spring in New York

Bride: Jill Denise LaRocco,
Groom: Mark Worringham Buckley-Jones
"It all started with the payment of "labola". I chose a statuette of the Wall Street Bull...seems appropriate." - Mark

THE PROPOSAL
As told by Mark.
We were supposed to be having dinner with friends at a restaurant called Top of the Tower with great views over the city. Unfortunately, as Jill and I were arriving at the restaurant, I received a voicemail from Neil saying they "had broken down in NJ", that we should go ahead without them and we could meet up for drinks later. Jill was a little upset, and was saying we shouldn't eat without them, since they had picked the restaurant, and being fairly pricey it made no sense for us to eat there by ourselves anyway. Fortunately she didn't resist too much, so I didn't have to be too pushy to stay.

We had a lovely dinner, and then made our way towards the next rendezvous point. But being early spring, there was still a little nip in the air so I told Jill we should swing by her spot so I could get my jacket. We arrived at her place and for some odd reason, one of "us" had forgotten to lock the top lock, and she was definitely a little puzzled. But she opened the door to see her apartment entrance filled with candles and rose petals on the floor (courtesy of the broken down couple!). She was definitely shocked, and ran back a few steps, not wanting to go in. This was bad for two reasons: firstly, I didn't particularly want to drop onto one knee in her hallway. Secondly, the ring was inside the apartment!

I eventually got her inside but she was babbling at a million miles an hour about "so, did Neil and Chloe not break down? Are we going out for drinks? Where are Neil and Chloe?" And I was thinking, "Would you keep quiet for a second?!" I finally managed to get a word in, and thankfully she said yes (neither of us can remember the exact wording of the proposal, but I received the correct answer).

PHOTOGRAPHER C. Stephen Hurst