Brooklyn Bridge: Bloopers

Brooklyn Bridge: Fun with G&B

These are some of my favorite pictures of the afternoon. I'm sure that Garrett and Betsy will have a completely different opinion, but since they are the main event, they have the only opinions that matter!

How we met... Part II...according to Betsy

So I decided to join a Brooklyn beach activity since I don't need too much to convince me to go to the beach.  I arrived late at Coney Island, but people were still there and I had the opportunity to build a sand castle and watch a group play a game.  Garrett was part of the group and I once again noticed his smile.  

It wasn't until most of the group decided to leave that we actually started talking.  I had to get a hot dog while I was there and Garrett thought that was a great idea.  He was more than willing to stand in line with me.  I wasn't sure if it was just for the hot dog or to talk to me - now I know it was both. :)

After hot dogs and another LONG subway ride, Garrett got my number....

the rest is history...

How we met...according to Betsy

People keep telling me that I should post my memories about how we met.  So here it is - How we met according to Betsy.

Each year that I live in Manhattan I choose a new goal.  The first year was to see a slew of Broadway shows and live like a tourist when possible.  The second year was to see things outside of Manhattan more.  This extended to my third year too.  So when Stacey invited me to her 4th of July party in Brooklyn, I jumped on the chance to view New York in a new way.

After a LONG subway ride, I walked through a quaint neighborhood to her apartment.  While waiting for the fireworks and seeing the beautiful view I met Garrett.  I thought I impressed him since I was an engineer with an MBA.  But he kept talking about all these different parts of Brooklyn and that this was the best place in the world.  I didn't necessarily have that same affinity toward NY, but I liked that he was passionate about it.  I also liked how happy he was.  

We talked for a bit and walked to the train (with a group of people).  He didn't ask for my number and I wasn't sure if I would see him again...

Photog Date...

Christina suggested that we go find places and take pictures for practice.  Here's some of the fruits of our labors.  Some are better then others.  Now I need to determine what to wear!

Ideas - NYC Engagement Photos

For advice on engagement photos in NYC, go to: http://www.uppereast.com/engphotos.html

These are photo sites that have engagement photos in NYC for you to get some ideas.

• http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7479346
  
• http://jasonandtami.com/home.html
  
• http://www.upstatephotographers.com/?p=246
  
• http://www.rjtpictures.com/RJT_Pictures_Blog/?p=874
  
• http://fatchettphoto.blogspot.com/2009/04/sherazade-david-engagement-photos.html
  
• http://blog.catieronquillo.com/2009/04/nakeisha-cesar-engaged-brooklyn-edition/
  
• http://www.furiousphotographersblog.com/2008/10/brooklyn-new-york-engagement-photography/
  
• http://www.alicegarik.com/blog/2008/01/11/brooklyn-as-the-backdrop-for-your-engagement-photos/
  
• http://www.carlateneyck.com/engagements/callie-niels-york-city-engagement-shoot.html
  
• http://turnloosetheart.net/2009/04/erin-and-kevin-the-engagement/
  
• http://www.joanallenblog.com/2009/01/central-park-engagement-photo-shoot.html
  
• http://karenwisephoto.blogspot.com/2009/01/heeki-and-sue-in-central-park.html
  
• http://www.julesbianchi.com/blog/2008/10/engagement-session-in-central-park-2.html
  
• http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/12/08/our-engagement-pictures/
  
• http://www.bradross.net/nj-wedding-photography-blog/?p=70
  
• http://becreativephotography.blogspot.com/2007/06/marsha-joshs-engagement-photos.html
  
• http://blog.thresholdvisions.com/category/central-park/
  

We will have none of this:  http://blog.dsoleil.com/?p=747

How We Met... Part II

Who doesn't love Coney Island? We sure love it... they're changing it a little bit this year but hopefully they won't change too much. Late in the month of July 2007 the Brooklyn YSA group hosted an activity out on Coney Island and I went there with my little brother Derek (he stayed that entire summer with me in NYC). We had a lot of fun and spent most of the day on the beach. 

After a while a very cute girl I had met a couple of weeks earlier showed up... she caught my eye again and this time I had to at least get her number. :) Betsy came later in the afternoon when some people were leaving. I didn't want to leave so early... we hadn't even gotten a hot dog yet! So, Derek and I stuck around a little longer with Betsy and another young lady... ok, we had more motivation for staying than just a hot dog. ;) We got our hot dog and sat on the beach for a while as dusk set in. We talked a while and she had caught my interest - to say the least. 

Later that evening, after I got home, Derek was laughing at me about how much we were flirting. He especially liked the part when Betsy dropped ice down my shirt... she doesn't remember that. :) Of course, he was really picking on me once I told him I got her number... my baby brother saw the beginnings of budding romance... and I guess he had to have his fun with me. After that I went to a conference in Hong Kong for a week so it was another couple of weeks before we went on our first date...

How We Met...

It was a rainy summer evening in July of 2007... it was the fourth of July to be exact. My little brother and I had been invited to a party to see the fireworks over the East River. Our friend Stacy had the greatest view since she could see both sets of fireworks from her balcony. That night I met Betsy for the first time... and I saw fireworks! ;) At one point I remember talking to her and thought I could make a splash with my good sense of humor. After telling a corny joke that didn't land I toned down the humor for the evening. Instead I told her all about Brooklyn and how rough my neighborhood was (the old one)... I think I even said something about how she should never go near my neighborhood. Between the corny jokes and telling her NOT to go near my house, I don't believe I was thinking clearly that night. I guess it's like that sometimes when you talk to an angel. ;) The evening ended with a few of us walking to the subway, including me and Betsy. I really enjoyed talking to her but I didn't get her number that night ... that came later at another serendipitous meeting...

Tying the Knot

Garrett and Betsy are tying the knot! This blog is to tell their story and plan, plan, plan for their perfect day.

There are no wedding colors as yet, but I'll guess that rose plays a big part????