Katie said that she was going to marry Carter before they were even dating.  If fact, he had a girlfriend (that wasn’t Katie) when she said it, but she knew.  She knew when they were in high school that there was something so special about Carter that she wanted him in her life – forever. 

We started their Vineyard at Florence engagement photos in the barrel room.  

When it was time to pick out Katie’s engagement ring, Carter enlisted the help of their sweet mamas.  He asked Katie’s mother out to lunch, which wasn’t too surprising, as they have known each other since Katie and Carter were in middle school.  After they finished lunch, Carter took Katie’s mom to Quenan’s on the square in downtown Georgetown to pick out Katie’s engagement band.  He had an idea of what Katie wanted, as he had taken Katie’s phone when she wasn’t looking to access her secret Pinterest board of engagement rings and texted them to his phone.  He, of course, deleted all the evidence of the photos and texts from Katie’s phone so she wouldn’t be suspicious.  Once they picked out her band, Carter brought his mother in to help pick out the diamond.  The team effort worked! Her engagement ring is stunning!

Once we had some Vineyard at Florence engagement photos for them, we headed down the road to their family ranch.  Here, their sweet fur baby, Ellie Mae, joined us for some family photos!  Of course, I LOVE that they gave their four-legged baby a middle name!  So cute!

Katie came home after her last final to find a note from Carter that said he would be taking her out to celebrate!  This was nothing new, as they often went out after finals were over at the end of every semester at Texas Tech.  After dinner, Carter wanted to order dessert, but Katie wasn’t really interested.  With some persuasion, Carter convinced Katie that dessert was a good idea and had their server snap a quick photo of them to celebrate with their dessert, which came out with the engagement ring that was a team-effort designed for the girl sitting across the table from Carter.  She said yes and the entire restaurant cheered for them!

Y’all!  I absolutely adore the way Carter can make Katie laugh without even trying!  

I’ll end with this photo, as it sums up my afternoon with these two: filled with laughter!  Carter and Katie, thank you so much for spending your Monday afternoon with me!  I had so much fun taking your Vineyard at Florence engagement photos and hanging out with y’all at your home.  Y’all have such a fun energy about y’all and a joy that radiates from you both!  THANK YOU for allowing me to document such a fun time in your lives!  I cannot wait for your wedding next May!

– Mylah Renae

The Vineyard at Florence Engagement Photos