Travel Loving Couple’s Intimate West Palm Beach Engagement Session Was the Perfect Way to Celebrate Their Upcoming Cancun Wedding

The journey to forever may not always be easy, but with you by my side honey, it will always be worth it.

– Jessica

Jessica and Alain’s beach engagement session captured the couple’s style along with their humor and excitement for their upcoming Autumn wedding in Cancun, Mexico.

The couple found themselves bonding over their common love of food and other interests on Instagram where they initially met after Jessica reached out on one of Alain’s posts. Soon after, the two planned their first date, and within a short period of time, they started their courtship towards marriage.

Friends and family traveled from abroad and several states to help celebrate the engagement as Alain became the master conductor of what he called an “entire production” to create the proposal of Jessica’s dreams.

With the help of the bride-to-be’s sisters and Alain’s friends, this romantic restaurant proposal had Jessica surrounded by beautiful details and decor as she said yes to her future groom.

It is one thing for someone to say that they love you, but it is a whole different story when you can see it and feel it.

-Alain

There’s more to see from the couple’s intimate beach engagement session below!

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• Couple: Alain Lemaire and Jessica Benjamin
• Occupations: Chef and Speech Pathologist
• Wedding date: November 2024
• Wedding location: Cancun, Mexico
• Location of Engagement shoot: West Palm Beach, FL

What did you do on your first date? 

On our first date, we went out for brunch at Rivertail in Fort Lauderdale (which ended up being the location for the surprise engagement). Then, we went for a walk and ended up buying matching Crocs.

Our proposal story…

It was an entire production. Jessica is very inquisitive, so I had to be very secretive. Well, at least for most of it. I contacted her sister and some of my close friends and got them involved in the process just to make sure that everything was perfect. I had managed to have both our immediate families and friends make the trip to South Florida.

It was a journey I tell you: some traveled all the way from Haiti, Texas, Virginia, New Jersey, and beyond. As far as the location, I had booked the private dining room at the restaurant where we had our first date. The entire room was decorated with flowers, candles, and balloons. All guests were in black, Jessica and I wore green, and the decor matched our favorite colors.

Did you have an engagement theme?

For our engagement sessions, we went with two different outfits, all-black formal wear, and a casual laid-back vibe. For the formal look, we were both decked in black as it is the color of elegance. And for the laid-back outfit, we went with your classic white top and blue jeans but with green Jordans for myself, and green pumps for Jessica.

Finding the right one…

I knew pretty early in the relationship that she was the one. Her morals and values matched mine to a T.

Her unwavering support always made me feel that she got me.

– Alain

What did you do on your first date?

On our first date, we went out for brunch at Rivertail in Fort Lauderdale (which ended up being the location for the surprise engagement). Then, we went for a walk and ended up buying matching Crocs.

What’s your favorite thing to do as a couple? 

The number one thing that we love doing as a couple is traveling. As individuals, we loved doing it, and to be able to do it together is even better. We love discovering the world, the different cultures, and cuisines. If we could travel every month, we would.

How has wedding planning been so far?

As expected. I am in the industry, and I’ve always seen how stressful it can be for couples. But, in all honesty, now that I’m on that side of it, I really get a grasp of the stress level. Aside from that, I love being able to see both our visions being laid out and cannot wait to see them come to life.

Tell us what you’re looking forward to most on the wedding day. 

I am really looking forward to saying “I do” to the woman I love, to having a great time with our families and closest friends, and celebrating our love for one another with those we care the most about.

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• Photographer: TopFlash Photography