College sweethearts Patrick and Jennifer celebrated their engagement and upcoming wedding with portraits at Jen’s grandparents’ farm near New Windsor, MD. Pat and Jen met at Towson University while they were both students. He was on the golf team and she was on the swim team, so they shared many mutual friends. They met at a swim team party her freshman year in the Fall of 2008. Pat already had his heart set on meeting and getting to know Jen so he had a friend introduce them and he immediately told her that he was going to make Jen his girlfriend. A few beers may or may not have given him a little liquid confidence that day ;) Jen thought he was joking and ignored his attempted pick up line. The next Spring they connected again at another mutual friend’s party. Pat upped his pick up line game this time with a proposal to get married the next day! Pat’s confidence and persistence won out and they began to plan their first date. The beginning of their relationship was slow, it mostly consisted of phone calls, texts, and online messages as they were both heavily focused on their studies at Towson. But in the Spring of the following year a simple movie and video game date night led to an official relationship that is now five and a half years and counting.

Pat had originally planned on proposing to Jen in Florida during a family visit, but plans fell through so he moved on to a plan b. He booked a last minute weekend get-away to St. Michael’s MD and Tilghman’s Island. They enjoyed a boat tour, shopping, and dining in quaint St. Michael’s. At the end of what was a romantic day, Pat grabbed a bottle of wine and led Jen out to watch the sunset together at the pier. This was the moment he was waiting for since he first laid eyes on her. Pat had a ring specially made to combine features of two of their favorite engagement ring styles. His hands shook as he took hers and placed that ring on her finger. His proposal was so sweet that Jen cried uncontrollably and barely remembers his actual words he spoke to her.

What a gift it is for me to witness and capture the love that Pat and Jen share! I’m looking forward to preserving the precious memories of their upcoming wedding day at Walkers Overlook next June!