Meet Addie and Dustin. They had a family vacation in Florida. Dustin planned to propose to Addie on this vacation (or so everyone thought) and encouraged both families to come celebrate with them. What was really happening? Well… they’ve been engaged since October and were planning a surprise wedding for the end of the vacation! WHAT?! I’ll tell you more of the details in coming blog posts.
The day before their surprise wedding we took their engagement photos… 😀
We started their session at a local carnival.
My favorite ❗ Two things that make me love this image: 1) the carnival dude behind them. 2) the “I LOVE YOU” bear in the top right. 
…they really are the perfect pair…
NAME THIS RIDE!
My view…
Mike’s. 🙂 
Then a little outfit change and on to the board walk we went!
A little piece of trivia: Addie has been reading our blog for years and knew that Mike looked familiar… she remembered his eyes (how could you not?! 😀 ). Then, it dawned on her… they went to high school together in Fort Wayne, Indiana! 😀
Red, yellow, purple. I asked those girls to wear these colors so that this image would be awesome. Thank you for obliging 😉
Mike’s favorite ❓
Another piece of trivia: Dustin was a gymnast when he was a kid… 🙂 It seems that he still is! 
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treasure island, fla.
wedding | 3.19.2011 | treasure island, fla.
together | 7.10.2010
engaged | 10.10.2010
addie | goldsmith, jewelry magazine technical editor and doula • hometown | lebanon, ind.
dustin | electrical engineer • hometown | milwaukee, wis.
how they met, as told by Addie | “Match.com, baby! I ordered him up online. 😀 We met for our first blind date at the Milwaukee Art Museum, then had lunch downtown, and walked all around the lakefront talking and holding hands. (I told my best friend Kristin after the first date, “I think I just met my husband.” Seriously.) He called me up later that evening for drinks – our second first date in one day!”
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SEE! Proof of my hilarious jokes! 
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PERFECT!! 🙂 oh my. so beautiful. so awesome. so bobbi + mike! LOVE! 🙂
It is CLEAR that your couples have such a blast on their shoots with you guys!! You truly bring out THE BEST in each couple! And WHAT A CUTE STINKIN’ COUPLE! Oh. My. Word! She is just beautiful! 🙂
Great pictures! I think Dustin slightly resembles Vince Vaughn in the proof of your hilarious jokes.
OOOoooo I’m gonna guess the ride…i’m probably wrong, but i’ll take a shot at it. 🙂 is it the Berry go Round? or the ferris wheel maybe? 🙂
great pics guys!
I love the picture of her grabbing his butt!
You two are so awesome at what you do! Love all of these!! and can not wait to see the wedding pictures.
lots of favorites, but the third image in black and white! Whoa! That’s a treasured shot for sure!
Beautiful! And oh my gosh, is that John’s Pass? My grandparents have a condo in Treasure Island and John’s Pass brings back so many memories of visiting them as a kid. Love the photos!
I LOVE ‘EM! It makes me want summer to get here even sooner!! 🙂
This is just a great batch of photos. They make a beautiful couple. My favorite is the one of her holding his legs as he stands upside down…. well or maybe the ass grab shot. Hell, give me two faves! 😀
gorgeous photos! cannot WAIT for the rest of the posts!
xx libby
Love these and I cannot wait to hear the story!! How cool is the suprise wedding?!?!?!
I LOVE. I love. I love. I love. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE! SO glad you guys are back!
I LOVE it! Such a great love story, and great job of capturing it in photography. I am definitely adding your blog to our blog roll!
I love the ones at John’s Pass on the boardwalk! We go to Madeira Beach every March and we always get ice cream at Sugar Daddy’s! (I saw it in the background of your photo)!! Great photos, and what a cute, happy couple! Best wishes to them!
these are awesome…of course! Can’t wait to see the suprise wedding ones.
So cool!! You seriously get the best clients EVER!!!! Excited for their wedding photos!
Awesome job! I’ve been wanting to shoot at a fair! No clients willing yet 🙁 You guys look like a lot of fun too! And I’m totally jealous that you got to go to Florida for it! If you don’t mind me asking- what kind of ‘plugin’ or slider do you use for the top of your blog?
Oh how I have missed me some Bobbi & Mike amazingness. This is one of my very favorite engagement sessions of yours…had me smiling the whole time 🙂
Such a cute couple. I LOVE the first two images, so fun!
Adz- I love that there’s a toe pic in these!!! You are, as always, beyond beautiful.
YES! These are AWESOME! 🙂 Love her anthro dress too 🙂 (right?)
This is my beautiful daughter and her wonderful, handsome husband! I love you both. (love you too Bobbi, but in a different way). Damn are you guys good!
Love, Love, Love!
Gorgeous photos – great couple.
(love the pink shoes and sundress – would love to know where they’re from!)
Gorgeous! Love them all!
What amazing colours in this shoot. Great couple, great location, great photography. 🙂
a surprise wedding! WOW!! and they’re so beautiful!!
Mike’s favorite is my favorite, LOVE it! Can’t wait to see their wedding pictures!
You guys are just so so SO amazing at what you do. It makes me proud just to think I get to call you a friend 🙂
This session by the way? LOVE. Carnival? Check. Big smiles? Check. And a gal in a YELLOW STRIPED dress? LOVE!!!!
Oh wow, love love love these! My favorite is the pop-a-balloon booth in the background. #ilovecolor ;o)
Oh wow, love the carnival theme! My favorite is the pop-a-balloon booth in the backdrop! #lovevividcolors 🙂
you did NOT come to our town, to the very place where we JUST shot portraits twice this week, and take amazing engagement photos (DUH?!) without telling florida. you did NOT come here and not give us the opportunity to have you for our family portraits… my someday-dream. you DID!! beautiful, fun, lively, quirky, and totally, completely unfair, bobbi and mike!!!! 😉
Love their story and can’t wait to see their wedding photos!
I really enjoyed this session – all the bright colors and whimsy, what a cute couple 🙂 Can’t wait to see the wedding photos!!
Are you kidding me? I just spent my spring break at Madeira Beach, stayed at the Beach Place that is right across from John’s Pass where you took some of these photos!
As always, you photos are beautiful & inspiring!
This is such an amazing post – I LOVE her yellow dress, on top of everything else that makes this session brilliant!
Brilliant and so much fun!!!! They look so happy it makes me smile! 🙂