OHHHHHHHH HOW I’VE BEEN SO RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED TO SHOW YOU THIS AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!! This was one of my favorite sessions… ever. Yeah, that’s kind of a big deal. π Maxine and Harold are SO full of love and excitement that photographing them had me on a high for days. I know I gave a spoiler on Monday but… regardless… you’re about to see why. π
Yes yes yes, a morning session… watching the sun come up while prancing through the fog. Does it GET any better than this?! ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! My view.
Mike’s view. Oh, hi sweet couple… thanks for being awesome. π
A side note about AM sessions… would you believe that all but two of our sessions this summer happened at sunrise?! Do we have the best clients or what?! Though… most have suggested it themselves. It’s REALLY not been a hard sell. With the crazy heat this summer… it’s been awesome. The light’s amazing, the apparent temperature (ie heat index) is usually 30Β° cooler (WOW TO THAT!) and… it’s check marked… you’re free to enjoy the rest of your day π
WACKY BOBBI STRIKES AGAIN!!!! π
HELLOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL Maxine!
THENNNNNN…. it happened π What Harold, Mike and I had been planning for months π π π
You see, back in March we received an email from Harold. In that email he wrote,
“I have a crazy idea. My girlfriend and I are wedding photographers in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I want to get engaged. This is where you come in. We are planning on launching a brand spankin’ new website/blog later this summer and are going to need some photos of us for it. Because we know we want to get engaged ‘soon’ this photoshoot would also be a good excuse to get engagement photos done.Β The catch? I want to propose during the shoot, and thus she CAN NOT FIND OUT! This is going to take a lot of work but I really hope you guys are in!”
And THAT was when the planning started π
Harold and I were brainstorming on how we could make the actualΒ proposal moment completely unexpected… and here was what we came up with. π I’d wait until the light and setting were perfect… place them about 6′ facing away from each other… when I say “go” turn around and say the first thing that comes to mind. I told Harold that he could do this as many times as he needed to get himself prepared for the big moment. He did it twice… then BAM on the third spin he turns around slides down to one knee and with the BIGGEST most genuine smile I’ve ever seen… “will you marry me?” Maxine’s reaction… “WHAT?!” She was absolutely SHOCKED! From what I gathered later… Maxine is nearly impossible to surprise so the fact that he pulled this off was just awesome. I guess Harold had been saying things like, “You know… I’m in no hurry to get married…” which completely threw her off. π So when he popped down to one knee… she didn’t expect it… not even 1%!
So, he asked her again… “Will you marry me?” Maxine walked closer… too shocked for words. Her body language was full of excitement and screaming YES YES YES!!!! Still… too shocked for words.
THENNNN…. “yes…” 
“…yes, YES, YESSSS!!!!! I WILL MARRY YOU!!!!”
It was perfect in every way… EVERY way!!!!!! Harold, you get SO many bonus points for this move. One of the best engagement stories I’ve heard. π Photographers getting their ACTUAL engagement photographed?! Harold, this was absolutely PERFECT! Man oh man… now I’m full of chills…Β 
Then it was time to continue the session. MAN OH MAN my heart was still racing! When I sat them down in this field I could finally let out my excitement…. “YOU’RE GETTING MARRRRRRIED!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!” Here was her response π
Then an outfit change and a quick drive where we found this πΒ 
SO badass! π
“Uhmmmm… so…. these white tubie things…. uhmmm… think you could get inside?” Though it was a weeee bit difficult getting in… look how cool the shot is. π I’m kind of in love with it… 
Something about this reminds me of John and Yoko…Β 
Then one more outfit change. π Our last location was a book store. When we first arrived it was closed… so we walked around it and found some fun little spots.Β 
“in every season… believe”
I love how much you love her.
These two love to read. Maxine is actually a creative writing major at Grand Valley State University… so this was THE most perfect spot to finish the session. As a matter of fact… Maxine was kind of in heaven… she became so immersed in the books that she nearly forgot she was getting her photo taken. “Maxine… focus!” She was SO dang cute. 
