Maggie & Steve | Engagement

The golf ball hit the cup with the familiar hollow sound and a slight rattle as it settled into the divot at the bottom. He crouched down in front of the hole and looked inside. Moving quickly, he pulled the ring box out of the front pocket of his coat and quickly substituted the box for his ball in the hole. He turned around to see if she had gotten suspicious, and found he was safe. She was blowing her nose again. She had been sick for days. He almost felt bad about dragging her out of the house today when he knew she should be in bed. But time was marching on and he had to do this before their one-year anniversary or she was going to start expecting it. And he had put together such a good plan, and darn it, he was determined to make it happen, whether she was sick or not. He had already delayed the whole scheme by a few days. He stepped aside and she smiled, lining up her ball and club. With a calculated and confident swing she hit the ball. It rolled towards the hole, hovered just on the edge for a second and then fell in. She walked over, scooped up her ball and turned away towards the next green. He was incredulous. She hadn't seen it! Now what? Well, he thought, the plan had fallen apart this far, why not just scrap it all together and just go for it? He called out to her - "Wait! There is something in the hole!". She turned around, and he pointed it out. She picked it up and hit one knee.





Maggie & Steve are another eHarmony success story. Their first date had been at a mini-golf course, so Steve's carefully calculated engagement plan had been quite fitting, even if it didn't go according to his plan. And plan he does. We had a very specific plan in mind for their engagement story, and at the last minute we changed those plans to downtown Cedarburg. It ended up being a blast. I don't know that it would have mattered where we shot in all honesty - Steve is constantly cracking jokes and making light of the situation. And Maggie is constantly cracking up in response.



I put them in front of this green wall and gave Steve instructions to make Maggie laugh. In response, he did what is affectionately known as the "yoder dance":




And a little halloween fun in honor of the season:


Enjoy the slideshow!