Evan had been planning his proposal to Maxie.  He bought THE ring, and now he was waiting for it to arrive. His jeweler said it should arrive close to 10:30 one morning via UPS, which would give him plenty of time to show his parents and prep for the evening engagement.  That was until Evan received a phone call from his mother stating that the UPS packages for their building had already arrived and the ring was not there.  He just assumed that due to its value, the ring would be shipped a little differently than the rest of the packages so Evan was not worried.  But the day went on and still no ring.  He watched the clock pass noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 and on.  It was every man’s worst nightmare, so he left work and while walking to the apartment from the subway, Evan hailed down a UPS driver who called his boss to track down the package.  At 7pm he received a call from someone at UPS sharing the good news that all the local UPS trucks were contacted, the package was found, and he should be receiving it in 20 minutes.  It finally arrived, and with little time Evan showed his parents and then he was off to propose.

I’m going to let Maxie describe, in her own words, how she experienced the romantic proposal…
“At around 8 o’clock on a Wednesday night, I met Evan and my family at a small concert on a rooftop in Manhattan.  Our plan was to meet up with a few of Evan’s coworkers after the concert a few blocks away, and then head to dinner.  We started walking, and I was not paying attention to where we were going.  Soon we approached Gramercy Park, and I happened to say, “I’ve never been inside there.”  Gramercy Park is a private park for which you need a key to enter, and there are very limited ways of getting a key beyond living in a building on the park.

As we approached the gate, Evan said we should see if someone was inside to let us in.  I knew nobody would let us in even if there happened to be someone in the park.  Evan then took keys out of his pocket, and while I thought he was kidding around at first, as soon as he put a key into the lock the gate swung open and I knew something was about to happen.  We went into the park, and he gave me a wrapped box.  Inside the box was a small polished rock.  Evan explained that he took the rock off a table at a restaurant the first time we had ever talked about getting married, about 2 years earlier.  He said I could keep that rock, or trade it in for a nicer one.

At this point, Evan got down on one knee, showed me the “nicer rock” (my ring) and asked me to marry him!  Of course I said yes, and never wanted to leave Gramercy Park.  It was an absolutely magical, perfect New York moment.”  I would have to agree, and I couldn’t possibly try to rewrite that moment for her so I am glad she got to share it with you all! :-)  Here’s a peek at the fun we had in Washington, CT where we did the engagement photos…

Maxie grew up spending time in the town of Washington, CT and has so many wonderful memories there.  One of her favorites is the first time that Evan visited over July 4th weekend in 2007, just a couple of weeks after they met.  We decided to visit this spot for their engagement session as it would feel like home to them and they could relax and enjoy the familiar sights and the beautiful fall foliage.  Evan and Maxie still enjoy their visits to Washington, for its beauty, tranquility, and to visit their goldfish, Cyclone (that they won at Coney Island three years ago) who now lives in a pond with his friends in this small town.

Maxie and Evan, I loved getting to know you both and spending time with your family, and I have such a great feeling about you two!!  xoxo