HOT TAMALES!
Nothing wrong with a little snuggling in the aisles, right?! PS. fluorescent lights rock my world. JUSSSSST kidding!
We’re in the process of working out the details… but, I’m pretttttty sure that they will grace this blog again in 2011 π I SOOO cannot wait for that! π π π
Harold, thank you for trusting in us to photograph such an awesome moment. It’s something I will never ever ever forget. Ever. Such an honor.
Maxine, thank you for being you… just being around you brings me the smiles. I see now why Harold is the happiest guy in the world π
Have fun planning your wedding friends!
~bobbi:!:
tippy toe style shooting. π 
YEAHHHHH!!!!!! PS. don’t judge my outfit… remember… all of my clothes are WAY too big for me right now… next week is the week I’ve finally decided to buy more. Wish me luck!
β
Love every single image! I love Love LOVE that you caught the actual engagement. So perfect!!!
Fabulous session! You almost make me want to get up early for a sunrise session.. almost. π
What an incredibly sweet story. They were lucky to have you two capture it!
oh my gosh i’m like practically in tears, this is PERFECT! they are stunning and your photos are beautiful!
Eekk! This is definitely one of my fave b+m sessions too! I am swooning over all those books! Beautiful!!
This is way awesome.
i am in love with this session. you guys seriously rock. like totally rock. like wish i knew you – rock! π
This is amazing!! I’m so jealous, this is the absolutely PERFECT way that I would want to get engaged. Anybody want to shoot a msg to my boyfriend for me?? lol
Pretty sure this is the best engagement session in all of the universe. Wow!
Love love LOVE it. This is amazing.
Wow Wow Wow. I didn’t think anything could top my own kid’s photo shoot, but this is just crazy good. Unbelievable! What are the chances two people with as much talent as you two have would live in Indy. We are blessed.
SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!
I love the creativity of this shoot ANNNNND I love that it was done in FW (on the day I got my surprise visit from you!…yes, it’s all about me. Ha!) Seriously, you guys are geniusses!
Congrats to the newly engaged couple! I would LOVE to have photos of my proposal! Very cool!!!!
The upside down image of them laying down in the piping. Is making love to my mind, over and over again.
This is awkward.
π
this is SO PERFECT. I agree with you, one of my favorite sessions of yours EVER!!
Bobbi and Mike that is such an amazing story / idea!!!! Kudos to all of you for pulling it off!!
All amazing! The lens flare on the second is off the chain.
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh … This might be my favorite session ever too!! What an awesome couple! Locations in this shoot are the shizzzz :o) Great job guys!
That is seriously the BEST! Awesome secret, awesome location, awesome couple and AMAZING IMAGES!!! Great work.
ah. I just love this. I am crazy sick insane nuts over bookstores. I love that shot of them laying in the middle of the shelves.
Best.Session.Ever.
Are you friggin kidding me? That shoot was magic. Had to keep myself from crying at work. I’m such a dork! Love to you all.
~J
Wow! I love them all! Soooo amazing.
Amazing! You guys are storytellers, in the most beautiful way!
This one brought me to tears- twice! Amazing morning, amazing couple, and fabulous creative photos! I love all of your work- bobbi and mike you are an inspiration!!
Love love love love LOVE! These pictures are so freakin’ awesome. I got to photograph a great friend being proposed to and helping plan it was half the fun! So awesome. Love everything about this.
Simply AMAZING! One of my favorite things I’ve seen from you guys.
I absolutely love that you show picks of you two actually phographing the pics.
omg I’m totally obsessed with this shoot!!! I got chills reading the story, and can’t get enough of these two and their pictures! Love shooting proposals, love this shoot, love me some bb+mk!!!
Amazing shoot and what a beautiful proposal story !!
Two words: Hot dayummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
PS – And the name Mae? Rocks my world. Congrats you two!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
this has to be one of the best series of photos on the planet.
get outta town. nothing will ever compare to this. its perfect.
