Jamie and Guy

How We Met

Jamie is my wife, my best friend, and my business partner. I met her when we were only 13 years old. She was my neighbor’s cousin and would sit on his porch, pretend to read, and watch me splashing in our pool. But, if you ask her, she’ll say that she doesn’t remember being a nosy neighbor.

We moved apart and lived our lives, but we finally reconnected in 2012. Now we live and love life together as husband and wife.

how they asked

I proposed to Jamie on our 5th anniversary in a log cabin in the Catskill Mountains. We LOVE camping and being outdoors, and had always talked about renting a cabin.

Before we headed up to the mountains for our week away from the city, I told her to pack a nice outfit so we could take an anniversary photo. We’re always making great pictures for other couples, and I wanted to make some for ourselves. Of course, I forgot to pack MY nice clothes.

On the last day of the trip, we made some mimosas to go with our brunch and then spent the day lounging around the cabin. We went outside and played with our dog Jax before enjoying the mountainous sunset from the jacuzzi on the deck. It was 20 degrees out, but we couldn’t feel anything other than the warmth of the 104-degree water.

After the sun had set and the vivid blue and yellow tones faded into the night sky, we went inside to prepare for that “anniversary photo.” I set up my light, had Jamie stand in front of the fireplace, and then set the camera on a timer.

This was it. The moment that I’d spent so much time planning. I got down on one knee and opened the terrarium style ring box. As Jamie gasped, Jax ran right over to see what was going on. It couldn’t have been more perfect!