“When I opened my eyes he was down on one knee. He said that he had waited until now because he wanted this to be my last thought on Christmas day. He said he wanted Christmas to be as special for me as I had made it for him over the last few years. He wanted this day to always make me smile and be a special day for us as a couple for the rest of our lives.”
Marcus and Lara showed up giddy and ready to rock their Santa Barbara Courthouse engagement session. A little bit of rain was not going to spoil their good moods and excitement! The two were so snuggly and cuddly–their happiness, comfort with each other and love could not have been more obvious.
When I asked the duo what they loved about the Santa Barbara Courthouse, Lara said the Spanish-style architecture is her favorite thing about the Courthouse, while Marcus loves the spiral staircase.
The tree by the entrance to the Courthouse was in bloom, creating a beautiful and vibrant background.
How did Lara and Marcus meet?
“Marcus and I met on a Spring Break cruise to Cabo. Marcus was there with his friend, and I was there with my three roommates. We didn’t actually meet until we were on our way back from Cabo. There was a “night club” on the cruise ship, and my roommates and I went one night to see if it was fun. When we got there, my friend Kelsey and I realized we had forgotten our IDs. We went up to our room to get them, and when we came back down our other two friends had already gotten drinks. Kelsey and I were mad that they hadn’t gotten drinks for us too. That’s when Marcus materialized next to me and said “I’ll buy you a drink!”. I was slightly startled, but I said “Umm… ok sure.” And the rest is history!”How did Marcus propose?
“Marcus proposed on Christmas night 2014. Marcus’s favorite holiday is Christmas. He loves everything about it, and he wanted to make Christmas just special for me. We spent that Christmas day at my parent’s house. We all exchanged gifts in the morning, but when I gave Marcus my gift he said that he wanted to wait until later to give me his gift. The whole day, he continued to stall and asked me wait until later. Finally, it was 11:55pm on Christmas night, and Marcus said he was ready to give me my gift. But he said I had to close my eyes first. A few weeks before he had told me that he had gotten me earrings for Christmas, so I was kind of annoyed when he asked me to close my eyes because I thought he hadn’t bothered to wrap my present. Marcus just asked me again to close my eyes, so I grudgingly did. After a few seconds he said I could look, and when I opened my eyes he was down on one knee. He said that he had waited until now because he wanted this to be my last thought on Christmas day. He said he wanted Christmas to be as special for me as I had made it for him over the last few years. He wanted this day to always make me smile and be a special day for us as a couple for the rest of our lives.”What are the two most looking forward to on their big day?
“We are most looking forward to saying “I do” in our favorite place and celebrating our love with all of our favorite people. And the food and dancing, of course!”Can’t wait for Marcus and Lara’s Santa Barbara Fess Parker wedding!
