Mikala and Drake | Baker Street Train Station Wedding in Fort Wayne Indiana

Drake and Mikala met in the Summer of 2013 when they were both working at a local pool. At the time Mikala was working in concessions and Drake was the newest lifeguard employed by the pool. Their interactions were usually pretty short – Mikala giving Drake free ice cream or Drake telling Mikala to become a lifeguard. However, once Mikala became a lifeguard the two became good friends who spoke often.

As Mikala was getting ready to head off to school at Purdue University, Drake made it pretty known that he was interested in dating her; however, Mikala told him she didn’t think she was ready for a boyfriend – but that he made her smile so he should stick around. So, Drake did just that and continued to pursue Mikala. He drove down to Purdue to visit, took her to dinner, and taught her new things – like how to drive a stick shift.

On September 8th, 2013, Drake decided he would ask Mikala out officially – and though she was nervous, she said yes!

Drake and Mikala continued dating for over 3 years until Drake decided it was time to ask Mikala to be his wife. So he designed the most beautiful ring the world has ever seen and took her back to the place it all began. On March 19th, 2017, Drake asked Mikala to marry him outside the concession stand window where he saw her for the first time. And this time Mikala didn’t give a nervous yes, but an overjoyed “YES – give me that ring!”. (adorable story taken from their wedding website!)

The day of Mikala and Drake’s wedding called for rain and storms all day. When I first arrived Mikala’s make-up and hair was all done and all she needed to do was get in her dress. We sped along the beginning part of the day to try and beat the rain and get as much of the outside photos done as we could. We did the first look and the sun even peaked out a few times, we started the bride and groom photos and still no rain. We hurried along through the bridal party and family photos, and still no rain. Get this, we got ALL the photos done that we needed to and had not even a drop of rain fell on us! It rained multiple places around fort wayne but passed right by where we were. What a blessing!

Their ceremony as well as reception was all the the gorgeous Baker Street Train Station and everything was absolutely perfect!

Congrats Mikala and Drake!!Ā Ā 

The sweetest first look!

We found some ivy near their wedding venue and knew we needed to take advantage of it (even if there might have been tons of buses around)!

Venue/Catering: Baker Street Train StationĀ 

Make-up: The Red Stiletto

Wedding Dress: David’s Bridal

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  1. Steve says:

    Really nice photos and what a beautify bride!