Umm…wow! Amazing to everything on this post!
ILOVETHIS ILOVETHIS ILOVETHIS ILOVETHIS. Holy smokin’ cow, I can’t even put it into words. Soooooo great.
I have chills. There are no words. You guys are just amazing.
It’s just completely and ridiculously unfair all the talent you guys possess!!!! Seriously, I can see why this session is a favorite… it’s so incredible! LOVE the windmill shot, the tube shots, them laying on the wood with those leading lines… are you kidding me, FABULOUS!!
I look soooo enthused in that last picture… hahah. (atleast compared to Mae and Bobbi). Thank you so much guys. You are amazing and I cannot wait to see the rest of the photos!
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Okay, ssooooo I’m actually commenting from IRELAND because this is too effin ridiculous! LOVE IT! π π π
I absolutely love it!!! How freaking adorable are they??? And, OMG with the engagement surprise that is awesome, you pulled it off!!!!! How many people get to do that!!???
YEAH! awesome sesh guys!!!!!!! super cute couple!!! i really don’ think i could ever do a morining session though… mostly cause of the bad breath. π
Oh my gosh. I got like 8 different waves of goosebumps reading this! There is no way it could have been anymore perfect! LOVE all of the pics and the story to go along with it put this whole blog post over the top! Thanks for sharing! π
OMG, I think I just teared up at the proposal pics. AMAZING. just an amazing session.
Oh so perfect. Loved it from start to finish.
I almost just cried! What an amazing amazing session. Beautiful couple, beautiful photos… BEAUTIFUL!
I’m a long time blog stalker and first time commenter (is that a word?!)….this is MIND BLOWINGLY amazing! Love the engagement, love the creativity, love their love. Goosebumps and tears…I love it!
I have tears in my eyes. These are beautiful. I feel like I just got engaged. Great job my friend. Miss you again!
AYKM?? That sunrise is breathtaking, especially with the early-morning fog…WOWSA!! Love the shots, each and every one. All views.
you two are unbelievable. what an amazing moment in time to be a part of. congrats to the couple and well…congrats to you for being so darn fabulous!
Wow! I went through the pictures twice and cried both times. Great job with the surprise proposal Byran, she’s one lucky girl!
I am so in love with this story and these photos, AMAZING! I’ve told my bf if he is ever going to propose he better damn well have the moment captured on film π You guys are just incredible, and if that fateful day ever comes about I hope that someone as talented as you is there to capture it! On second thought, I’ll also book us a trip to Michigan to get some shots π *i wouldn’t hold your breath though, haha*
btw, love the baggy tee/pants combo. no apology necessary, adoarble last shot of you!
Cutest thing ever!! I think my heart just melted π
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Incredible. No other words!
The same thing happened to me! I wanted to do a shoot in a book shop and it was closed! It kind of ruined the momentum a little. Way to recover! π Love this session!!
I LOVVVVVVvvve a good proposal story! And, lovely photos!
officially my favorite session of yours ever… π
OMG!!! This is crazy!!!! Such a sweet and adorable couple!!!
e-x-c-e-l-l-e-n-t all around!
My new Bobbi & Mike fav!!!!!!!!!! I love them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love it, love it, love it! This story just lifted my heart like 10,000 feet. π (And the pics rock as usual!)
Are. You. Kidding. Me?!?!?! Best photo shoot YET!!!!!!! I still have chills.
congratulations to the happy couple. You guys were so lucky to share this with them
Love these! A fav for sure!
Bobbi! I’ve been following your work for about three years now and I love it. But I have to say this is the best I have ever seen! So amazing! Every shot is perfect.
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seriously! your work is always great, tons of fun and you guys bring it! but this one is the BEST ever! gorgeous engagement session with a surprise proposal and over the top images. r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s!
