- Austin Swiercz and Dori Anne were taking engagement photos in Saugatuck Dunes State Park in Michigan when the infamous Saugatuck Buck photobombed their session.
- The deer is a local celebrity known for being friendly, though Michigan's Department of Natural Resources has instructed people to keep their distance.
- The Saugatuck Buck recently photobombed another couple's proposal.
The Saugatuck Buck strikes again.
Austin Swiercz and Dori Anne
were taking engagement photos in Saugatuck Dunes State Park in
Michigan when the infamous deer known as the Saugatuck Buck photobombed
their session. It's the second time this month the mischievous buck has crashed a couple's romantic photoshoot.
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| © Courtesy of Eldina Kovacevic, Owner of Inna Kova Photography |
The deer is something of a local celebrity known for being friendly
and unafraid of approaching people. The Michigan Department of Natural
Resources instructed people to keep their distance,
but it can't seem to stay away from romantic photoshoots. Just last
week, the Saugatuck Buck photobombed a different couple's romantic
beachside proposal.
Photographer Eldina Kovacevic said the deer snuck up behind the engaged couple as she was snapping photos.
"As
I was shooting away, I noticed the deer slowly getting closer and
closer to Dori and Austin, where at this point it was right behind them,
so I said to them, 'You guys, the deer is right behind you, stay calm
and just focus on one another,'" she told INSIDER. "The deer was
directly behind them and started to sniff Austin's shoulder. He was so
close that they felt his breath over his shoulder."
They were
nervous about how the deer would behave, but a nearby group told them
that it was the Saugatuck Buck known for being docile and affectionate.
"As
soon as we heard this, our hearts immediately were put at ease and we
continued to use him as a prop in the background," Kovacevic said. "He
stuck around us for about 10 minutes and then just went about his day!"
Kovacevic
also seized the opportunity to stage romantic snapshots of the couple
featuring the deer, and people can't get enough. The photos have since
been shared over 51,000 times on Facebook.
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| © Courtesy of Eldina Kovacevic, Owner of Inna Kova Photography |
"Eldina was able to capture this PERFECTLY and get so creative with it!" the bride-to-be wrote on Facebook. "We're so lucky!"
