Intimate Wedding at Watauga Lake TN
Intimate Wedding at Watauga Lake TN
Intimate Wedding at Watauga Lake TN
Wedding at Watauga Lake TN
Wedding at Watauga Lake TN
Your Name |
Lisa Stapp |
Your Partner’s Name |
Thomas Stapp |
Date of Session |
11/17/2021 |
Location of Session |
Watauga lake TN |
How Did Y’all Meet? |
May not be the most romantic way of meeting, but far more common nowadays. We met on an online dating website, but I won’t stop there because it was fate that brought us together. We met face to face on October 15, 2016, just a week before, I had created a profile on the website. At the bottom of my profile I asked whoever was reading, that if they thought we’d be a good match and have things in common, to message me their favorite color.
I got tons of messages, some were favorite colors, some had no personality, and some were not so nice lol. The third day after making my profile, while I was at work, I saw that I already had 65 unread messages. I dreaded the thought of opening them and having to filter through, so I told myself that I would check the messages on my lunch break and if the most recent message was not creative, vulgar, or I wasn’t attracted to the person I was going to delete the app and go about my life. Low and behold, I opened my messages and Tommy’s was the most recent message. He was attractive, and his message wasn’t boring. I remember it to this day, “black, white, and sometimes gray… If you even consider those colors lol”. I was intrigued, messaged back and he made me laugh right away through messaging. He told me he would like to talk on the phone and asked if I was ok with exchanging numbers. So I took a leap of faith, never looked back, and 5 years later I married my best friend. |
When and Where did you go on your first date? |
10/28/2016 Tampa FL |
Tell Me About Your First Date Together |
Tommy had met me and my children on Saturday October 22 for a Breast Cancer Awareness fundraising walk that I was attending with my coworkers, but the following Friday we went on our first official date, no kids. So on October 28th, since our birthdays are a week apart and Halloween is in between, the only appropriate thing was to go to UNDead In The Water lol.
It’s an old 1945 WWII warship that is normally a history museum throughout the year and is docked in the channel that goes through downtown Tampa, but is transformed into a haunted ship for two weeks out of the year. It was SO much fun, and a very freeing and open date. |
How Did You Fall In Love? |
We continue to fall in love to this day. It’s the thoughtfulness, laughter, respect, care, trust, and love we share. |
When/Where Did He/She Propose? |
It’s bittersweet. Tommy was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and had to undergo emergency brain surgery, he proposed to me from his hospital bed the night before. He told me he should’ve done it 3 years ago, but was too scared because of his past. I obviously said yes, and because of our ages(40 & 45) just assumed we could go to the courthouse and do it.
He said no. He said that if anyone deserves a wedding, and since I’d never been married before, he wanted to give me a real wedding. |
What Are You Most Excited About For Your Wedding? |
Marrying my best friend in front of our blended family(four children), and the people that are closest to us. |
Describe Your Relationship In 5 Words |
Loving, living, laughing, COMPROMISe, trust |
Where Would Y’all Go For Your Dream Honeymoon? |
Nowhere….Yet |
What Is Your Most Favorite Thing About Each Other? |
Mine is his sense of HUMOR and adventurous spirit. His is my sense of adventure and willingness to try new THINGS. |
How Have You Grown As A Couple Since You First Started Dating? |
We work as a team in life and parenting |
How Do You Feel Most Loved By Your Partner? |
Thoughtfulness and mindfulness of likes and dislikes |
First Impression Of Each Other |
He had a good career and was a loving father and he liked my independence |
Where Is Your Favorite Place To Get Coffee? |
Starbucks |
List Any Vendors Represented In Your Session (ex: Ring, Dress, Shoes, Flowers, etc.) |
Dress/veil-David’s BRIDAL Tampa fl, FLOWERS-Debbie at Bowers florist in Elizabethton TN, Food/cake-Carly DEAN, Butler tn |