Holy shit I’m in love with this couple … they may be the cutest EVER!! I had tears in my eyes reading about the engagement, how awesome that it was photographed and captured!! I hope we get to see them again π
Congrats Mae and Bryan
I so love this. Got chills reading it and following the story.
that first shot is my favorite! helloooo gorgeous sunrise π awesome work! ps i love her tattoo!
ohhh my goodness! i usually never comment, i just stalk the blog and fall in love with your photos silently. but THIS! are you kidding!? THIS DESERVES COMMENTS. hello favorite session of yours EVER. all i’m saying is whoever i marry better find out how much i adore bobbi+mike and plan accordingly ;-). KUDOS KUDOS KUDOS to bryan. oooh and ps. HER TATTOO IS THE BOMB. looove it. great work bobbi+mike! absolutely loved every single bit of this!!!
I second everything Melissa said…I’ve been a long time follower of you two and I decided to finally make my commenting debut with this AMAZING session! LOVE IT! You guys just keep outdoing yourselves! Hands down my favorite session ever. That couple couldn’t be cuter!
I absolutely LOVED every shot in this session. Well dont you two! LOVE them <3
Absolutely amazing my friend. There are no words for this one. The first two shots are perfection and the rest are icing on the cake. These two are adorable, gorgeous and so completely in love. How cool you guys got to be a part of that! Hope to get to see them again here!
Absolutely precious. Beautiful images, so full of love! I checked out their site, and they’re great photographers too!
This is so beautiful and the best part is that it is truly original.
Love the library shots a lot <3
best post ever. the photos are amazing, the story about the proposal is perfect and they are so lucky to have great pictures to remember their enagment π way to go bryan on the surprise!
Absolutely stunning! This post takes my breath away. You are amazing photographers with a beautiful gift.
absolute favorite of ALL time. not kidding.
Holy crap get me some tissue!!!! Are you joking me? L.O.V.E. so in love with these I’m dying. Never commented on your blog before but WOW. Love them ALL!
and KUDOS to you for getting out of bed with enough time to start photographing the minute the sun rises….and doing it for multiple shoots lately. i’m pretty amazed. that’s devotion kid. π
WOW! These are friggin AWESOME. Beautiful images, story and couple. Off to grab some tissue;)
OMG!! Yes I have chills now too! That first one – BAM!! This shoot is just amazing. What a great opportunity to document a proposal. Those tubey thingys are so cool(as yes I totally see John/Yoko)You rocked it as usual.
I loved this post! π It reminded me of the day I got engaged (my husband hired our friend/videographer to capture it) as well as the proposal I photographed for our friends. I couldn’t see through the tears of happiness…I was verklempt! π Once again, I became all teary reading this post! WONDERFUL. MY FAVORITE.
Thanks so much for your wonderful blog!!!!
What?!!! Could this all be any more beautiful? Love every single image…how cool that they have this all documented!
This is by far my favorite session you have done! AMAZING! You inspire me so much!
Me likey. Me likey a LOT. Surprise engagement shoots are seriously the best. And they don’t happen often. And I’ve done one too, which makes reason #612 why we are the same person. π LOVE THIS!!! π
:D!!!!
holy carp, you guys are artists through and through.
First of all, Bobbi, you look so cute!!! I love your smile!
And OH MY GOOOODDDNEESSS! This shoot is insanely AMAZING!!!!!!!
WOW!!! This is AMAZING!!!! Congrats to the newly engaged couple!!!
Definitely got chills myself reading the story! Amazing photos!
love the library shots, you guys rock!
I have no words. Amazing. Truly.
I love love love this… it’s particularly special to me because my boyfriend did the same thing to me July 17th!! We are photographers as well. We got all dressed up to go to the opera, and because I don’t get him in a tux very often, I hired a photographer to take some pictures of us. He knew how much the pictures would mean to me and proposed on the street in Central City, CO. I cried the ugly cry, and while usually that would be horrible, I didn’t mind it this time! π
Here’s one of my favorites… http://bit.ly/aP2vGR
Congratulations to Bryan and Mae, he did an awesome job, those are pictures she will treasure, ESPECIALLY as a photographer!
