Autumn in New York City is magical. It is so beautiful and romantic, the perfect place for engagement photos! I met Jenn and Chris in Central Park to capture all the color and beauty, and their incredible love.
Jenn shares, “Chris and I met in 2007 after college when we both joined the same firm in Richmond, VA. We both worked really long hours, and therefore spent a lot of time together in the office. My friend saw a picture of him and told me she thought he was really cute – but my initial reaction was “no way!” However, the more time we spent together, the closer we became. Long hours at work together turned into weekend adventures outside the office and soon we were (secretly!) dating.”
In 2010, they moved to Connecticut and NYC.
She continues, “We both like to travel, and for the first time we didn’t have to worry about our vacation time overlap looking suspicious! On a trip to Paris in June, Chris proposed in the gardens outside Versailles. It was a perfect day.”
Chris adds, “I thought that Paris would be the most romantic place in the world to propose. We went exploring the city, and towards the end of the second day made it to the Eiffel Tower. It would have been a great time to propose but, unfortunately, I didn’t have the ring – I had thought we were just seeing museums all day. We waited until dark and enjoyed the light show on the tower while I thought about another place to propose. The next day we were planning to go to Versailles and I thought that would be romantic, intimate and more secluded.
I nervously carried the ring in my backpack all day. We walked through the gardens, enjoyed a nice picnic with wine, cheese and bread, and rode bicycles together. We got some ice cream and then once we found a nice quiet spot in the garden I asked her to marry me.”
“We chose Central Park for our engagement pictures,” Jenn shares, “because when we first moved to New York one of our favorite weekend activities was walking around the park in the summer and laying out on the Great Lawn and Sheep’s Meadow. The fall colors in the park are so beautiful when the leaves are changing.”
They are getting married next July at Musket Ridge in Maryland, near Jenn’s hometown.
Happy engagement Jenn and Chris!
[…] out Jenn and Chris’s engagement photos last fall in Central Park. Special thanks to all the vendors: Officiant: The Rev. Dr. Eric Myers […]