THE MAEWOOD JOURNAL

Swan Harbor Engagement

Engagements & Anniversaries

August 20, 2019

Breaking the Mold, Building a Life
Brooke + Patrick | Pastel Swan Harbor Engagement Session

Our favorite love stories are the ones that forge their own path—unconventional, untamed, and beautifully real. The ones that skip the rulebook, honor the moment, and embrace a timeline all their own. That’s exactly the kind of story Brooke and Patrick are writing. Their pastel Swan Harbor engagement session was a soft, sun-soaked celebration of a love that is already deep-rooted and flourishing.

Over the last two years, they’ve grown not just as a couple, but as a family. Their journey began with a spark and has since blossomed into something extraordinary. Today, they share their lives with their six-month-old son, Chase. In just a few days, they’ll exchange vows—surrounded by love, laughter, and the life they’ve built together. If you haven’t read their maternity story yet, we highly recommend scrolling back to January—it’s a perfect prequel.

Soft Light, Big Laughs, and That Swan Harbor Magic

As their session approached, we could feel the anticipation building. Swan Harbor Farm, with its expansive fields and pastel skies, gifted us one of those rare, golden evenings where everything simply clicks. The soft pastels of the sky beautifully mirrored the gentle, romantic energy Brooke and Patrick brought with them. But what we loved most? Their ability to be fully present—with each other and with us.

Throughout the session, they leaned in. Their laughter filled the air as they embraced the weird, the candid, the real. These are the moments we live for—the in-between, unfiltered glimpses of connection. Brooke and Patrick gave us all of it. It was their authenticity and joy that made this engagement session unforgettable.

A Wedding, A Baby, and a Love That Doesn’t Miss a Beat

This season is especially meaningful as it blends life’s biggest milestones. For Brooke and Patrick, marriage isn’t the beginning—it’s simply the next chapter. With Chase nestled at the heart of it all, they’ve already said yes to a lifelong kind of love. Now, they’ll celebrate it—formally, joyfully, and with their son by their side.

Brooke and Patrick, thank you for inviting us into your story. You are magnetic, grounded, and full of a love that’s already weathered storms and grown stronger through them. We cannot wait to witness your wedding day—and all the beauty it will surely bring.

Here’s to breaking the mold, writing your own rules, and choosing each other again and again.

Two images of Brooke and Patrick on the bridge and behind the cattails Sexy Engagement Pose Bride wearing long blush dress and groom wearing blue button down and kahki pants, dancing in front of the mansion on swan harbor farm

Two images of Brooke and Patrick in the garden and walking past the willow tree at Swan Harbor Farm Bride and groom snuggling in the garden of dark and light pink flowers Left; close up of bride and groom snuggling, right: bride and groom Brooke and Patrick dancing during their engagement session Couple sitting in garden Bride's arms wrapped around the shoulders of her groom, showcasing her engagement ring. Left: Engagement ring shot on lavender branch, right: husband and wife to be kissing among the lavender flowers Couple kissing in front of the willow tree and the sunset on swan harbor farm Left: couple walking down brick path, Right, couple nuzzling in the garden Couple forehead to forehead in the garden in front of the swan harbor mansion two images of a couple dancing and wearing blush dress, blue shirt and khaki pants Black and white image of Patrick kissing Brooke on the temple during their engagement session