Surprise Proposal at Chateau Elan | Taylor + Louis

The Planning

Louis reached out to me back in February to find a date that would work for him to surprise his girlfriend Taylor with a proposal at Chateau Elan. Taylor and I were in the same sorority back at UGA, and she had mentioned to some of our mutual friends and hinted to Louis that she would like for me to be there to capture it when he proposed. How sweet is that? ? I am always so honored to capture such big and special moments, especially when it’s for people I know.

Louis decided he would take Taylor for a wine tasting at Chateau Elan, and then bring her outside to walk among the vines. We were both hoping they would turn green by the end of March, but sadly, they were all dead. When I drove up and saw the dead vines, I panicked. I was supposed to hide in the vines to capture the proposal but you could see right through the entire vineyard. Definitely not ideal hiding conditions. Thankfully, I had plenty of time to scout out a new spot and found a big tree by the end of the vineyard. The perfect hiding spot to capture their proposal.

The Proposal

I felt like I was more nervous than Louis was, waiting for him to text me telling me they were heading my way from the wine tasting. I told him to walk to walk and talk with her, and once he felt ready to pop the question, to come to the end of the aisle. Louis completely surprised Taylor with the proposal! She thought it would still be several more months until he would propose. Her reaction was so precious to capture. She just couldn’t believe it was really happening! Once she stopped crying a bit, we took a few couple’s pictures and I loved getting to capture all of the emotions they were feeling. Congrats to Louis and Taylor! ❤️

Winery: https://www.chateauelan.com/

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