Hey there everyone!! Sorry about the blog being down last week while it was under maintenance, but now I have a shiny new branded blog to match the amazing website! What better way to showcase the new blog design by sharing a new Date Night Thursday post! We have a very special feature today – Bethany & Benjamin! On the way to our first wedding of the season in Greensboro, Bethany told me ALL about she and her husband. Especially all the fun little dates & outings they share together. I love how much they are active within the church & community. They even sing the lead performances at different musicals each year (SO cute right?) They are absolutely smitten with one another and I love watching how Bethany’s eyes light up when she talks about the love for her husband & their marriage together. Bethany makes a good point below that it’s nice when the date can involve activities that both the male & female can enjoy. I think that mini-golf (putt-putt) is a perfect spring/summer time date night that won’t break the bank!! Thank you Bethany for sharing a look into your marriage and a date you recently enjoyed! Have fun reading this weeks “Real Couple Date Night Highlight!”:
Benjamin and I have been married for almost two years come this October!!! Ahhhhh I can’t believe its already been almost two years. (How come time stops when you are in high school and goes by so quickly when you get married?) Benjamin and I met at our church in youth group. We dated for four years and were engaged for 7 months. I never wanted to be apart from him (it still is really hard for me when we are). He proposed at the Biltmore Mansion (very romantic) and set up a video camera to record the whole thing!! I grabbed the ring put it on, and then said, “Yes!!!” We said I promise I do, on October 15, 2011. It has been a crazy, fun, exciting ride! I just wish it would slow down!! God has taught us both so much and I can’t wait to see what how he uses us more together for His glory!
Well, Benjamin and I don’t like to make the “big” decision. You know, where to eat! One time we sat down in Gilligan’s (seafood restaurant) We ordered our drinks, I looked through the menu and asked if we could go to Moes instead. We paid the waitress for our drinks, gave her a tip and went to Moes across the street! Ha ha! I have such a sweet husband. On our most recent date, we went to McCalister’s for dinner (I always photograph our food), Sonic for dessert (I got a hot fudge sundae-which was delicious) and then went to Frankies for some putt-putt. Benjamin loves doing a sport like activity together, so I suggested putt-putt. I think it’s important for a date night to be fun for the guys too AND for the men to continue to date their women, even after they are married! Nothing says I love you like being told how pretty you look when you get all dressed up for a date night, having your hubby pick you up his clean truck and going somewhere fun where you can laugh together! And for me, ending the date with a Cary Grant movie, chocolate chip cookies and snuggles.
Till next week! Have a great date you’d like to share? E-mail me!! (alicia@aliciawhitephoto.com)
Pat Williamson - These are absolutely stunning. It looks like it was a picture perfect wedding.
Congratulations to both of you and may you have a long and joyous life together.