If you haven’t heard the news yet…Iaan and I got engaged yesterday!!!!! (I’m very tempted to add more exclamation marks :) Wow, so much happend in the past 24 hours…crazy would be an understatement. But I’m sure all the girls are dieing to hear the story, so here it goes:
Iaan and I have been together for 8 years. We started dating at school and we’ve had fun ever since! We are sooo the same, and then on the other hand sooo different. I love spending time with him and from the start I knew he was the one!
The past 2 weeks we traveled to Germany to shoot a wedding and also combined it with a bit of holiday. It was our last day in Münich…he asked me what the plans looked like for our day. I said I needed to meet a friend for coffee, had to quickly pick up something from a store and that was about it..he then suggested we have an ice cream later the afternoon before we fly back, as we both LOVE ice cream and found a yummy little store close to our hotel. I didn’t suspect anything…
We went to the ice cream store and past us walked a photographer, I recognized his cool gear and showed iaan, but he quickly changed the topic…I didn’t think much about it. We then bought some ice cream and headed to a little area in the mid of Münich. Meanwhile there were 2 photographers following us all the way from the hotel and they captured the whole thing! A part from getting engaged, this was totally AWESOME!
We sat on a little bench, had some ice cream and then iaan pulled out my ipad…Every night he was working on a slideshow without me even knowing! He showed me the slideshow and straight after he said he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me, we both cried and then it was smiles all the way! And now I’m going to plan a wedding!!! :)
BIG BIG thank you for Dorreen for secretly helping iaan organize some details and also for Carmen & Ingomar from Caringo PhotografiX for creating these unforgettable images! It was such an amazing experience! For more pics visit Caringo’s blog.
You can also view our video here.
CONGRATS!!! Wow, thats amazing!! :-) Well done Iaan, it takes a good man to plan such awesomness.So you’ve done well Christine!! How fun that you get to plan & be at your own wedding now after spending so much of your life on other people’s weddings :-) May God bless you both in this awesome season
Congratulations Christine! Such a fairy tale story!
I’m super jealous – but soooo happy and excited for you. I think everyone will agree that Iaan’s made it very hard to beat that engagement surprise. God’s richest blessings on your new venture together. xxx
Baie baie baie geluk!!!
It’s about time.
Geniet elke oomblik!
Wow Stien….soooo cool!! Kudos to Ian for the surprise!
Happiness ;)
Congratulations! Would love to see Iaan’s slideshow :) Iaan, you are so creative and Romantic. I hope you have a great Happily ever after :)
Congrat’s Christine and Iaan! What an amazing proposal. The most creative one to date that I’ve heard of… Many blessings and happiness to you both.
Geluk,sjoe! baie special. Als van die mooiste vir jul 2 vorentoe. Enjoy!
CONGRATULATIONS! There is nothing like it on this earth so enjoy every second! In true girl fashion, your photo’s and story got me all teary eyed! ENJOY IT ALL!!!!
WOW and WOW again!!! So glad for the two of you and pray God’s riches blessings over you and hope you guys have lots of fun in this exciting season – being married is the BOMB!!!
Well done Iaan – great idea!! :)
WOWAWiWA!!! That is so precious. GO Iaan.
Congratulations. x sam
I promise you… you’ll see the wedding industry from a different perspective… and you’ll get to understand “Bridezilla moments” ;)
wow, congrats Christine & Iaan ! that’s such exciting news ~ i had ‘goosies’ when reading and looking at your pics. so lekker that it was photographed hahaha ! much love and may you be blessed abundantly :)
AWW!!!! I am just so happy for your two! God is so good! May he bless you in your future years together!! I heart you both!!! <3
Baie geluk julle. Alles wat mooi is.
Liefde Jusandra
Van die eerste keer dat julle tweetjies by Cognito kom eet het kon ons almal sien hoe erg julle oor mekaar is, so lief… so oulik.
Baie geluk Iaan & Christine, dankie dat ons Cognito-span julle liefde kan “witness” en geniet oor die jare.
xxx
Cognito
NS. Jou ma het nie eers iets gesê toe sy bespreek het nie – ons skuld julle bubbly!
Ai, ai, ai, laat jul my sommer ‘n traantjie pik hier voor die rekenaar. Ons wag nou al lank vir HIERDIE oomblik! Jul sal ‘n gelukkig pad saam stap en nog groot hoogtes saam beleef! Geniet elke oomblik van die beplanning!
Sjoe, ek het nou lekker gehuil! So pragtig, en tog so lekker as mens die perfekte man kry!! Geniet elke oomblik…daar is nie woorde om te beskryf hoe baie jy dit gaan geniet nie!!
Baie geluk. Uiteindelik! Zani, Amelie and I are so happy for you! I know that you will have a beautiful wedding and a beautiful life together! Now you can stand on the other side and feel how it feels to get married to the love of your life.
Congratulations! You guys look so happy! I wish you both lots of love, happiness and many blessed years together! Enjoy planning your own wedding for a change! Love the pics!
Fantastic news! Can’t wait to see what you will plan. It’s going to be amazing for sure!
Dear Christine, dear Iaan,
this is soooo cool and congrats again to both of you!!! espacially that you have chosen our little Gärtnerplatz for the place to be!!! makes us a little proud ;-) thanks for the wonderful wedding shoot! Frauke & Hendrik and little Lotte
BAIE GELUK!! Dit is awesome!! Ek love die foto’s, vang al die emosies vas! Dit is unforgettable memories! Well done to the planning….soooo romanties!!
Hi julle, ons is soo bly vir julle ! Veels geluk en ons bid God se seen op jul huwelik. Werklik ‘n besondere manier om die vraag te vra. Julle twee is pragatig en ons dink dat jul geluk saam oneindig sal wees….Beste Wense ! Jaques & Arina
Kiki, ek wonder nou al soooo lank wanneer gaan dit uiteindelik gebuer! Is so bly vir jou, julle is so wonderlik vir mekaar! Baie baie geluk!
Baie geluk julle twee – baie romanties en LOVE die fotos.
baie geluk julle twee! ek kon nie help om bietjie emosioneel te raak toe ek die fotos kyk nie… daar is mos maar iets omtrent ware liefde en daai een spesiale oomblik!
weereens baie geluk!!! mag die Here jul lewe saam seen…
HAPPINESS!!!!This is soooo awesome!!
Congrats!!!!Best wishes to you both! :)
Congrats!!!!!I am sooooooo happy for you and Iaan!
Baie geluk!Lots of love,Kirst xx
Baie, baie geluk Christine jy moet elke oomblik van jou verlowing en beplanning van die spesiaalste dag in jou lewe geniet.
Ek weet sommer jou troufoto’s gaan almal s’n oortref, kan nie wag om dit te sien nie!!!
Hi Christine, it was so nice to meet you yesterday! Just had a look around your blog and your work is truly amazing. I didn’t realise you just got engaged! Such a lovely story!! Congratz and I look forward to seeing the wedding pics! :)
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