Engagement: Stunning Martha's Vineyard Engagement Session
Three outfits and three beautiful locations on Martha’s Vineyard. OKAY Lets go!
Everything about Dominique and Alex’s engagement session was so well put together. Each outfit - perfectly coordinated to the part of the island we were taking pictures on. Our first stop was the Edgartown Lighthouse. I love their breezy summer look, perfect for the late afternoon glow and tall grass of the beaches in Edgartown.
Her literal response to seeing the above photo in camera was - That’s us?!
Just as golden hour hit, we reached our next destination - the lake by Dominique’s moms’ house. We popped a bottle of champagne, danced, snuggled up before quickly heading out to pick up LOBSTER ROLLS and catch sunset on the beach!
Dominique styled this picnic to reflect her and Alex’s Greek and Jamaican heritages. I learned very quickly during our engagement session how much attention to detail Dominique pays - and she freaking slays the details my friends. This session got me so excited about her vision for her wedding. I can’t wait to share how amazing THAT day came together too!
For now, check out this romantic little setup and our stroll down a Martha’s Vineyard beach during a cotton candy sunset to end our perfect island engagement session. Talk about quintessential Martha’s Vineyard.
Scroll to the bottom for a more information on the history of Martha’s Vineyard and it’s original inhabitants, the Wampanoag.
Some history on the Island of Noepe:
"The last great North American glacier began its retreat some 10k years ago, leaving behind the accumulation of boulders, sand, and clay that is now known as Martha's Vineyard. There it is said a benevolent being named Moshup roamed the land. Weary from his journey Moshup dragged his foot, leaving a deep track in the mud. At first, only a silver thread of water trickled there. But gradually the ocean's force of wind and tides broadened and deepened the opening, creating an island named Noepe.
The Wampanoag were the first people of Noepe, at least 10k years ago. The Aquinnah Wampanoag share the belief that the giant Moshup taught our people how to fish and to catch whales, and still presides over our destinies.
When the first Europeans dropped anchor off our shores in the 1500s - just before the Pilgrims - we numbered 3,000 or more. To this day we still occupy our aboriginal land of Aquinnah and count 901 members, about 300 of whom live on the Island.
The Wampanoag Nation once included all of Southeastern MA and Eastern RI, encompassing over 67 distinct tribal communities. The Wampanoag people have undergone a very difficult history after assisting pilgrims in the early 1600s. With the European settlers came much adversity for our tribe - disease that virtually wiped out whole villages, systems of government that bore little resemblance to our tribal practices and values, missionaries intent on converting us to Christianity, and private models of land use and ownership that conflicted with our tribe's own communal practices and values. The vast majority of these tribal communities were killed in battles initiated by colonists to secure land. Today, only six visible tribal communities remain. Linking these tribal communities through preservation efforts is essential for survival of the many cultural arts and traditions at risk of being lost."