Beginning to write this blog post was a daunting task – because I truly want to do this experience justice with my words.
Getting to experience Joshua Tree National Park with these two was an experience of a lifetime. For the last few years I’ve seen so many photographers shoot at J-Tree, capturing it’s beauty and creating breathtaking imagery – I was so anxious for the opportunity to shoot at this beautiful place.
Jaclyn slid into my DM’s almost 2 years ago and told me that one day, I was going to shoot her wedding. Soooo obviously I followed her back and continued to stalk their relationship. 🤷🏻♀️ Then they got engaged and I got the call!!! The only catch is we didn’t live in the same state! ;) From here we started planning an epic engagement session, Jaclyn bought the most beautiful dress, and a few FaceTime dates later we were meeting face to face hopping in the car for a 7 hour RT road trip for one of the best days ever.
After living less than 90 min from the park where I grew up and never getting the chance to go, visiting this beautiful place was a bucket list item I got to check off!
And on top of it all – this was Jaclyn’s first visit to a national park, which made it that much more special.
These two have something special that’s just indescribable. They’ve been together since college, and have already been through so much life together. They have a deep, unshakeable love for each other, and I’m honored to have been able to document that through these images.
I hope you enjoy going through this set of images and feel the intense joy that we had during our session.
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Rachel Meagan is a Destination Wedding Photographer based in the greater DFW area. She specializes in photographing ridiculously in-love couples who have a desire to document that love.
