{"id":1750,"date":"2019-12-20T14:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T21:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderbackblog.com\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2020-03-29T21:30:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T21:30:53","slug":"mogollon-rim-engagement-sarah-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joandalli.com\/?p=1750","title":{"rendered":"Mogollon Rim Engagement &#8211; Sarah &#038; Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What comes to mind when we say these things?<\/p>\n<p>Top 8.<\/p>\n<p>Auto-playing music.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Anderson: everyone\u2019s first friend.<\/p>\n<p>Ring any bells? We\u2019re talking about MySpace! Nowadays it\u2019s a largely unused platform, but back in the early 2000\u2019s, it was bigger than Facebook, full of customized pages and plenty of networking. Nine years ago, Dean was looking through his buddy\u2019s friends list and saw the photo of a gorgeous gal: Sarah. He was nervous, considering how many messages ladies get out of nowhere, but he thought he\u2019d take a leap of faith and send a respectful note to compliment her.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for Dean, Sarah thought he was pretty cute too. Their first date was Applebee\u2019s, which is pretty classy when you\u2019re in high school. Dean met up with her at school after a football game, and Sarah was nervous, so she didn\u2019t tell her parents. (She actually kept him a secret for a while. Internet communication is common nowadays, but back then, it was a new frontier, and parents were hyper-paranoid about their kids meeting new friends. If you\u2019re young and reading this, make sure you\u2019re careful when talking to people online!)<\/p>\n<p>Sarah barely ate any of her food, she was so nervous. Dean\u2019s memories of it were along the lines of, \u201cShe ate maybe three pieces of chicken from her salad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those first-date jitters are pretty common, we think. Luckily, that date turned into a second, and a third, and now, nine years later, Sarah and Dean are ready to get married. In the time of #EatLocal, who\u2019d think Applebee\u2019s would spark romance? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>As you might expect, Dean was the one to propose. Picture it: the <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderbackblog.com\/2019\/11\/30\/mogollon-rim-engagement-moriah-kris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mogollon Rim<\/a>, Northern Arizona, on February 17th, 2018. It was a chilly Saturday, but Sarah and Dean decided to brave the great outdoors and walk among the Ponderosa pine trees. It\u2019s a <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderbackblog.com\/2019\/11\/02\/mogollon-rim-engagement-marinda-jamie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gorgeous area<\/a>, so Sarah decided that she wanted to commemorate the beauty with Dean in a timed selfie. She took the photo, but the first snap didn\u2019t turn out <i>quite <\/i>right. Sarah turned to reset the timer, and Dean knew it was time: he got down on one knee. Sarah was ready, telling him to smile, and she looked back at him, and the first words out of her mouth\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s about time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camera went off, capturing Sarah\u2019s sweet, teasing smile and Dean\u2019s huge grin. It\u2019s a memory for the ages. Their official anniversary was November 1st, but soon enough, that\u2019s going to change. Soon, they\u2019ll be husband and wife!<\/p>\n<p>Along with the changes that marriage brings is another huge occasion: Sarah and Dean just bought a house! Between Sarah\u2019s job at Victoria\u2019s Secret and Dean\u2019s 7-year tenure working in solar power, the two of them were able to put away enough for a new home, perfect to start the next phase of their life in. (There\u2019s plenty of room for their two English Bulldogs, too.)<\/p>\n<p>Sarah and Dean were a blast to shoot, trekking among the wilderness with big ol\u2019 smiles on their faces. Hiking with them was a great way to spend the afternoon, their laid-back energy making it feel like a nature excursion instead of a photoshoot. Sarah\u2019s navy blue dress looks amazing on her, don\u2019t you think? That\u2019s why it\u2019s one of their wedding colors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wedgewoodweddings.com\/venues\/arizona\/lindsay-grove\">Wedgewood Lindsay Grove<\/a> is going to be all decked out in navy and mauve, turning the Mesa, Arizona venue into the perfect spot for Sarah and Dean to say their vows. Those first-date jitters might turn into wedding jitters&#8211;that\u2019s natural for every couple! it\u2019s a big occasion!&#8211;but one thing was clear during this shoot: Sarah and Dean love each other very, very much, in a quietly joyful way that we know will last.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah, Dean: we\u2019re so glad we got to work with you. You guys have a truly special <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderbackblog.com\/2019\/11\/13\/rio-salado-audubon-wedding-erin-aj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">romance<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderbackblog.com\/2019\/10\/26\/south-mountain-engagement-karlee-brandon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cute story<\/a> that\u2019s perfect for the modern age. We look forward to your wedding!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1737\" src=\"https:\/\/joandalli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-12-18_0006.jpg\" alt=\"2019-12-18_0006\" width=\"1200\" height=\"16242\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanderbackphotography.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What comes to mind when we say these things? Top 8. Auto-playing music. Tom Anderson: everyone\u2019s first friend. Ring any bells? We\u2019re talking about MySpace! Nowadays it\u2019s a largely unused platform, but back in the early 2000\u2019s, it was bigger than Facebook, full of customized pages and plenty of networking. 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