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one of the great things about photography is capturing a moment.  a slice of time.  a glimmer in the eye.  a story in the pose.  a secret that only the subject knows.  and the world glimpses.

that’s what i love about this engagement picture.

levi and bekah were engaged on may 5th of this year.  they’d been dating for years.  like three, i think.  they met in college.  in bartlesville.  and when levi transfered to oklahoma christian, they worked hard to keep their relationship through the long distance.  millions of texts.  thousands of phone calls.  hundreds of trips.

on the day of their engagement, levi surprised bekah with a visit to bartlesville.  actually, more than a visit.

in cahoots with the plan, bekah’s friend asked her to accompany her on some errands.  and soon they were driving around the sleepy little town.  eventually, they pulled up to the park.  the park levi had taken bekah on their first date.  and stopped.

levi approached the car and bekah started crying.  knowing what was coming.

he walked her over to the blanket.  to the carefully packed picnic basket.  to the bottle of celebratory champagne.  to the place they’d fallen in love.  knelt down.  presented the family ring.  and proposed.

when asked later if he said anything sweet.  or if he just asked if she would marry him.  he responded:  ”i was too nervous to think of anything else to say.”

the story goes, that in typical levi and bekah fashion, the next thirty minutes were spent with bekah texting all her friends.  and levi eating the picnic lunch.

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the thing i love about this picture is the story it tells.  it’s silly.  slightly irreverent.  no, bekah is not a big lush.  and levi doesn’t typically pose for GQ.  no, they probably won’t send it out in their invitations.

but the moment was caught.  simply.  by.  chance.

at the engagement photo shoot, we brought along the same blanket.  the same picnic basket.  the same {now empty} bottle of champagne.

and in a moment of being exactly who they are together.  always laughing.  always enjoying each other’s company.  and antics.

we got this. a moment that in person, was full of laughter.  was now captured.  much to my mom’s chagrin.  forever.

this photo has been entered into the i heart faces {people’s choice} photo challenge.  to see more amazing pictures by much more talented photographers, visit here.