They met in high school while sitting next to each other in biology class.  Eventually they became a couple and went to the junior and senior proms together.  Like a lot of young couples, they went their separate ways after graduation to pursue their educations and careers.  To their surprise, within the last three and a half years they’ve reconnected and now they live in the same complex.  Years later, some have said that “Christine could never get her first love out of her head”.

There are a few things that these two love… 1) football 2) their favorite TV shows and 3) wine.  They enjoy going on hikes and picnicking with a favorite bottle of wine or going wine tasting, so we decided to enjoy a warm autumn weekend and sample some wines at the Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery in New York.

So how did they get engaged?  Here’s the story.  Rob contacted a teacher that Christine works with, and had her hook up the smartboard while Christine was in a meeting.  When she was done with her meeting, Christine entered the empty classroom and noticed that her smartboard was all lit up and in child-like handwriting it said “Will you marry me?”  As she stared at it (in shock), Rob walked in through the doorway all dressed up and got down on one knee and proposed!

Aren’t these two adorable together?  You wouldn’t know it from these photos, but they braved the busy scene here with hundreds of others surrounding us at the winery this day.  There was live music and an event going on, so we had to sneak to the sides of the fields and try our best to get some privacy and intimate moments.  It was such a beautiful location, and we had a great time sampling their wines and ciders too!  (If you have a chance to visit, try their pear cider with pizza from their wood burning oven. Yum!  They use farm fresh and local ingredients too.)  We can’t wait until Christine and Rob’s wedding at the Falkirk Estate later this year!