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On a crisp December day my love and I waited in the West Village, giddy with excitement and nerves. I have always wanted to take cute "aesthetic" photos with him since all I had were terrible selfies and Snapchat filters, so you could understand my frustration when I couldn't post those since I have such a strict Instagram (by choice hehe). We were waiting for our amazing photographer, Benjamin Patch, to come and photograph us wandering around and exchanging sweet, corny kisses. Tessa joined us as well and we basically had a photography party filled with laughs and lots of love. Photographs aside, I do want to talk about love for a little bit.




I do like keeping my personal life private because I feel like that is such a precious gem to find nowadays. Of course I love sharing my excitement and thrills of being in love with you guys, especially since I never had any real boyfriends before this (also, how cringy is the word boyfriend). But there's also something so romantic and charming about a little mystery. I will tell you that his name is Adam and we met a little more than a year ago when I moved to the city for school. I was always too scared and too shy in front of men, but he made me feel oddly comfortable. I already knew that was some sort of sign. We are seriously so silly and all we do is laugh and I've never found something that makes me feel so whole


 I honestly have always thought that I wouldn't really find someone--because of my shyness and timidness and how I was so comfortable being alone. And, as always being an independent person, it wasn't really easy to adapt to someone being so involved in a life that yes, I share over social media, but never truly shared with someone else. It was always my little hobby that I would come home to and lock myself away and work and be happy. I didn't realize that the only thing that could make me happier than that was sharing it with someone. I cannot explain the joy I feel when he points something out that I would take a photo of, or how he smiles whenever I scream about cute plants or a fluffy, over-the-top coat.

I got seriously lucky. I really did. And love really does always happen when you're least expecting it. It wasn't until I settled with myself, until I said 'you're fine without a boy', is when I got that first email from him (yes, email...it's a long story). It truly taught me that you must be happy with yourself in order to find happiness with another person. If you feel like you're never going to fall in love, fall in love with yourself first. I know it sounds cheesy, but I promise you it will make a difference.




Though I know this was very different, I really hope you enjoyed this post. I'd love to talk about relationships more, so let me know if you'd be interested in that too. And, of course, a GINORMOUS thank you to Benjamin for photographing us in the bitter cold yet making the photos look so unbelievably beautiful. Please check out his work guys, it is truly amazing and will want to make you get married right now (not even kidding). 

Xoxo,
Christie

15 comments

  1. Omg you two are the cutest couple ever!! I met my love on a cruise almost 2 1/2 years ago. I am from California and he now lives in South New Jersey (Cinnaminson)! We visit each other every winter and summer (cause plane tickets are so darn expensive & we are broke college students) but our love is stronger than ever. This post was so sweet and I am so happy for you two! Cherish every moment you have with him. I get to see my love in exactly 10 days and I cannot wait to be in his arms again. Love is so magical when it's with the right person.

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    1. Awww that is so sweet <3 so inspiring that you guys still love each other so much even long distance, that is truly amazing and I know not everyone could do that! I am definitely lucky to have him so close and will cherish our moments. Yay, so happy you'll be back with him soon, have such a good holiday! Thanks so much for your lovely comment!

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  2. These photos are amazing!! Glad to hear you're so happy :)

    xx Alyssa
    VISIONS OF NYC // @alyszsa

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  3. I love this post. The pictures are aesthetically pleasing and your insight view of what you describe as love is great to hear about. Love is a complex thing and it is wonderful to know how love makes people feel. I would love if you did a little more posts about love because it is something that surrounds us all. Even if some of us do not know a love that is great, we know that is it possible to feel something that great. Great post!(:
    Sincerely,
    Melody
    happiedaize / happiedaize.com

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    1. Aw awesome, thanks so much, really enjoyed reading your comment! I will definitely try to do more posts about love/advice now :-)

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  4. So adorable, lovely pictures!! You seem super happy and productive around him as well, which is amazing to find while being with a person! :)

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  5. Idk about this adam guy....i guess he's alright.

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  6. this post is really comforting because i am actually really shy with guys and sometimes get uncomfortable when i'm around them. this blogpost made me had hope again for finding my soulmate in the future. love love all your posts! they're just amazing as you are! :)

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  7. I love this, you two are so so cute 😍😍

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  8. This is such a lovely post, and gorgeous pictures!!

    Meg | Elmpetra

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  9. You guys are adorable!!! Great pictures:)

    xxAmanda
    http://poiseinwings.blogspot.com/

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  10. This is absolutely adorable! cannot wait until I find a love like this :) !

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