedding here almost five years ago! It was so nice to be back because this park is gorgeous!

Alex & Gavin are one of the most patient couples ever! I say this because between Covid-19 beach closures, and the most rainy summer ever, we had to reschedule their session four times!! In my ten years of photographing, I have never had to rescedule that many times, never more than twice! The weather this Summer has been the worst and most unpredicable I have ever seen, and I’ve lived in Florida my entire life!

Finally, we had a day with a completely clear forecast, with no rain in sight until 9PM. Well, we started our session a little before 7PM with clear skies and gorgous weather, but by 7:30PM storm clouds were in sight. Luckly, we were able to shoot until a little after 8PM with no rain! And we got the most epic backdrop of stormclouds and even a RAINBOW!! Yes, somehow we got a rainbow before it rained and it just showed up directly behind them as we were taking photos on the beach! It was the perfect touch to add to this dreamy beach engagement session!

Their session was a long awaited one, but man, was it worth the wait!!

Alex & Gavin, it was such a pleasure working with you both! We hope you love the photos, and enjoy them for many years to come! We pray God continues to bless you both as you start the next chapter of your lives!

Location: Coral Cove Park in Jupiter, Florida

Photography: Crystal Bolin

Camera Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, 50mm 1.4F, 100mm 2.8F, & 24mm 1.4F

Stephanie + Brandon | Palm Beach Destination Engagement

A Destination Engagement in Palm Beach, Florida

He got down on one knee and popped the big question at the Breakers in Palm Beach the day before their engagement shoot. They were still on cloud 9 and beaming with joy. Her dream was to be proposed to in Palm Beach--a place she often visited with her family. Although she had her suspicions when the question was asked, it came as a wonderful surprise. She had the man of her dreams, a gorgeous ring on her finger and had packed her favorite Lilly Pulitzer dress! She was ready for her next surprise!

Stephanie's parents contacted us a few weeks prior to their trip to Palm Beach from Chicago. They told me the plan and how they wanted to surprise Stephanie with her dream engagement shoot in Palm Beach the day after the proposal!

Stephanie's mom, Lori, even wrote a personalized poem that she framed and gave to Stephanie after the proposal to tell her about her second surprise---her dream engagement shoot!

It was such a pleasure working with this happy couple! It was such an honor to capture their Palm Beach destination engagement photos!

Stephanie and Brandon,

Andrew and I wish you all the best as you begin this wonderful new season of life! We hope you enjoy looking back on your engagement photos for many years to come!

We started with a few quick portraits in the colorful Worth Avenue!

Then we made our way to the Worth Avenue Clock Tower! The main spot Stephanie always dreamt of having her engagement photos captured at! 

When I saw Stephanie's ring I was in awe. It was one gorgeous ring. Then she told me that her uncle was the owner of Astrein's Creative Jewelers and designed her incredible ring for Brandon to give to her! How sweet is that!?

The framed photo her parents gave her after the proposal to tell her about her engagement shoot with us!

Then it was time for a few classic beach photos!

Then we finished up their Palm Beach destination engagement shoot with a few more photos in front of the Worth Avenue Clock Tower!

The details that brought this Palm Beach Destination Engagement together:

Location: Worth Avenue, Palm Beach & Palm Beach beach

Ring: Astrein's Creative Jewelers

Dress: Lilly Pulitzer

Photography: Crystal Bolin

Jessica + Trey | Colorful Palm Beach Engagement

A Colorful Palm Beach Engagement

On Tuesday, February 21st, I had the pleasure of capturing Jessica and Trey's colorful Palm Beach engagement shoot on Worth Avenue. Fresh, vivid Spring flowers had just been planted in Worth Avenue when we captured their engagement session. These bright blooms brought so many gorgeous colors to their shoot!

Jessica and Trey were so much fun to work with! Andrew and I are so excited to capture their September wedding in Jupiter, Florida! [line]

Their Love Story

Jessica and Trey met in Hawaii, though he was originally from Maryland and she was from Kansas. Trey moved to Hawaii in 2010 and in June of 2014 he started working for Ko' Olina Golf Club. He loved that this job gave him the flexibility to go to school and play free golf at one of the nicest courses on the island.

Jessica moved to Hawaii in July of 2014. She immediately began applying for jobs but was finding it very difficult to find a job in Hawaii. After a few months of searching, she finally found one. It just so happened to be the very same golf course where Trey worked at! Jessica knew absolutely nothing about golf and had absolutely no idea what an OGS person would even do, but it was a job! On her first day, Trey came up and introduced himself. Her first thought was, "Finally! Someone close to my age who's from the mainland!"

Jessica told me, "It wasn't anything like love at first sight, but more like friends at first sight." Trey ended up training Jessica and he had her laughing the whole entire time. She felt like they had been friends forever, and it wasn't long before they started hanging out after work occasionally.

One of their first dates was on the North Shore where they took some wine down to the beach and looked at the stars. During their date and Trey said, "How incredible is it that a guy from Maryland and a girl from Kansas meet in the middle of the ocean after all of these years?" Then he kissed her for the first time and they have been together ever since.

The Proposal

Jessica ended up going back to Kansas in November 2015 to visit her family and friends for a week. After she got back to Hawaii they started talking about getting married. One afternoon they went to a ring shop to look and see, and he ended up ordering something that day. Jessica told him that since she knew it would be coming she wanted to be surprised once the ring was ready and have a romantic proposal.

Well.... she couldn't wait, once she found out that he had picked up the ring she told him she didn't really need anything super romantic. The next day he ended up getting down on one knee in their kitchen and asked her to marry him! She was so incredibly excited that it felt like she didn't even know it was going to happen.

The details that brought this colorful Palm Beach engagement session together:

Location: Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL

Photography: Crystal Bolin Photography