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On August 3, 2001, after five years and four
months of dating, Jake proposed to Lauren. There is a camp near
Lauren's parents' house called Pine Crest. The camp is nestled in
the forest, it is a beautiful site. Lauren and Jake decided to hike
up to the camp through the woods that Saturday. Once they reached
the camp they talked about what a lovely wedding site it would make
(though they soon found the camp does not allow the site to be used
for weddings). There was a gazebo on the grounds and they stopped
there to rest and visit. After a few minutes Jake leaned over, gave
Lauren a hug and whispered in her ear, "Will you marry me?" Lauren
looked over his shoulder at the sun rays shining through the leaves
of the trees and took a memory snapshot of the scene, to always remember
this moment. Then she said "Yes!" The planning commenced!
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Before they could announce their engagement the couple wanted to have
the engagement ring and a wedding date. Jake had wanted Lauren to
come with him to choose the engagement ring, to get her one he knew
she would love. The couple chose an exquisite sapphire and diamond
ring. (Sapphire is Jake's birthstone.) Jake and Lauren gave quite
a bit of thought to the wedding date. A few months earlier Lauren's
sister had announced her engagement to be married in the beginning
of the Summer of 2002. In the Summer of 2002 Jake would have already
graduated from college, and wouldn't be in graduate school yet. It
would be very difficult to find time to enjoy the wedding events and
honeymoon while Jake was in graduate school, so the couple set the
date of August 17, 2002. Now the sisters get to plan together!
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| Once they had decided on a ring and a date, they
couldn't wait to share the news with family and friends. They wanted
to announce their engagement to their parents in person if at all
possible. The couple announced their engagement to Lauren's parents
and Jake's brother over a meal Lauren had made just for the occassion.
It was a very happy occassion with much talk about the planning of
the wedding and their lives together. The couple was going to visit
Jake's grandparents in September. At that time they would also see
his parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. They were so tempted to just
call everyone and tell them right away...but decided that getting
to tell them in person was worth the wait. The couple announced their
engagement to many of Jake's family members after dinner at his grandparents
house. There were lots of hugs and congratulations, they all warmly
welcomed Lauren into the family. |
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