Marissa and Chandler are getting married this summer and we photographed their beautiful Lavallette Beach engagement session last summer. This engagement session has all the summer beach vibes we could want! If you’re sitting around in the cold today, definitely scroll through this post. You’ll warm right up! What makes this session so sweet is knowing that Lavallette Beach is one of Marissa and Chandler’s special places. Marissa chose the perfect outfits to fit the beach vibes and they even brought along a bottle of champagne to enjoy during their session, too. It was picture perfect (literally!).
THEIR LOVE STORY
Marissa and Chandler are high school sweethearts. They met during freshman year but things didn’t turn romantic for them until much later. Over the summer before senior year, they began to talk more and as Marissa and Chandler told us, “the rest is history!”. Together, the two went to Buffalo Wild Wings for their first date and have been together ever since. During a summer trip to the beach, Chandler asked Marissa to be his girlfriend. Throughout their relationship, many days were spent on Lavallette Beach. It became their special place , so it meant the world that they wanted to do photos here!
This summer, Marissa and Chandler are hosting a beautiful wedding at Clark’s Landing Yacht Club in Point Pleasant, one of our favorite nautical venues in New Jersey. We can’t wait to see their renovation updates!!! In the meantime, enjoy these beach engagement portraits from Marissa and Chandler’s session!
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Hair and Makeup: Spa Bella
Tell us about the proposal!
“Chandler proposed in Lavallette. Throughout high school, college, and after, we would spend our summers at the Jersey Shore. His family has a house in Lavallette and my family has a house in Seaside Park. In July 2013, Chandler asked me to be his girlfriend on the beach in Lavallette.
In May 2022, Chandler planned on asking me to marry him on the beach in Lavallette, but the weather has other ideas! It was pretty much a monsoon outside, so he wasn’t able to do it on the beach. He ended up taking me to his aunt and uncle’s house in Lavallette, two doors from his house, where we spend a lot of time having family dinners in the summer. He proposed in front of the windows overlooking the ocean- the closest we could get to the beach on that day! After he asked, both of our families came out from hiding and surprised me!”
Tell us about the ring!
“It is a cushion cut with a yellow gold band and platinum prongs. I had sent Chandler ideas on instagram for awhile, but the ring was a complete surprise!”
Tell us one thing you love about each other.
Marissa: “I love that he makes me laugh and is so helpful and giving.”
Chandler: “I love that she is my biggest fan, ever since she was my cheerleader during football season in high school!”
What’s your wedding day vision and style!
“We are getting married at a church in Lavallette and the reception is at Clark’s Landing. Of course; we wanted to be down the shore. We plan on having a lot of beachy details at the wedding!”
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