Paparazzi Engagement Style...

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook (if you don't then you should) you saw that last weekend Shannon and I helped a friend/coworker of hers get engaged. I'm a SUCKER, yes a sucker for engagements. You might as well put me on a stick and lick me because I love engagement stories. A guy that takes time to create/plan a lifelong story of how he asked his beautiful girlfriend to take his hand in engagement earns huge points in the marriage handbook. If you need a copy you can order on Amazon...it's a great read! All girls want to be able to tell a story and the photos from last weekend are no different.

Sara and Nick had plans to go to a show with Shannon and myself....what Sara didn't know was that Nick would be popping the question about 1.5 hours after he and Sara "HAD" to return to Sara's house to grab the tickets to the show. Upon the return to Sara's house they were greeted by Erin, a pianist playing some beautiful "soon to be engaged" music. Nick escorted Sara to the back of the house and practiced his chivalry by pulling out Sara's chair around a table decorated to look like Spasso's restaurant. Shannon then proceeded to serve them dinner while all the mean time I was shooting photos as the surprises to continued to unfold. Nick did an awesome job planning a special engagement story for Sara. Post dinner, these two viewed a private picture slideshow followed up by strawberry cheesecake in the backyard. Before the indulged their sweet tooth into dessert, Nick swiftly moved across the table, lowered himself to one knee and after some kind words invited Sara to spend the rest of her life with him. And, I got it all on film (digital media cards actually). See guys....that's a story. This special day took lots of planning to pull off such a surprise. So dudes, if you are about to get engaged....spend some time and create a story. A story that you will be excited to share with friends and family and as you grow older you'll still remember that special day like it was yesterday. Congrats Nick and Sara