Our "third" has a "second"

One of my favorite parts of this business is capturing special times for my friends.  Before, an engagement meant that I saw the ring, I bought a drink, and I got excited for the wedding.  I rarely slowed down to notice the love.  These two people are very special people to me, to us (my hubby and I).  Nate was my husband's roommate before we moved in together.  And... once we moved in together, Nate became our "third."  While this may sound odd to all of you, it was not odd in the least to us.  We LOVED having Nate at our place, we loved the laughter he brought with him, we loved sitting down to watch TV with him, we loved that he was willing to be our "third."  So when Nate was needing a place to crash for a couple months while house hunting last year, we jumped at the opportunity to have our "third" back.  Nate even has a chair at our house.  Forever and ever, that chair will be Nate's chair (even though our dog Tootsie would argue differently).  Now... Nate will never again be our "third."  He has joined forces with Rachel.  Fittingly enough, they met at Jeff's birthday bash at one of our favorite spots, Williams.  Rachel couldn't be more perfect, for Nate, and for us.  ;)  It seems as if she's been Nate's counterpart forever, and sometimes, I even say things like "remember when..." and she has to remind me, "no, I don't, because that was 5 years ago!"  Ooops.  Rachel has introduced us to a Nate we hadn't yet seen.  When the two of them are together, life seems to move a little more easily, smiles seem to come a little more readily, and belly laughs are always inevitable.  As sappy as it seems, I feel like these two were destined for each other.

Of course, because of just how much I love these two, their engagement photos will come in two installments.  Here is the first.  We went back to the place it all began... and it couldn't have been more fun!