Zandra met Wise amid baked beans while at a cookout in Charlotte. Although she first responded to his comment with an eye-roll, eventually he got a smile out of her. But as the evening continued, she stood checking him out from the sideline and instantly became smitten.
And like all great love stories β the rest was history! Scroll on for more visuals and commentary from the bride-to-be! Tell us about the proposal! I was anticipating the proposal. I was on him like a hawk and any sudden change in his daily routine left me to speculate. Well, Wise knew this so, he was able to catch me off guard in one of our premarital counseling sessions. He and the church secretary orchestrated a plan together and it worked because I had no idea that I was going to get in engaged during our counseling session.
It was beautiful, I cried, but I was so thankful and grateful he asked me to marry him. My ring is beautiful, he chose it by himself. It is perfect. Tell us about the engagement session. Our engagement session took place in an historic wooded area near Brattonsville, SC. We really love nature and it ended up being the perfect backdrop for our session. The earth tone colors from all of the trees really enhanced the colors of our wardrobe. It also gave us the vintage feel we hoped for.
We had two wardrobe changes and each one gave us a totally different feel. Both looks were formal because we love to dress up. I tried to incorporate a few props to add more color and creativity to our session.
Wise and I both are creative people so I the engagement shoot fit our personalities. What did you do on your first date? We sat in a park and continued to get to know one another for the rest of the evening. He was a real gentleman; he made me laugh and he was a good listener. There is no one favorite thing we like to do together.
