Mike proposed to Erika and then had a surprise engagement shoot with us at Disney’s Magic Kingdom! We had so much fun and they are the sweetest couple. Lady Llewellyn from Cinderella’s Royal Court came in with some good marriage advice! Here’s to you Erika and Mike – we know that all your dreams will come true <3
From Mike: Erika and I met at a friend’s birthday party during her first year of college at Mass Amherst. Fast forward, and we just celebrated our 5 year anniversary on 4/25 and we’re planning on getting married 4/25 of next year. We’re looking forward to planning a very small wedding with our immediate families in Cape Cod. I chose to propose in Orlando because we’ve been every year since we met and Erika is a huge disney fan. We’ve made so many special memories there so it seemed fitting to add one more.
What I love most about Erika is her sense of humor and how we always have the time of our lives even when things don’t go as planned. Erika says that she loves how much fun we have together. No matter what we’re doing we’re always laughing while we do it.
Some of our favorite things are traveling, exploring new places, and trying new foods. We love spending time with our two beautiful cats (Freddy & Betty Boop). We also just bought our first house the week before we came to Disney and met you guys! Most of our time lately has been spent fixing it up and making it our home.
We loved meeting Makayla and Steve for their engagement session last week. They are true Disney fans like us – and they met and used to work at Magic Kingdom! Spending time with them reminded us that “A dream is a wish your heart makes.” Thank you Malaya and Steve for including us in this magical day! xo If you are interested in a Magic Kingdom Engagement Photography session, please contact us today!
From Steve:We met on our very first day working at Magic Kingdom in Tomorrowland. Everyday we grew closer, and built on a strong foundation of friendship. Over the course of our Disney College Programs you could find us together almost everyday, either in the Magic Kingdom, or watching How I Met Your Mother until late in the evening. At the end of our Disney College Programs we headed to the airport for a very difficult goodbye.
Makayla and I finally had to head back to our respective Universities (Penn State and the University of Utah) after an amazing 8 months of working together. After many hours on the phone, Skype, and FaceTime we realized we missed each other far too much, and that we needed to plan a vacation back to Walt Disney World. During that week we finally shared our true feelings with each other, and our amazing relationship began.
In the summer of 2016 I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to be with Makayla, and her family. The summer we shared together proved to me why I loved her so much. The more time I spent with her the more certain I am that she is my soulmate.
We are now both graduated, happily engaged, and extremely excited for marriage. After living thousands of miles apart for so long Makayla and I are excited to be living in Orlando, the city we met in as we start our lives together.