Images: Lauren Louise
Yesterday a bunch of spineless Senators voted to keep guns in the hands of terrorists. Not exactly what I wanted to hear after the deadliest mass shooting massacre in our country. So while I spent most of yesterday angry, donating to DSCC and Senators running against those that voted only in the interest of the NRA, I am going to try to refocus today back on LOVE and HAPPINESS. And this engagement session from the uber talented Lauren Louise Photography is certainly helping.
I love everything about this engagement session – the couple, the vibe, the location, the love story – EVERYTHING. Hopefully you guys enjoy it just as much as I do (I know you will). Happy Tuesday Romancers! I’ll be trying my hardest to get posts scheduled while I head out on vacation these next few weeks!
How we met:
Ryan & Jen met working at the same company a few years ago and became fast friends. They were on the same team and he was an incredible mentor to her. It felt like they’d known each other for years and their connection grew the more they got to know each other. They constantly made each other laugh and they never had to apologize to each other for being 100% themselves. Eventually, their relationship grew out of patience & communication — two things they still don’t take for granted today.
Proposal Story:
One night, about a week before the engagement, Ryan asked Jen if she wanted to attend a show of a band they had seen live a few months prior (which Jen found very strange because they didn’t particularly enjoy the show). He said the tickets were free from a friend, so Jen agreed to a weeknight show at the 9:30 club. When she got home from work, Ryan suggested they have a couple drinks at home before the show. He then mentioned that he had a little surprise for her, so she should let him know when she wanted it. She said, “If it’s food I don’t want it ’cause I’m not hungry right now,” and he laughed and said it was not food. Obviously, in that case, she wanted it immediately. It was a flat package wrapped in kraft paper, to which, she joked “well, it’s not an engagement ring” and ripped the paper open to reveal a book titled “I Love You” with two stick figures (Jen & Ryan) on the cover. Ryan had written a book with all the things he loved about her complete with hand-drawn pictures. This was especially special because Ryan never explicitly told Jen all the things he loved about her, even when she asked nicely.
Finally, at the end of the book, a few pages from the end, Ryan had written, “The only thing I don’t love about you, is that you’re not mine forever.” Jen’s heart was beating a million beats per minute when she flipped the page and there was a stick figure Ryan proposing to a stick figure Jen. He grabbed the ring from under the couch and proposed in their first DC apartment on October 1st, 2015. After they finished ugly crying, Ryan told Jen that they were not going to the show, but instead they’d be having dinner at Komi to celebrate. It was the best Thursday night ever & the perfect beginning to their forever.
