Sara and Mark Engaged!

"I remember I walked into class, it was History to 1865, and I sat all the way in the back," Mark told me the first time I met him and Sara. "Sara was in the front...she was like the Hermione of the class sitting front and center paying attention. We had a big project due the following week but the teacher had forgotten to go over it the entire class. We all anticipated it wasn't going to be due yet until Sara raised her hand right before we were dismissed and asked the professor about the project due next week and he thanked her for reminding him. I remember I hated her for at least two weeks after that." The following semester however, Mark planned his classes around making sure he could be in some of them with Sara so he could see her more. 

Sara was a little hesitant when Mark first asked her out, but it wasn't long after the two started dating and on a snowy Saturday last November, Mark proposed. Without any hesitation at all, Sara said yes. 

I ventured north into Connecticut to meet these two a few weeks ago on a rainy Sunday. Between their huge smiles and bright colors you would have never known the weather was so bad. Check out some of the highlights from our day hanging out below...

 

 

Julia and Gary Married!

I had never met these two but after a few emails back and forth and spending a few days in the Dominican Republic together we quickly became friends. Like many love stories, Julia and Gary met at a bar. As Julia refers to it, they met "the old fashioned way."

They chose to get married in the DR, and the day couldn't have been more beautiful. Julia looked like an Egyptian goddess in her dress and I don't think I saw Gary without a huge smile on his face the entire time.

My favorite part was after the first dance. Gary called up his mother and stepfather (who had just gotten married prior to this wedding after being together for 33 years) and had them have their first dance. There were so many beautiful moments throughout the day and I feel so honored to have been a part of the celebration. Here are just a few of the highlights below!