r/happy • u/Poots_in_boots • 20h ago
Six months away from getting hitched to the love of my life on our 10 year anniversary!
Just got our engagement photos back and couldn’t be happier! Feeling excited and ready to be married.
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u/Kevicelives 12h ago
You got to iron that shirt. Congrats
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u/Poots_in_boots 11h ago
The iron was forgotten on the road trip 😭 thank you!
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u/ErrantTaco 5h ago
If it bugs you post in one of the photography subs; someone will happily fix it for you!
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u/Dont_Judge_this-Book 12h ago
Congrats. I'm always curious to know why people who believe in marriage choose to wait a decade before making it official. Genuinely curious, as a married person I can understand some people who choose to never get married if they don't believe in it - but shacking up for a decade doesn't reconcile in my mind.
I will probs get down voted for even asking - but I will reiterate this is curiousity, not judgement or hate. ❣️
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u/Poots_in_boots 11h ago
We have gone through a lot individually and as a couple. Getting married is the biggest commitment someone can make (to us) and it’s not something to be rushed. I also personally have been overcoming alcoholism and have been sober for most of the last four years. We have always loved each other and wanted to be married but have had no interest in rushing into that only
To end up divorced. Now it’s just been a long engagement prepping to be ready and I thought it’d be cute and perfect to do on one ten year anniversary.4
u/khaleesi2305 9h ago
Wow this hits so close to home for me! Congratulations on your sobriety, I’ve been through it too and am also coming up on four years sober, and my partner and I also want to be married but do not want to rush it, we’ve been together 7 years and still not even engaged!
Glad to know there are others like us out there, we totally understand, and congrats to both of you on your engagement! I’m absolutely certain you will have such a beautiful life together 🌸
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u/Poots_in_boots 9h ago
My finances better than me because he’s like why would you ask someone that 😂 but my immediate response is to over explain.
There’s honestly no rush, everyone goes at different paces. This is what works for us!!! Congrats to you as well!! Thank you for your kind words and wishing you the best as well.
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u/pockystiicks 11h ago
Maybe they had life circumstances? Maybe they met young? Maybe they just didn’t want to? I don’t get why people feel like this is their business at all
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u/Poots_in_boots 11h ago
It’s all good. People make comments like this all the time! Maybe they don’t get it but to me, it shows we truly want to be married as we waited all this time! We’re finally grown and ready!! And we own a home together (which people may not agree but this is how we wanted to do it)! We just followed a different process than everyone else and we’re good with it! 💛
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u/MahoganyRaichu 15h ago
You both are beautiful=)Wishing you both many more happy and precious moments together=)
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u/ErrantTaco 5h ago
Former professional photographer here: these are lovely! I particularly love 1,3, and 6.
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