New York Proposal Photography| Tom and Janel
Tom and Janel actually met when they were both only five-years-old. They grew up together in the same small town and Janel was best friends with his neighbor, so naturally they spent a lot of time together growing up.
Tom went to a lot of different places looking for the perfect ring and even considered designing one, until he stumbled upon a beautiful Neil Lane ring that he knew Janel would love.
Despite growing up together, Tom and Janel didn’t become romantically involved until college. “I think thats when we realized not only did we share all these interests that made us great friends, but we also developed a romantic connection towards each other.”
It didn’t take long after they started dating that Tom knew Janel was the one. “She was someone I knew I could be 100% real with and she loved me whether I was acting silly, serious, or even stupid.”
“Janel is quite possibly the hardest person in the world to plan a surprise for. She picks up on even the slightest hint that something’s up. Plus, having been together four years and coming up on our anniversary, I knew she would be suspicious. I figured if she thought a proposal was happening it would be during vacation to celebrate our anniversary at the end of the month. So to catch her off guard, I picked a few weeks earlier so she wouldn’t suspect a thing. Plus, now on vacation I get to introduce her as my fiancée!”