Engagement Pictures

As promised, here are some of the pictures of Jocelyn and Alec that I had the opportunity to take this past October.  It was really fun seeing their personalities, and getting see how they interact together as a couple.  We have known Alec for years, as a friend and fellow classmate, however getting to see him as a more mature, returned missionary, and companion to our Jocelyn was entirely different.

Taking the Plunge!

Jocelyn couldn't stop laughing.

Alec was really patient with my amateur photography abilities, of course Jocelyn was already familiar with my "one more" meant ten philosophy.

This one is my favorite.  

I really love this picture.  We had been taking pictures for a while, and they were chatting as I set up my camera to get a different shot.  I took the picture mid conversation.  One of my favorite things about this picture is seeing Alec get enjoyment out of making Jocelyn laugh.  It reminds me of something that President Hinckley said;

“If you will make your first concern the comfort, the well-being, and the happiness of your companion, sublimating any personal concern to that loftier goal, you will be happy, and your marriage will go on through eternity”

There was a great bridge--down by the mouth of Provo canyon where we were able to get some fun shots.

I love the soft focus of this one below.  The lighting made for a beautiful backdrop as well.

Choose a companion of your own faith. You are much more likely to be happy. Choose a companion you can always honor, you can always respect, one who will complement you in your own life, one to whom you can give your entire heart, your entire love, your entire allegiance, your entire loyalty. [Hinckley, "Life's Obligations, 2]

Some flowers suggested my Grandma Linda made this picture extra sweet!

"Success in marriage depends not so much on finding the right person

 as it does on being the right person."

 Lowell L. Bennion   

The pictures in the Malt Shoppe / Diner  were really fun, but I didn't get the lighting right, so many of them were unusable.

I loved how they were willing to lean on each other.... a bit of a metaphor for marriage.

“If a husband would think less of himself and more of his wife, we’d have happier homes throughout the Church and throughout the world.” President Hinckley

I strongly believe the reverse is true as well.  If both the husband and the wife spend their time concerning themselves with how to help, love and care for the other, then not only are we taking care of someone--and thus learning to love them more-- but also we also are being cared for as well.

So nice of them to allow me one more picture to show that I was there!

Grandma Linda giving a little direction for the next shot.

There were several good shots with the BYU blanket.

“One of the most satisfying rewards of a good marriage is the sense of being the most important person in the world to one other person.”

Dr. Carlfred Broderick 

The two spent the day goofing around between the "official shots".

        And the last quote:
"Well, don't just pray to marry the one you love.   Instead, pray to love the one you marry."  Spencer W. Kimball