It was Marissa’s senior year of college, student teaching and basically busy all of the time.  So, her best friend/college roommate would sit on her online profile and make a list of guys that Marissa should check out when she got home!  When she came across Dave’s photo, she thought he was really handsome… Well, he saw that she had checked out his profile, messaged her, and well, the rest is history!

Dave proposed to Marissa at Longwood Gardens. He had it in the work for months… even told Marissa months prior that they’d be going there for a corporate work party so that she wouldn’t suspect anything. So, she bought a new dress, had her hair and makeup done and it was no surprise that Dave was in a suit, looking his finest! They wandered around Longwood, got a little lost and then ended up at a pagoda… at which point, Marissa started hysterically crying because she realized what was happening! Once he got down on one knee, and she said YES, both of their families appeared from a distance cheering!

For their engagement session, Marissa and Dave wanted something fun, in the city.  So, they decided on the Philadelphia Magic Gardens to start at! We had so much fun wandering around and taking advantage of the gorgeous mosaics!  From there we headed into old city and wandered around the streets there, and then ended our time at Franklin Fountain – their absolute favorite place to get ice cream!

 Isn’t her engagement ring stunning?! Marissa’s sister had personalized Coca-Cola bottles made for them! Share a Coke with the future Mr & Mrs!  We love that they wanted to end our time together at their favorite ice cream shop!  We had never been to Franklin Fountain before, but it is definitely a place we’ll be going back to!