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Lisa and David: Wedding in the Sunken Garden

We actually did this interview before David and Lisa's wedding, upon completing an engagement portrait session in the Minneapolis Public Library. Above is the slideshow from their wedding. Below, you'll see some photos from their engagement portrait session, as Lisa shares her story:

We met through Match.com. I had been on and off the site for about a year, and while I had forged some friendships, I had not yet found someone I truly connected with. I had actually just cancelled my membership and was doing some email clean up when I saw David’s profile.

Something about it just caught my eye and stayed with me. I sent him a “hello” note and we just hit it off! After countless emails and several 3+ hour phone conversations, we met in person for our first date.

The rest, as they say, is history.

I really can’t remember when we first started talking about marriage. Within the first couple of months we both knew that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.

The day after Christmas in 2006, we were out running errands and having lunch. David just suggested we go look at rings. We ended up going to a couple different jewelry shops and had a fun time browsing and dreaming.

Well, he ended up buying one of those rings and keeping it safely hidden. He tells me that he tried to propose several times but simply couldn’t find the “perfect” time to do it.

My sister was coming for a weekend visit and we were frantically doing some cleaning in preparation for her arrival. David called me into the bedroom and asked me where I wanted him to put this box. I had not seen the box before so dismissed it. Well, the box turned out to be the ring, and he proposed then and there.

He said he loved me and wanted to be with me forever. It was wonderful.

I like that he didn’t plan some elaborate surprise or whisk me away on some romantic trip. Instead, he proposed on a regular night while we were doing typical tasks together. Again, it felt easy and natural and totally us. I loved it.

Our ceremony is going to be at the Como Park Conservatory, in the Sunken Garden. Spring just seemed like a great time to for our wedding. Renewal, life-affirming, newness are all attributes I associate with Spring, and our marriage fits in with that theme.

The garden is beautiful. The abundance of flowers and the smells of Spring will be everywhere.

Our reception will be at Solera in downtown Minneapolis. We picked this for a couple of reasons. First, it was the location of our first date. Second, David lived in Spain for two years and has a special place in his heart for the Spanish culture, language and food. We thought the Spanish restaurant would be a great place to celebrate all of these things and add a special touch to our event.

We’ve really enjoyed almost everything about planning our wedding. My favorite aspects have been just thinking about ways to make our special day a memorable and intimate one, and sharing that with family and friends.

I’m having my wedding dress made and that has been a fun experience so far. Every time I go in for another fitting I’m able to see the dress slowly taking shape and look more and more like a real bridal gown. I would highly recommend Kristin Olson at The Dressmaker in Edina, MN.

We decided to forego the traditional wedding cake and, following the Spanish tapas, or finger-food theme, we are going to serve cupcakes instead. Tasting all of those yummy cake flavors was oh-so-delicious, and working with the staff at Buttercream has been great.

When I think about it, all aspects of planning have provided their own unique pleasure. I particularly like the aspects that David and I have been able to participate in together. I must say our engagement photo session was undoubtedly one of the highlights for us!