Wedding Belles Magazine Volume I Issue 1 | Page 12

A N E N G A G E M E N T story
DEIDRE + WILLIAM
William may be a master at most
things he tackles, but keeping a
secret is not on that list.
We have recently been doing
renovations to our home and were
just completing the painting on
our downstairs living area. William
suggested that we need to take
couple pictures to hang on the walls
that would match the new decor.
Naturally, I didn't think anything funny
of it… except the fact that he thought
of it himself.
So I found the sweetest, most
genuine photographer I could, and
even though she had to squeeze
us in last minute, she was so
accommodating. Jenna Murphy was
so helpful and enthusiastic. She even
gave us some pointers on how to
organize our attire for the setting we
wanted. However, what I did not know
was that William contacted her after
I booked her services and told her
to string me along and they set their
own plan in motion.
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The day of our session, I got all dolled
up with the help of hair stylist Alicia
Whatley and makeup artist Shonda
Moore. Everyone and everything was
running late that day and it seemed
as though we wouldn’t make it before
sunset for this shoot. However, we
finally got there and it was an hour
until the sun was going to set. We
took a few different poses and had
a lot of fun and laughs. Right when
the sun was setting she wanted to
do one last pose. Jenna positioned
me in the front, facing the lake with
William behind me in the distance.
She directed us to just look natural
while she took a few shots. But then
she told me to slowly turn to look in
William's direction and smile. Puzzled,
I did… but I didn’t smile... I broke down
crying. I didn't hear a word he said
and he had to repeat himself. He put
the ring on my finger, stood and asked
“Well do you?”. Of course, I said “Yes”!
William Haney and Deidre Boyd will
exchange their vows on September
19, 2020. ❤
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