Wedding planning can be a lot of work! A lot of opinions! A lot of stress! Lindsey and Doug would much rather be hiking and driving through lake sized puddles of mud, so they decided to skip all the complicated parts! Under the disguise of an engagement party, Lindsey and Doug invited friends and family to celebrate!

Lindsey and Doug got ready before guests arrived and had a private first look, taking time to say “OMG WERE DOING IT”. Lindsey’s parents ran around adding the finishing touches to the party, and the couple changed back into “casual clothes” for guests arrival. Lindsey and Doug’s parents knew about the wedding, but every other guest was totally kept in the dark!

They mingled for a while and once the party had really filled up, Lindsey corralled her closest girlfriends to a near by room to tell them what was about to happen. Tears were shed and group hugs were had, as they helped Lindsey get into her dress. All the guests were asked to sit for dinner and once everyone was seated the music came on and everyone started to shriek in excitement.

This whole day was so magical. Weddings are so much fun and SO exciting, but turning it into a surprise really takes it all up a notch. This is the second surprise wedding and I can’t recommend them enough! The hardest part is usually “how do we get everyone to show up”, so keep in mind that you may need to tell some of your closest pals whats going on so you can pull it off!

Lindsey and Doug, I freaking love you guys. Let’s go camping asap plz <3

Want to see another Surprise wedding?! Check out Micaela and Joe’s surprise wedding at The Vault HERE!