Monday, January 17, 2011

I'm a Working Mama!

It is official, I am a working mama. Luckily, only part-time. I just couldn't go back to work full-time and leave my little munchkin all week. I absolutely love being a mom and I want to spend as much time as I possibly can with Harper. So a part-time job was the perfect solution.

I also wanted to share some of my old engagement photos. I was going through old photos on my computer and these just make me smile. My engagement shoot wasn't a normal engagement shoot... it was my actual engagement. Let me explain. At the time I was living in Nashville, TN.  I moved to Nashville as soon as I graduated from USC so that I could live closer to Erik. But prior to meeting Erik, my dream was to graduate and move to Charleston, SC. I absolutely adore Charleston, SC!!! So when Erik told me he was booked to do a photo shoot in Charleston, I was a little jealous. He said I should come along on the trip... but I had to work that Friday and didn't know if I could make it in time. He claimed that the clothing company he was modeling for was paying for travel so he could just drive down before me then I could use the airline flight to fly in after work. I was thrilled. Little did I know that Erik made up the whole entire story. He had already planned on driving down so that he could meet my father for dinner on Thursday and ask for my hand in marriage. Sneaky, sneaky boy!

So I flew in Friday evening and Erik picked me up from the airport. He nonchalantly mentioned that a photographer he shot with a couple of times (Jarrad) was in town and wanted to do a couples session for his portfolio. He asked if I wanted to do it. At first I was reluctant because I really wanted to go to the beach but then I decided it would be fun to have some good photos of us together. (Luckily I agreed! Can you imagine if I refused to go!?)

So the next day Erik and I met up with the photographer and had a very fun and casual photo shoot all around downtown Charleston. Here are a few of the pictures:





Then for the big surprise, at the end of the shoot, the photographer had Erik go to his camera bag to get out the "wide angle lens" aka engagement ring. While Erik was "getting the lens" he started taking a few photos of just me. He told me to stay in the foreground and told Erik to stand in the background of the photo. While I was posing, Erik got down on one knee. Jarrad told me to turn around and walk towards the ocean. When I did, I saw Erik down on his knee. At first I was confused and thought it was a weird modeling pose. Then it hit me. And the emotions flew. I was the happiest girl in the world!




We spent the night celebrating with our friends in Charleston. And Erik had an amazing dinner set-up for us at Charleston Grill. Filet, champagne, strawberries, and chocolate... he knows me so well. 

And the rest is history!!! Tomorrow I will share more about the job and our wedding. Hope you all have a fantastic night!

20 comments:

  1. That is one of the best stories ever! Love it!! What will you be doing for the company? Sounds like a great opportunity- congrats!

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  2. OMG that is so amazing! What a sweet story and beautiful pictures that you will have and cherish forever! Can't wait to hear more about your job! I hope your little guy is doing fantastic!

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  3. You two are so cute together, it's a beautiful engagement story! I can only imagine how sweet your wedding day must have been. Good luck with your new job, working for a photographer must be fun :)

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  4. What a fun job and an amazing engagement story! Love all your pictures!!!

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  5. Aww, I love romantic engagements. Mine was an Easter Egg hunt, there were clues from egg to egg, you guess it, the last egg, had the ring! Congrats on your new job!

    Mary

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  6. That is the best engagement story I've ever heard. Hands down! I love it! And congrats on going back to work part-time, what a blessing!

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  7. Best story EVER! I love it! The pictures are incredible too. Your job sounds like so much fun and congrats to you. Can't wait to hear more about it! XO
    Jessica

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  8. Love your story and your pictures. Cant wait ot hear about your job. Sounds exciting.

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  9. That is such an AWESOME story! I LOVE how yall have real pictures. What a dream!

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  10. That is such a great story! Those pictures are incredible!

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  11. BEAUTIFUL photos and such a GREAT engagement story! :)

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  12. Erik did an amazing job! So awesome!

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  13. Can't wait to hear more about the job!

    If I ever move away from Greenville (which I honestly hope is unlikely, because I really do love it here) Charleston is one of my top 2 choices of places to live :) (the other being New Orleans)

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  14. That is the sweetest story ever! I love the planning that goes into surprises - it means so much to me to know that someone cares enough about me to spend that amount of time thinking and planning for perfection!

    How awesome that you now have the entire experience preserved with photos?!

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  15. What an awesome engagment story!!!! How sweet!
    I love all of the pictures, just beautiful and I love your dress!

    Congrats on the part-time job!!

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  16. What a great story and what a great guy you have for creating such a romantic event! Best of luck to you as your return to work!

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  17. What a great photographer and even better story to tell about your engagement! I live in Charleston also! Looking forward to hearing more about your new job!

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  18. That is one awesome and well-documented engagement story!! Love it!

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  19. Now that's what I call original! Soooo awesome!

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