Brian & Jaymee grew up a few streets away
from each other. Their parents and
brothers were good friends, they went to the same high school (at different
times), and their families attended the same church. But somehow their
paths never crossed until they both ended up at the same college. He knew
of her so when he heard that she was a freshman at the college he was attending
he offered to show her around. "I
wasn't trying to get a date, or anything like that. I just genuinely
wanted to help her and be friendly." And friends they
were. They both hit it off instantly and were
almost inseparable her first year there. But when Jaymee realized
that Brian liked her a little bit more than a friend, she made it clear to him
that she didn't want anything more and certainly didn't want to mess up their
awesome friendship :)
After a year of college together Jaymee
transferred to a college halfway across America and any possibility of more
than a friendship between the two of them seemed to permanently fade away.
She dated several other guys but always found herself comparing them to
Brian and each time they came up short. "They just weren't cool like Brian. They kind of felt boring
compared to him." And every Winter and Summer break she
went home they would pick right up where they left off and spend the majority
of their breaks together. It wasn't until Jaymee found out that Brian had
a serious girlfriend that she started to question why she'd been so adamant
about just staying "friends". "I was sure they were going to get married, and I realized that I
was sad about that. So when I found out a few months later that they had
broken up and he was the one to break it off I was pretty happy." But
now the tables were turned. Jaymee was the one interested in him and he
seemed content with just her friendship. After a few little hints from
Jaymee, Brian seemed to realize that she was no longer interested in the
"just friends" rule and he was very happy to make her his girlfriend.
Two years later they're now happily engaged and
going to be married this December! I had fun with these two in Chicago
last weekend shooting their engagement pictures and then talking wedding
planning afterwards over dinner (the best gourmet macaroni I've everrrr had) at a popular little restaurant in
downtown Elgin.
I can't wait for their gorgeous winter wedding!
Much Love,
Jessica Shae
