The story of Jake’s proposal to Heather is adorable – but she’ll probably tell you it was maddening. 🙂

After dating for a little over 2 years, Heather and Jake started realizing they couldn’t live without each other, and started thinking about marriage. Heather even started planning a wedding before the proposal!  Jake wanted to surprise Heather, so he started hinting that maybe they would have to wait. He secretly snuck away to the jewelry store and bought a GORGEOUS ring for Heather (you’ll see closeups in the wedding photos!), and waited for the right time to propose to her. He held onto that ring for weeks, all the while knowing she was the girl for him. Forever. One day, on a quiet day at home, Jake popped the question. And after all that talk about having to wait, Heather finally realized this was the moment – and Jake wanted to see the look on her face as he surprised her.

Heather and Jake – I had tons of fun capturing your love for each other in your engagement photos. I was warned ahead of time that Jake was not fond of photos or PDA – the two elements that are CRITICAL to an engagement session! 🙂  However, I think he’s a natural in front of the camera, and his love for Heather outweighed any apprehension. Heather is SOOO photogenic! She really knows how to grab that camera with her eyes! They both look amazing!

I can’t wait for your wedding – thank you so much for letting me document your love during this special time in your lives together.

Heather and Jake are both huge fans of nature, and love to hike and be a part of the environment. Such a beautiful landscape is perfect for their engagement photos!

I love how much fun they have together! Jake may appear serious, but he has a great sense of humor, and Heather is a girl after my own heart – she loves to laugh and be silly, and that’s my perfect client! 🙂

Heather – you’re killing me – you’re gorgeous!

That’s some natural chemistry right there!!!!

One of my faves:

Dear Famous Fashion Magazine… two of your models escaped, and I photographed them! 🙂

I don’t know if I mentioned Heather’s UH-MAZING, piercing blue eyes. I had to stop and grab a shot of them in the sunshine to show you how awesome they are! I didn’t alter the color of her eyes at all! 

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