A Golden Hour, Lakefront E-Session in Grand Rapids: The Engagement of Brandy and Cody

In this modern age of dating, Brandy and Cody met on a dating app called Coffee Meets Bagel. The first time they met in person was to attend a Tiger's game. When the time came to propose, Cody chose to do it at a beach in Holland, Michigan during their tulip festival! Brandy admits, "He tried to make it a surprise by scheduling 'family photos' for us."
 

Brandy's engagement ring was designed by Cody after she shared her preferences from Pinterest and an iPhone album. Though he had a blueprint, Cody made sure that Brandy's ring was unique and meaningful. "He blew it out of the water!" Brandy gushes. "He designed my ring to have two of the outer diamonds removed and replaced with Blue Topaz stones, which is my grandmother’s birth stone. This came as a total surprise to me, and it was very special." We love the way the Blue Topaz gemstones really shine in these photos!
 

After finding their wedding and engagement photographer on social media, she suggested the location for their engagement session. "We got engaged on the beach and knew we would be getting married on the beach/water as well. Magan helped pick a great location where we could get beach pics and downtown pics," Brandy explains. As for their attire, Brandy and Cody wanted to wear white but also look beachy-formal, and we think they nailed it!
 

Planning is going smoothly for Brandy and Cody. They mostly knew what they wanted before they jumped into planning but still figured it out along the way. Throughout the whole planning process, they never disagreed, which helped make it easier. As they get closer to their wedding day, Brandy shares some words of advice, "There are days where it’s stressful, especially as you approach the wedding time and have the
final meetings with your vendors. However, if you both agree to embrace and share the responsibilities of planning it will help bring you closer together and learn how to struggle through things together before marriage."
 

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