Letter from Lloyd

I want to thank you again for being at the right place at the right time. It was an amazing time and I am thankful to have met you and your boyfriend. You helped make a memory that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. The pictures you and your boyfriend took are so beautiful.

Kristina and I met on February 6th 2009. I actually waited on her and a bunch of her friends while working my second job as a server...We met the next night for drinks at a local bar where we fell in love. We spent every night together since. We purchased a home in Elmira last October together, and spent the next month renovating...Kristina has a 3 year old son named Jack, who has earned a special place in my heart. He is the smartest little boy I have ever met. Sometimes I have to remind myself that he's only 3, because the depths of our conversations or some of his comments and actions. He is the greatest little kid. I cannot wait to expand our family.

Leading up to our engagement: I asked almost every member in her family for her hand in marriage...I told Kristina that we were going to meet some of my college friends at a fancy restaurant on Keuka Lake. Then I had one of my buddies to call and say our reservations were pushed an hour and that he wanted to have a competition for the prettiest picture. I told Kristina that this was a perfect opportunity for us to get our picture on the pier at Seneca Lake. This was part of my sneaky plan. One of our first dates we went to the same pier and just sat and talked for hours. This is why I thought it would be a beautiful place to show my intentions for our future. You being at the end of the pier couldn't have worked out any better. I also had another surprise up my sleeve for later that night. I invited all her friends and family from as far as NYC to meet for an engagement party at that same local bar we met on our first date. She didn't have an idea. The whole date was like something out of a romantic movie. I wouldn't change a thing.

Our wedding is planned for August 19th 2011. Kristina has already bought her wedding dress and we are currently working with our venue.