REAL ARIZONA WEDDING
LAUREN & SHAWN NOVEMBER 13, 2016 Photograpraphy By: Steph Wahlig
The Proposal
The Ceremony
The Reception
After meeting at a volleyball tournament
Lauren and Shawn decided to elope in
After the ceremony, the crew headed to a
in Rocky Point, Mexico, Lauren and Shawn
Sedona surrounded by their closest friends
local dive bar for celebratory drinks. They
became friends and eventually started
and two pups. They found the perfect spot
eventually made their way back to their
dating a year later. Lauren and Shawn
to exchange vows in Red Rock State Park
lodging for a family dinner, drinks and
returned to Rocky Point with a group of
overlooking Bell Rock. Two of their closest
toasts.
friends to play in the same tournament
friends officiated the wedding adding to the
the pair initially met at. They had a blast
intimate and personal feel of the whole day.
hanging out with the friends, playing
Lauren remarked that “we joke about how
volleyball and soaking up the sun. On
everything that weekend was just perfect,
the last day, Shawn kept insisting they
even the imperfections were perfect.”
stay for just a few more minutes. When he finally got up, he surprised Lauren by instead dropping to one knee to propose! “I think I blacked out a little! Everything he said was so sweet. It was a complete surprise!” Lauren remembered.