"The next clear night, let's go look at stars," Mitch said to Erin days before. Little did she know, he wasn't just wanting to be reminiscent of their early dating days. He had something in mind for that night whenever it might come. The next clear night landed on a Monday night. However, Erin worked a late night shift at the library until midnight on Mondays. She asked Mitch if he still wanted to go star-gazing since it would be so late. He said, "Yeah, duh." Surprised because Mitch usually has a hard time staying up past 10 p.m., she said, "Ok." Mitch was waiting at her apartment when she got off work that night. He was wearing her favorite yellow shirt of his. Erin grabbed a jacket and a sleeping bag so they would have something to sit on and off they went to Tuskegee National Forest. On the way, Erin turned on her 'Wedding Bells' playlist on her iPod. Of course, she wasn't trying to give any hints. She just wanted to be romantic. They arrived at the spot they always go to look at stars. The night air was crisp and refreshing. The sky was so clear the couple felt as if they could reach out and grab a handful of glitter. After 10 or 15 minutes of small sweet talk, Mitch smiled and said, "Well, I brought you out here to ask you a question." At which point, Erin's heart began to pound, and she said, "Really?" Mitch sat up and got down on one knee. Erin then repeatedly said, "Are you serious?" Then those few little words were uttered: "Will you marry me?" Erin said, "Yes!" They hugged, kissed, and cried (Erin more than Mitch) together. And then they took this picture.
Mitch's mom (who is an amazing woman... like mother, like son) threw us an engagement party. We invited all of our friends to come to Prattville for a luau. We ate lots of Hawaiian-ish food and hung out around the pool.
I asked my friend Jade to take some pictures of us just to have something to show for our pending nuptials. We went out to Conway Acres. It's actually a trailer park but the owner takes such good care of it. You won't even know when you look at these pictures. Jade did such an amazing job!
And then we got to take engagement pictures with our wonderful wedding photographer, Stefani Horn (Lovestruck Wedding Photography). We had so much fun walking all over Auburn getting the perfect shots.
We learned a lot about each other during our engagement. Something about having a ring on your finger, the realization of the upcoming lifelong commitment, is sobering. If you're dating, close to be engaged, engaged, or two days away from saying "I do" take the time to engage in one another. Take advantage of other married couples who have been through the first years of marriage, ask each other questions, start the marriage mindset now. God wants to bless you tremendously. After all, He's the one who created it.
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