~Brooke
Hehe sorry wrong picture was linked… http://bit.ly/dp9VXs
Hi Bobbi and Mike! I’m a HUGE fan of your work! You guys rock, keep up the amazing work!! π
Hi Bobbi and Mike! Ist time commenting… I love the white tubie trio. The black and white is so serene. Good stuff!
You two are so amazing. I have to check every week to see what you are up to! You are my idol! Love love this session… as always!
This was so awesome that I had to comment; BOBBI+MIKE you two kick ass!!! This session was “OMG AWESOME” ahhh!!!!
i don’t think you realize how unbelievably inspirational you are to others. especially photographers. pure amazingness.
ok so I LOVE these two! I love these photos, I love their love…. love love love!
spectacular!
Every one of those photos made me smile. You guys are awesome! Such a cute session.!
seriously. the most amazing session ever! Amazed. That first one took my breathe away!
Can I just say how in LOVE LOVE LOVE with these I am?? Hello brilliant idea! Love absolutely everything about them!! The morning light is PERFECT!
How can you not help but smile at this? π
Love everything about these!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! And how amazing to witness such a sweet proposal!
Everything about this shoot is ah-mazing!! Seriously π
You got so much variety out of this shoot! The morning mist is to die for. Windmills and libraries, just all around perfect!
this was just amazing. it definitely made my day! it was just so bright and incredibly, simply, and perfectly happy and in love!
Gotta say…..this may be your very bestest engagement shoot. EVER. Which, of course is saying a lot seeing as you and your hubby rock it every. single. time.
I think I love you guys. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
crying. perfet, perfect post and images.
WAY OVER THE TOP AWESOME. WAY! I have tears! Its beautiful!!! xo BEST EVER.
A LIVE proposal!!!!! Dripped in glorious light. WOW. WOW. WOW!
this awesomeness can be summed up in one word ***** magical****
OMG…could this couple be any cuter?!? Awesome photos too! π
WOW.. This is one of my favorite sesh’s I’ve seen.. Love the first set in the early morning.. … Keep rock’n friends..
You literally made me cry…this session was just so unbelievably amazing. You made me feel like I was there, witnessing something so beautiful and personal between two people who are complete strangers to me. You can’t help but feel so overwhelmingly happy for them!! I can not wait to see what you two do at their wedding. Thank you (both) for constantly being such a huge inspiration to me. I hope one day I can grow up and be like you!!
Y’all S L A Y me!!! I totally want to be them, flat out. They are AH-DORABLE and these images ROCK. MY. FACE. OFF.
(looking around for my face)
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I love this. Love it. The photos, the captions. You had me tearing up! I felt like I was there watching it happen. What a super cute couple!
First of all, you guys are so cute. I’ve been looking through your blog posts for the past hour and love everything. The fact that you seem like awesome people and you’ve put a smile on my face more than once by something you have said-such a bonus.
This session…OMG – it’s so precious. What a cute as pie couple. Love every single image.
This has to be the perfect proposal/e-session E V E R!! love love love π Amazing as always.
WOW!! I love this session!!! It made me wanna be engaged, RIGHT NOW!! π Amazing, amazing pictures…
OMG! I cried! This is sooo cool…I love your work!!!
Aww, this is gorgeous!! I love everything about it, all of it! Amazingness π
That might just be the most beautiful shoot I’ve ever seen!!!! I’m bookmarking your page to check more of your work out!!! AMAZING!
aww beautiful story and photography well done team, i wish you were in n.z sometimes! π
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What an awesome story! I teared up looking at this and reading it. Wow. Now back to read about their wedding.
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I love it very much! You are the best) I am happy that I’ve found you. Your work inspires me and your smile so happy that I want to smile allways when I see it!
Such an awesome session! Great work! And what a beautiful couple π
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