“When I Saw You I Fell in Love, and You Smiled Because You Knew” - William Shakespeare

love story of haylea & ian

november 5, 2021

keysha evans photography

It all started when…

IAN AND I MET AT OUR JOB AND IT WAS HIS FIRST DAY THERE. HE WAS BEING INTRODUCED TO EVERYONE AND WHEN HE STARTED TO WALK OVER TO ME, I HAD HUNDREDS OF BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH AND THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED INTO MY HEAD WAS, "I'M GOING TO MARRY THIS MAN." THEN THE REST WAS HISTORY!

OUR BEGINING MAY HAVE BEEN SHORT BEFORE WE WERE ENGAGED BUT WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE WITH YOUR SOULMATE, WHY WAIT YEARS BEFORE GETTING MARRIED?

the proposal

IAN TOOK ME TO SWENSONS WHERE WE HAD OUR FIRST DATE. HE TOLD ME TO CLOSE MY EYES AND WHEN I OPENED THEM, HE HAD A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS IN FRONT OF ME WITH A SIGN THAT SAID, "WILL YOU MARRY ME." IAN WAS NEXT TO MY CHAIR ON ONE KNEE AND ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM.

wedding style & Theme

RUSTIC FARMHOUSE

why did you choose twin lakes?

TWIN LAKES WAS ONE OF THE ONLY VENUES WE COULD FIND THAT DID NOT COST AN ARM AND LEG AND WE LOVED THE CEREMONY AREA WHERE THERE WERE ROCKS AND A CONCRETE AISLE.

WHAT WAS THE MOST ANTICIPATED PART OF YOUR WEDDING DAY?

ID SAY I'M MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FIRST DANCE.

IS THERE ANYTHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOUR WEDDING DAY THAT MAY HELP FUTURE COUPLES?

DEFINETLY HIRE A WEDDING PLANNER, IF POSSIBLE! I UNDERESTIMATED HOW STRESSFUL AND COMPLICATED IT IS TO PLAN A WEDDING AND WOULD HAVE TOTALLY HIRED SOMEONE IF I HAD THE CHANCE.

ADVICE FOR FUTURE COUPLES

DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE’S OPINIONS INFLUENCE YOUR WEDDING. THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING THIS, NOT WANTING THAT, ETC. IT IS YOUR WEDDING AND NOT THERE’S. LEARN TO STAND YOUR GROUND OR TELL THEM THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME IF THEY DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU CHOOSE.