Blake's dad and stepmom were visiting from out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday and his dad had suggested we have professional family photos taken. We hired my good friend, Alla of In a Dream Photography, to take our pictures. On Saturday, November 24th, Blake's family and I gathered at Duncan Gardens in Manito Park for our photo shoot. We did various group shots and shots of individual couples. We took pictures in different places around the grounds. Blake and I had done several shots together so when we did one last group of shots, I didn't think it would be anything special. We took a couple silly shots and then Blake asked Alla if we could take one more picture. He positioned me to stand facing Alla and he stood to my left. Awaiting further posing instructions, I just stood there, trying to figure out why he was getting on one knee. I thought to myself, "We can't take a picture with him on one knee! It will look like a proposal photo!". Before I could even open my mouth to ask what he was doing, he pulled out a ring, looked up at me and said those 4 magic words: "Will you marry me?" I said, "Are you serious? Right now? For real?" He responded with a smile, "Yes, right now." I took the ring, said, "Oh my God!", kissed him and then said yes.
All photos in this post are courtesy of In A Dream Photography.
