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So it took us a lot longer than we thought, but we made the impossible possible over the holiday and chose a winner for the Jessica Claire Photoshoot Contest. There were so many amazing love stories and lovely photos sent to us we hard the hardest time choosing. We all sat, swooned, oohed and awed, and look forward to sharing them with you… We chose this duo because of their silly and sweet photos, their obvious comfort in front of the camera, their warm & fuzzy entry and their creativity (just read their ridiculously amazing love story!)

THE STORY:

“We’re getting married in Seal Beach August 21st!  We’re currently living and working in New York (both of us are Camera Operators for A&E, TLC and Travel Channel).

My little love story:
First I’ve got to explain that I’ve known Billy was the one for me since our very first date.  We were both traveling when we met, and had sent letters to each other for a month before our official first date. Crazy I know, but I wrote this in my journal after our first date: “I feel so much for him.  if I relax my mind, let go of all of my fears.  If I rip down the wall that separates me from my insecurities all I feel is attachment. I look at him and it feels like I know who he is, that he’s going to be the one that never lets go of my hand.  I feel like a freak writing this, but shared between me, myself and I – that’s okay.”
So here we are, four years later and I’ve got a ring on my finger and a date set and I’m sitting here pinching myself, because true love is totally true. Ok, I’m getting a little too into the sticky yucky love stuff.  Back to the story.  This is how it all went down:  A few months ago, I convinced Billy to start “Alphabet”dating with me.  As you can imagine, this took quite a bit of convincing.  The rules were:  1. switch off letters beginning at “A”, 2. come up with an activity that neither one of us have done.

We were on “D” and it was Billy’s turn. I met up with him in Greenwich Village (New York) and we had Dinner at a new spot, and Dessert. Just when I thought the date was over (and that he hadn’t been too creative with his alphabet assignment), he told me he had another “D” surprise for me.  We took the train to the bottom of Central Park and he says, “I know it’s a stretch, but D is for “Driver” and we’re going to take a nighttime horse & Carriage ride through the park. At this point I was REALLY impressed. It was quite a fancy end to quite a fancy New York night. After ten minutes of trotting I got over talking about how he had chosen something so romantic and grown up, I quieted down, and enjoyed the scenery. It was fall, and an especially warm night. The leaves were falling around us and with the exception of the driver, we seemed completely alone (which is a very rare experience in this city).

Billy sat up, smiled, and said “The date’s not quite over, I have one more “D” treat.” I squealed “reallllly?  (Imagining a chocolate bar hidden behind his back).  He scooted forward and got on one knee in the center of the carriage and I SWEAR time stood completely still for the next five minutes. He reached in his pocket, pulling out a black box and lifting the lid, “D is for Diamond” he said, “…Will you marry me?”.
The answer to that question coming from that man will always be YES.”

We sincerely thank all of the amazing couples who entered the contest. EACH AND EVERY single couple was so beatiful and had such heart warming stories! We wish we had this opportunity to share with each of you! Thank you, thank you, thank you again!!

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