Engagement | Kristen & Griffin

Kristen and Griffin could be on one of those eHarmony commercials. Their story comes straight from there - both signed up looking for a mate, and their first match was each other. A few conversations later and they were meeting at a local restaurant. Griffin doesn't even remember what kind of food they served, only that he was nervous to meet Kristen. The date went well though, and the two were soon inseperable and no longer in need of their eHarmony accounts.



Awhile later they both decided that a fresh start was in order. Neither was in love with their jobs, and so they decided to move to Milwaukee (Griffin has family in the Madison area). In the midst of packing up their house, Griffin convinced Kristen to take a break and go for a walk in one of their favorite parks. They had brought along a camera to capture a few shots before leaving town. After taking a few of Kristen near a bluff, Griffin handed over the camera to Kristen to play photographer. He asked her to back up, and she did, turning around to be sure she didn't fall. When she turned back around to snap the shot, she saw Griffin going down on one knee, ring in hand. She said yes, they snapped some deliriously happy pictures and then moved to Wisconsin. What I love about their story is that they were both committed before the proposal, committed enough to move cross-country together.





Kristen requested locations that would be "very Milwaukee", so I had fun showing them around a bit in the city, and hitting some more iconic locations.






Kristen & Griffin are getting married next May in Door County. The wonderful Danica is coordinating, so I know the day will go on without a hitch (well except for the married kind).


Here's the slideshow - watch out for a subliminal shape that pops up in one picture - kudos to the first one to find it.
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