Philadelphia Proposal Photography| Katie and Rachel
Katie and Rachel met online. Rachel lived in Central New Jersey and Katie lived in Philly. After about a week of talking via text, they mutually decided to meet. Despite the distance, Rachel packed a bag and went to Philly for the weekend.
“Ironically, Rachel was the only girl I met online who was not from Philly- but on the contrary, she lived 2+ hours away…and with her parents. She was also the only girl who I didn’t immediately cut off contact when the topic of actually meeting came up…After about three weeks of non-stop texting, phone calls, & facetiming, I invited her to Philly for the weekend. So much for a casual first date?”
Rachel was drawn to Katie’s sense of humor, along with her beautiful red hair and blue eyes, which roped her in immediately.
“Since our very first conversation, I’ve been laughing at all the crazy stories Katie has to tell.”
Katie knew Rachel was the one when she went out to drinks with an old friend, eating tacos for Cinco De Mayo. Earlier that day was the first time she had ever seen Rachel cry, which was over a job she hadn’t gotten. She remembers thinking that she never wanted to see Rachel upset again and always wanted to be there for her.
Realizing this later on randomly over drinks and dinner, she couldn’t help but blurt out, “I’m going to marry Rachel. I don’t know when or why or how…but I’m positive that I will.”
On their first official date, Rachel and Katie walked around Philadelphia & stumbled across these beautiful secluded gardens, located right around Independence Hall. They sat on a bench for hours just talking and taking in the beautiful weather & scenery.
“I had no idea that this place even had a name until about a year later when I saw pictures of it online. It took me a few minutes but I immediately recognized the setting…and came to find out it was a historical site called The 18th Century Gardens. I chose to propose on the first of the month… where we had our first date- as it is symbolic of many more ‘firsts’ to come as we journey into this next step of our lives together.”