She likes a glass of wine (my kinda girl) and he likes sip’n on Jameson. They’re like king salmon sashimi and a philadelphia hand cut….cuz that’s how they roll. Completely different yet totaly complimentary. The fact is they just work because of the most important things they value: family, their pups, and just being together. They met a few years ago at work and really knew how to keep their relationship on the D.L. (Down Low for all you non 90s kids…because you know I just love the 90s lame acronyms). Well, now let’s get back to the beautiful Erika and charming Ryan. They still carpool together and Erika still gets butterflies in her stomach when they are together. Isn’t that the best ever? I think that’s when you know you love the guy for sure!

So before Ryan became prince charming he kinda had an anticlimactic way of giving gifts for special holidays like Christmas, birthdays…you get the idea. That is until he laid the whopper on Erika a few months ago. On this particular weekend, Erika was running late (which she never does) while making their way to Vegas. She still had to pick up Ryan to catch their flight so of course she was a little irritated when he asked her to come inside and wait for him. As he met her before she entered the house, he was carrying his nephew….and there in his nephew’s tiny hands was a ring. He urged the little guy to give it to his Auntie Erika. She was floored. Not only was she make-upless but his entire family acted as if they were hired paparazzi for TMZ as they were photographing and videotaping this very special occasion. How could she resist Ryan’s super secretive surprise proposal?

Erika and Ryan I absolutely loved photographing the two of you. Seriously, fun, fun, fun! It’s pretty crazy how your dogs are totally like you two, completely different yet perfectly compatible. I can not wait until your wedding.