Tori and Davey are a very special couple to me, Davey is my one and only little brother!!! I still don’t think it’s hit me that he’ll be getting married, because even though he’s twenty-one, he’s still about fifteen in my head. I guess that’s just what happens with little siblings! Davey popped the question in Buffalo NY during an after-Christmas trip to see some of our relatives, and then they were awesome enough to stop in Columbus on their way home to see Josh and me! We decided to squeeze a mini-engagement shoot into their visit, and it actually turned out shorter than expected because of the MAJOR post-holiday shopping crowds at Easton that day… I never knew such a thing existed (that shows how much I shop!!), but needless to say it took FOREVER for us to wind our way back to our car and make it out of there. So by the time we got back to the house so they could change clothes and I could pick up my camera, the sun was about twenty minutes from setting. We had about five minutes of glowy sunset to work with, but thanks to this awesome red barn structure, all was not lost 🙂

Here are a few little secrets you should know about this post… closer to the bottom, you’ll see lots of pictures of Tori’s ring… I’m obsessed. It’s so stunning! The most special part is that the diamond in Tori’s ring originally belonged to our grandmother. She sent her engagement ring to Davey and told him to use the diamond! It only makes everything even more perfect, and since Davey had our grandma’s ring with him on the trip, I had to get a shot of both rings together. Secondly, don’t even get me started on the Lord of the Rings themed wood piece that Davey MADE for the proposal… he impresses me more and more every day. Enjoy these favorites of this sweet couple! 🙂

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