An engagement ring on baby fingers. Columbus Engagement Photography

Kim and Ryan.  Engaged.Aren’t they cute?!  You may recognize these folks from many photos in the past.  They have a little girl and I’ve been documenting her life since…well, since she was in Mommy’s tummy.  We stumbled upon these, uh, what are these things called?  Anyway.  They make for some cool moody photos.Oh and they have a little girl and she’s SUCH a cutie patootie!  Let’s dance.  Shall we?
Kim has lost a TON of weight.  She looks so teeny tiny in this photo.  Kim, you rock!
I love this so.What’s Mommy and Daddy doing?
The exact location where Ryan proposed.  Re-match!And now let’s propose to Laney Love.And Delaney gets to wear Mommy’s engagement ring.  OHHHH!

Cutest little family ever!  I feel so honored to document everything in your lives.  Thank you!

I love this little girl!

How did you meet?
Kim: We met through match.com – talked for three and a half months before I actually had the guts to meet Ryan in person! Our first date was over winter white ale at Bodega in the Short North – December 28, 2009

Ryan: We met at the bar Bodega in the Short North.

Tell us about your proposal!

Kim: We picked out my engagement ring only three months after our first date (apparently we’re impulsive?), so knowing he could propose at any minute made time drag on. I told Ryan that I thought it would mean a lot to my mom if he would ask her permission, so once I knew he had done that, the anticipation was killing me! One night, one of my best friends, Rachel, asked me to meet her for dinner at this new place in the Short North, Barrel 44. I wasn’t feeling great and was talking to Ryan about how I wanted to cancel on her – didn’t feel like driving down, fighting for a place to park, yada yada. He was so insistent that I needed to go – couldn’t bail on her last minute. I had a feeling that he was going to propose, hence why I needed to go, so I played along and met Rachel downtown for dinner.
I kept waiting for Ryan to pop out from somewhere with the ring, maybe he’d have it come out on a dessert plate or have the waiter start singing to me…who knows?! So we finished dinner, paid our bills and…nothing. So I figured I’d just jumped to a conclusion too soon and that maybe nothing really was planned. Rachel and I left and started walking down High Street – she asked if I had parked close by and said she’d be happy to drive me to my car if I wanted a ride. It was beautiful outside, so I chose to walk with her a little longer and grab a ride back. We started walking up toward Bodega, where Ryan and I had our first date – then I started thinking, Ohhhhh, I get it…he’s going to propose at Bodega! We continued up the street and walked past Bodega…wrong again!
We turned the corner and started walking toward Rachel’s car, then someone jumped out of a black SUV parked on the street. It was Ryan, ring and all – his friend, Adam, parked his car in the very parking spot we shared our first kiss. He got down on one knee and his friend jumped out of the car, taking a video of the proposal – Ryan said all kinds of sweet things that I don’t remember because I honestly felt like the world just stopped and got really quiet. I know that sounds so cliche, and mushy, but it really did. I even had to ask him a few minutes after I said yes, “What did you say again?” I still don’t remember exactly what he said, but I know what he meant – and he knows that I meant, “yes.” I guess that’s all that really counts, right?
**Shout out to Rachel Gibson and Adam Luck for their help in making this a picture-perfect, memorable day of our lives**

Ryan: I had it set up for Kim’s friend, Rachel, to take her out to lunch down in the Short North and I would propose where our first kiss took place. When talking to Kim earlier in the day, she told me that she wasn’t feeling good and didn’t feel like going out to lunch, especially in the Short North because she didn’t want to deal with the traffic or all the people down there. When I heard this, I assured Kim that she should definitely go to lunch because it would be a good time…I basically gave it away that I had something up my sleeve. Kim finally agreed to go and the plan was in motion. I went to Starr Avenue and met with Rachel my friend Adam (he had the decoy car). The plan was set that Rachel would offer Kim a ride to her car and I would pop out of the car and propose to Kim. Rachel went to meet Kim at Barrel 44 while Adam and I went to have a drink to ease my nerves. Rachel sent me the text that they had just received their check so Adam and I rushed backed to his car and waited. We finally saw Kim and Rachel walking down Starr. Once Kim came close to Adam’s car I popped out of the back seat and finally asked her to marry me…and of course she said yes.
What’s your favorite thing about your significant other?

Kim: Ryan is honestly the most patient, kind person I’ve ever met – I can always count on him to be there for our family. He is an incredible dad, too. Delaney and I are really lucky to have been blessed with such a wonderful man in our lives. I also really love how passionate he is about helping children with special needs – he can be really inspiring.

Ryan: My favorite things about Kim are her determination and creativity.

What makes you guys unique?
Kim: I can’t say we’re the most adventurous couple – we’re the kind of people that could stay in for an entire weekend and have a great time just hanging out. I think that in itself is kind of unique nowadays – to have someone that you can be happy just doing nothing with. We don’t have to be eating out, barhopping or traveling (although we’d like to do more of all of those things!) to really enjoy our time together. Another quirky thing about us is that we’re obsessed with ghost hunting shows and Investigation Discovery (hopefully he’s not getting too many ideas on ways to get rid of me!).

Ryan: Our sense of humor.

How did you find Crystal Jo?
Kim: I hired Crystal for my maternity pictures and milestone photos for Delaney’s first year – best decision I could have made! We were so in love with the precious images she captured for us, I knew she HAD to be our photographer for our wedding day (we actually picked our date around her availability – that’s how worth it she is)!

Ryan: Kim found her for our daughter’s pictures and we were really happy with her work.