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Nicole was driving to work one morning and saw the words, “Will you marry me Markee” spelled out with styrofoam cups on the foot bridge over Campbell Avenue. We talked about it all morning, and she made it her project of the week to find “Markee”. It actually only took a simple face book post, and Markee emailed Nicole, with an “I heard you were looking for me.” God, I love facebook!

Through facebook we learned more about Markee and Bradley, and their awesome love story. We loved it, and wanted to share it with you, along with some of their engagement photos. So here is the story of Markee and Bradley, in Markee’s own words…

“We met because we worked together at ruby Tuesday in Nixa. We both had significant others that we were very serious about, so we decided to start hanging out and going on some double dates together. We all became very good friends over the next four months as we all hung out more and more. Unfortunately, both of our relationships came to tragic ends for different reasons. Bradley, still being a friend of mine, helped me as I made the hectic move to Springfield. Over the next month of settling into my new apartment, Bradley and I became even closer and even considered starting a relationship, though we were initially worried about how quickly we were jumping back into dating after the end of such serious relationships. We took it slow, but began to officially date, which is a lot like being best friends, only you hug more and hold hands during movies Anyway, over the next year we felt that our relationship was a gift to us, and after much consideration and prayer we began to plan a life together.

And the story of the styrofoam cups on the side of the bridge… “We were running errands in Springfield on a warm August day, and he decided to take me to a ‘surprise dessert’. He said I had to close my eyes and if I guessed what it was I would get an extra surprise. I went through the normal desserts (ice cream, frozen yogurt, cake, ect), but I was never right. He said I got one last chance, and he led me inside and told me to breathe in. As I did it was very obvious that we were in Starbucks. I got my java chip frap and he asked if I wanted my other surprise? Of course I said yes, and he led me outside. We were at the Starbucks on Campbell, across from Steak n Shake. He took me into the parking lot and told me to look up. It took me a minute, but I finally looked up at the footbridge and saw “Will you marry me Markee?” spelled out with styrofoam cups.

I said yes. ” – Markee (Adams) Hebden

On January 7, 2012 Markee and Bradley got married! We couldn’t be happier for them. Awesome couple that we are so glad that we met and got to know. Although the first planned engagement session turned out to be on a freak monsoon day, the second session’s weather was perfect with blue skies. Enjoy some of our favorite images from their sessions.

Aren’t they just adorable?!? We couldn’t be happier for them, and wish them a lifetime of friendship, love, laughter, fun and love! ~ Cheryl and Nicole

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