She said yes!!

Congrats to my best friends on their engagement! Only one word comes to mind....FINALLY! And I know they're sick of hearing that from friends and family, but if any of you had been around them the past four years you would have also seen how in love they are with each other. So....it's about time!

What can I say about these two, they are amazing. Ryan has been my best friend since we were born, literally. We grew up together in Seattle along with the third leg of our tripod, Nate. His family moved to the LA area early in our childhood, but that didn't stop us from staying in touch, and here we are nearly 28 years later. He has also been the main motivator in moving my business to Los Angeles, and I couldn't be happier.

So what about the girl? I remember Ryan talking about this girl, Josi, about four years ago....and he still hasn't shut up about her. I could see why after hanging out with them together for the first time....I just knew this was special. So when Ryan told me he was shopping for a ring I couldn't have been more excited.

Then he proposed to me, "Will you photograph my proposal?"....I said yes!!

Meet Maverick (Ryan, Nate, and I were huge Top Gun fans growing up), the Beagle that has been their "child" ever since they were together....



Here's Ryan tying on the ring....



Here was the plan, go to the school that Josi teaches at and have Maverick run into her classroom with a note attached to his collar reading, "Will you marry my daddy?" You ready Maverick?



Think she's surprised?







Her friends were excited! (You loyal blog readers may recognize Michelle on the right from the Hollywood engagement session from November)....













Here's the note....



Maverick deserves a high-five for his efforts....



They couldn't be happier....