Just The Way You Are Photography: Engaged: Kristen & Dennis

What do I love about summer? Well I love the care free attitude I have and the soaking up the sun with friends thing. Maybe these are the exact reasons I have been behind on editing and especially behind on this blog. It has not gotten as much love as I had hoped for but I have been enjoying my summer, maybe a little too much. I have been able to spend time with gorgeous couples, brides, kiddos, and families. What better way to spend the summer then running through fields, getting copious amount of bug bites and enjoying time on the beach ALL with my camera and beautiful people. This summer has really been so kind to me. Now to the REAL reason for this blog post, Kristen and Dennis.

I meet Kristen at the Northern Maine Bridal Expo in February and had the pleasure of photographing her and her seriously hilarious fiance, Dennis this July for their engagement session. I have never had a couple who constantly laughed through their session... well that is because I have never meet someone like Dennis. Kristen cannot stop laughing with Dennis starts talking... seriously he is beyond hilarious. He had me laughing just as hard as Kristen. I can say confidently that Kristen will have permanent smiles lines after she marries Dennis. It will be impossible to not. Kristen's story of her and Dennis was way too amazing not to share.

How did you and Dennis meet?

"Our story in a ways is pretty neat......We met through a mutual friend about 5 1/2 yrs ago, we had gone out in a small group and the next thing I know Dennis was being introduced to me. He danced with us all night and was constantly blowing bubbles (gum), so all night long I was bursting his bubble (literally). We began talking online and would call each other every once and a while. For 2 years he asked me to go out to dinner with him and I wouldn't. I wasn't at that point yet where I was ready to settle or be too serious. He was always there for me though, if it was to vent, laugh, or have a conversation about remodeling. Then one day out of the blue I called him and asked if he still wanted to go to dinner sometime - I hadn't talked with him in a while so I didn't know if he was seeing someone or if he even cared anymore. He quickly came back with "I'll be home tomorrow what time works for you" That was end of July 2009, we started dating Aug 6th 2009 and have been inseparable ever since. "

How did Dennis propose?

"The day he proposed was pretty special! I had "shopped" online for about a year to find "my perfect ring". I would email him the links and put an FYI in the subject line....little did I know he was keeping them! I will never forget the day before he said he had to run to town and always asks if I want to go but this day he didn't, so I was like can I go, he shot me down with a VERY quick "NO!". But I didn't think anything of it at all. The next day December 11th, 2011 we got up and I just wasn't in the best of moods AT ALL!! We headed to my parents for dinner, as we do just about every Sunday, and yes, I was still cranky. We played Wii and got all done dinner. My mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, cousin, and nephews were all there so I came in the living room sat down in front of the window.....then out of nowhere Dennis comes over gets down on one knee and I say - "What are doing?" (Still cranky) then reality hit and the tears started flowing. The bad mood quickly went away!! To this day the only part I remember him saying is "Will you marry me?" By far the best day of my life."

What do you love the most about Dennis?

"There isn't anything that I don't love about him!!! Since we had been friends for a while before so I knew I could trust him with anything and everything that I did or said. He's everything that I have been looking for - smart, funny, trusting, loving, caring and the list could go on for miles on end. He truely is my best friend and I could never imagine my life without him!!"