For their engagement shoot, our Lee Mann Productions Team had a short but exciting shoot with this beautiful couple at Matthew’s cottage….before the skies darkened and the rain came…
Nakita’s cousin, Raquel, shared the following story about this fantastic couple and we thought we’d share it with you below.
In a book, there is something called a preface which comes before an introduction. If we were to create a book about Matt and Nakita’s lives, the preface of this novel would begin on October 23rd, 2009. It would also be a pink hardcover, embroidered with diamond footballs. It would then tell the story like so… On that day Matt and Nakita drove up to the Carapella cottage, which was a normal weekend for them. Stopping to get some ingredients for supper, Nakita insisted they stop at Movie Gallery to rent “The Proposal”. “Maybe you can get some tips”, she said aloud to Matt. Matt didn’t want to rent this movie, and Nakita thought, “he doesn’t want it because it’s a chick flick, but I’m sure he’ll like it. Hopefully he’ll take mental notes, and if he does purpose I’ll need a princess dress with matching princess shoes!!!!” Matt on the other hand was probably thinking, “Food.” He was almost let off the hook as there were no movies left on the shelf. But with Princess Nakita on the case, she does what princesses do best, make people actually do their jobs! She got the disgruntled Movie Gallery employee to search the bottomless bin of movies to retrieve a recently turned in copy of “The Proposal”. She was just as ecstatic that a copy was there, as Matt is when he realizes that there are leftovers in the fridge. Finally arriving at home, Matt prepared dinner while Nakita insisted that they continue to watch the movie through it. Luckily for Matt the movie was turned off for more reasons than it being just a terrible chick-flick. He served the food, poured the wine, lit the candles, dimmed the lights, and you would even think that he hired a cellist too! Although that didn’t happen, it was still very romantic. After two bites, Matt said he wasn’t hungry anymore. Matt is always hungty, but blind to this, she continued to eat without any or little thought to what he said. Once Matt insisted that she must sit while he cleans up, that little pink light bulb in her head finally lit up. She thought he was getting ready some kind of dessert but he was really making sure that that little wooden box’s contents hadn’t been misplaced. In Nakita’s eyes, he approached her emptied handed, but in Matt’s eyes he was coming to take her hand in marriage. At the table, he took both of her hands and told her that he had a serious problem; he could no longer be her boyfriend. Quickly trying to think of any recent domestics they’ve had, Nakita couldn’t figure out what was going on, and there was no way they were going to break up. He told her that he couldn’t be her boyfriend anymore because he wanted to be her husband. He got down on one knee and recited a speech that neither of them can remember but can only recall the feelings that they shared of unconditional love. He pulled that little brown box out of his pocket and asked her, “ Will you marry me?”. Her response, “Are you serious?”. He then opened up the box we all know that her answer was a very big and happy “Yes”. And if that yes was a color it was would be pink. She threw her arms around him and said of course through tears of joy. They hugged, kissed, and probably danced too! As Matt was enjoying a real plate of food, Nakita was too excited to stomach anything. She put on her ring, they popped champagne, and they made phone calls to loved ones. In the morning, Nakita pretty much had her entire wedding planned. This would be the preface to Matt and Nakita’s book. The introduction will be written on June 11th, 2011, with the opening sentence on page one being “I do.”
Congratulations Nakita and Matthew from our LMP team! We are excited to do both Photography and Cinema at your wedding!
A little behind the scenes of the LMP team trying to stay dry…
