love | jessie & daniel engaged

LOVE AT FIRST...WELL...

I sat for quite a while trying to come up with a caption for a sneak peak to Jessie and Daniel's engagement photos. I kept thinking, I know these two, this shouldn't be this hard, she's my sister and he's one of my best friends. I've taken a front seat to this friendship turned love story, I should be able to write a book on these two.

Six or so years ago I remember saying to Jessie, "What about Daniel? Why don't you just date?" If you know Jessie at all, the glare I received was like, oh ok...never mind, back to my beer and I won't bring it up again. I said the same thing to Daniel, "What about Jessie?" Daniel's response was one that would have exceeded the 160 character text limit of the times. An excuse for everything. I wasn't the only one asking this question, it was one they heard frequently. They finally jumped on board and started to see what everyone else had been seeing for a few years.

Fast forward to now - engagement photo time. Leading up to the day, she just kept saying, "I want something different." I was a little nervous because Jessie can be my worst critic but biggest supporter. Being my sister, she's assisted on many shoots, heard my tricks and played my games, I was going to have to really work to get what we wanted. Luckily, Jessica had them laughing, dancing and playing in no time. They soon forgot we were even there.

I finally posted a sneak peak to Instagram with "Love her but leave her wild." Jessie has found just that, someone that loves her, despite her hard headedness and stubborn ways and let's Jessie be Jessie. The same goes for Daniel, they've found a way to compliment each other but remain true to themselves. These two have two of the biggest hearts and I can't wait for the rest of their story to unfold. - Machaela