Category Archives: Engagement

Kristina & Brandon’s Johnson Creek Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Kristina & Brandon’s Johnson Creek engagement

One night, seven and a half years after she started dating Brandon, Kristina came home after a long day, thinking he’d have dinner ready for them. He directed her to the fridge, and when Kristina opened it, she saw a sign asking her to marry him. An arrow pointed to the ring box nearby.

Melissa & Nate’s Sheboygan Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Melissa & Nate’s Sheboygan engagement

Ten years after they parted ways, Melissa gave in to her co-worker’s coaxing and asked Nate on a date. And he said yes! “We spent the entire night catching up, and talked to the morning hours,” says Melissa, who’s mom to daughter McKenna. “We have been together ever since, and feel so blessed that w...

Julie & Kweku's Milwaukee Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Julie & Kweku’s Milwaukee engagement

A Walgreens bag containing orange juice, cough drops and Sudafed proved to Julie, who had a bad cold, that her UW-Madison classmate Kweku was a super-sweet guy. Years later, on Julie’s birthday, Kweku gave her another Walgreens bag. This time, the Sudafed was missing, and in its place, an engagement...

Emily & Jerad's Milwaukee Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Emily & Jerad’s Milwaukee engagement

“When you know, you know.” It’s how so many couples, including Emily and Jerad, sum up their love story. The Milwaukee pair had been friends for several years before they started dating in 2010. “At that point, we had built a great friendship and everything else came so easily and naturally for us,”...

Erin & Matt's Stevens Point Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Erin & Matt’s Stevens Point engagement

The mercury hovered around 105 degrees on the day that Erin and Matt ventured outdoors for their Steven’s Point engagement shoot. “It was brutally hot, but we still had a lot of fun,” says Erin. “We were able to take photos in places that have meaning to both of us.”

Lauren & Lee's Milwaukee Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Lauren & Lee’s Milwaukee engagement

It seemed only natural to Lauren that her college sweetheart, Lee, would invite her to take their dog, Bernie, on a walk. Not knowing what was in store, Lauren asked his sister to come along to enjoy the fall colors, too.

Elizabeth & Daniel's Milwaukee Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Elizabeth & Daniel’s Milwaukee engagement

Friends since birth, Elizabeth and Daniel’s paths have been crossing for many years, and tomorrow (July 21, 2012), they’ll come together for good. “Our families grew up together, but as time passed we went our separate ways,” says Elizabeth. “We reunited at the Lake Beulah Boat Tie-Up [in East...

Amanda & Aaron's Wauwatosa Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Amanda & Aaron’s Wauwatosa engagement

Ask any groom-to-be where he popped the question, and he probably won’t have the same answer as Aaron does. Aaron proposed to Amanda in a Walgreen’s parking lot.

Lauren & Nick's Wauwatosa Engagement

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Lauren & Nick’s Wauwatosa engagement

When Lauren’s friends convinced her to stop at a Marquette University ROTC party one Saturday night, she never expected what was about to happen. A guy she’d met called his friend over from across the room. That friend headed straight for Lauren, jumping over a table to get to her, and the two talke...