Lauren thought she was participating in a photo shoot on Christmas Eve. At least that’s what Chris led her to believe. “I told her I had a special gift I wanted her to open that night. She proceeded to open the box and pull out the little trinkets I put in there. She was confused about why I wanted to gift her random items the day before Christmas,” Chris recalls. Chris placed a photo with a special quote on it at the bottom of the gift box, and by the time Lauren began reading it, Chris was down on one knee proposing. It was a sweet beginning to the road to marriage for these high school sweethearts.
For their engagement session, they chose two different locations in Miami, Coral Gables Ruins and South Pointe Park. Stanlo Photography was there to capture all the magical moments. Thanks for sharing your love story with us Lauren and Christopher and we wish you the best of planning for your wedding in Mexico!
Occupations: Chris works in the sports industry with the Washington Redskins and Lauren works in Property Management at Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC
Wedding date: June 18, 2017
Wedding location: Playa Mujeres, Mexico
Location of Engagement shoot: Coral Gables Ruins and South Pointe Park in Miami Florida
What did you do on your first date?
We sneaked food into our local movie theater and watched Heartbreak Kid. Afterwards, we walked to Cold Stone Creamery and enjoyed our signature flavors; Birthday Cake Remix for Chris and Cheesecake Fantasy for Lauren.
What’s your favorite thing to do as a couple?
A successful night for us typically includes dinner and a movie. Whether we are having a sit-down meal at a nice restaurant followed by a show at the theater, or ordering in food and grabbing a Redbox movie for a relaxed evening at home; good food and entertainment are at the top of our list.
How has wedding planning been so far?
Wedding planning has been exciting. It’s fun to have the opportunity to plan one of the biggest days of your life with the person you will spend the rest of your life with. Implementing the plans in anticipation of witnessing it all unfold on your wedding day makes all the planning worth it.
Tell us what you’re looking forward to most on the wedding day
We both have large families and amazing friends, so we look forward to everyone being together in one venue.
Vendors:
Photography: Stanlo Photography
Makeup: Mia Farah Beautique
these images are awesome!