The Proposal *April 17, 2010*

Janelle & Renard started the morning by attending a gospel brunch on the Spirit of Washington

Afterwards, Renard was supposed to take Janelle to a co-worker’s baby shower... but instead he convinced her  that they should make a quick detour so that they could see a Venus Fly Trap (something random Renard made up) on display at the Botanic Gardens

Upon arriving at the Botanic Garden…
A table was set up near the First Ladies Water Garden w/ flowers

The garden was very special to Renard as it serves as a tribute to the First Ladies of our nation and he thought this was the perfect place to ask Janelle to be his “First Lady”!

As  they took a seat at the table which contained the flowers, Renard started by telling Janelle how special she is to him…

Renard  then asked Janelle what her favorite color was, she said purple so he told her to pick one of the purple flowers

·         first flower pick was empty...

·       2nd pick -- jackpot baby!

 Then of course was the proposal…yes, he got on one knee

·        Renard: I am ready to be your husband, will you marry me?

·        Janelle: Yes!

 

As they continued to talk, they headed to the capital for some more candid shots

Afterwards, Renard told Janelle not to talk to anyone, because he had a full day planned and he assured her that once the day was over she would be able to talk to whomever she would like.

After our walk to the capital we took a tour of the Botanic Gardens…really quite nice

Renard told Janelle that there was one thing that he forgot to pick up, so he told her we had to make a quick stop at his cousins home -- to her surprise their family and friends were there to greet  and surprise her

This was really special to her as family of her’s came from far and wide

The rest is history being shared together from this moment on…