Shirley & Anthony met 8 years and 7 months ago, but their story goes back a little further.  In the early 90's when they were in middle school they both joined an AOL chat forum and used to message each other, after a while they fell out of contact. Six years later Shirley received a message from a screen name she didn't recognize asking who she was.  She ignored the messages at first but Anthony was persistent and in her words "his cheesy screen name, boredom and a bit of curiosity" led her to respond. Next thing they knew they were talking every day. Through their conversations and messages they really got to know each other before meeting or even knowing what the other looked like. As Shirley so lovingly put it, "we knew we loved each other before met".  After a few months Anthony drove 3 hours to take Shirley out on their first date.  From the moment they locked eyes they knew this was it! Three years to the day of meeting on an evening stroll under the glistening stars Anthony got down on one knee and asked Shirley to marry him, she said yes :) The last several years they have grown together, graduating from UCF, getting their first grown-up jobs, buying their first home and adding 2 puppies to their little family. They enjoy traveling together, hanging out with pup's on a lazy Sunday, just being together and are still blissfully happy. They are in the process of planning their I-do's and excited for all the future has in store for them.

As you can tell from their story these two are very much romantics and we planned their session with that in mind.  We started an early morning at Rollins college with the beautiful architecture and soft glow of the sunrise as our backdrop.  Afterwards we made our way over to Park Avenue in Winter Park to enjoy one of their favorite treats at Peterbrooke Chocolatier. Looking forward to hearing all about the next chapter in their story.

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