1. Justin and I met during my freshman year of college which was right after he had graduated. We met at a small Christian group that met on campus and became friends. Even though both of us stopped going to the group within months, we kept in touch and remained friends over a two year period. At the beginning of 2010, Justin made several “moves” to pursue me, but I was oblivious and didn’t get the hint! At the end of that summer, he finally got the courage to make his feelings clear and I realized what an amazing guy I had been friends with for those years.

2. The Lake Mary Events Center was the first wedding location we saw, and we fell in love with it right away. The lake view and huge windows were so elegant and yet simple and something that could be played up. We wanted to get married on our anniversary (9/02/10… yes it is 90210 lol) but the date was full so we picked the 30th instead.

3. We were in Chicago for a “work trip” to visit one of Justin’s stores there when he popped the question. Chicago was one of the first places we visited together when we were dating, and the first place I had ever seen snow. The first night we were there, Justin said we were going to a nice dinner, so keep in mind I was in a dress in 20 degree weather! On the way walking to dinner, I tried to put my hand in his jacket pocket because it was cold and I had no pockets. He quickly grabbed my hand and held it… little did I know it was because the ring was hiding in that pocket! After taking a taxi to what I thought was back to the hotel (obviously I am not an expert on Chicago) we got out and Justin told me there was somewhere he wanted to show me really fast a block down. While this sounded nice, I was freezing and couldn’t wait to get back to some warmth! After walking down, he took me down a flight of beautiful stairs right off the street and right next to the river in the heart of downtown Chicago. He said he thought that was the most beautiful part of Chicago and then said he had something he wanted to ask me. After bending on one knee, he told me he knew I was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with (something that he had never told me before, although I had already told him I knew he was the one he had wanted to wait until a proposal to tell me those special words) and asked me to marry him. Little did I know until afterwards he also had his friends from the store and one of their girlfriends (also a friend of mine) follow us and hide on the stairs to take pictures and a video!

4. We hired an Affair to Remember firstly because we knew we already knew we wanted a wedding planner, and after doing some research on planners in Orlando AATR came up with the best reviews. Then, after meeting with Rachel, we didn’t even bother to interview anymore planners because she had impressed us so much! 🙂

5. So far everything has honestly gone very smoothly! The hardest part has probably been trying to figure out how much money to spend on each vendor to fit within the budget.

6. We plan on staying in Orlando while Justin continues to expand his business and I finish a degree from UCF in Health Service Administration and pursue a career in that field. We are in the process of finding a house, want to get one or two puppies after the wedding, and plan on starting a family within the next several years.

Too see more pictures from Jenny & Justin’s engagement session click HERE