05/18/2026
Florida, WHEN were you going to tell me about your Venice–Malibu love child of a city? 🌴✨
We knew almost nothing about Naples when Macie and Chase invited us down for their engagement session, so it really did feel like a blind date with a coastal town… and honestly, it was love at first sight.
Naples is the kind of place that makes the beach feel enjoyable even for me (a known sand-avoider who thinks going past knee-deep in the ocean means I’m destined to be a shark’s lunch meat).
I fully lived out a photographer’s dream this weekend, wandering streets lined with the prettiest tropical color palette. The kind that quietly convinced me that my closet could use a little more color.
And getting to experience it with Chase & Macie made it even better. They were the kindest hosts, sharing their favorite spots, giving us local insight, and being so gracious when we had to shift timing to dodge the one rainy forecast of the weekend.
That little pivot gave us an empty 5th Ave South (which feels rare) and the softest, dreamiest morning light.
Honestly, between this place and these two, my job felt almost too easy. Just documenting a few moments of their blissfully engaged season in the place they get to call home.
I’ll probably be planning my next trip back in my head as I finish editing this engagement session. So help me decide. Or you were packing for Naples—are you leaning bold florals or flowy pale linens? Both? Ok both.
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