Courtenay & David in Cornelius, NC

The groom’s sweet proposal inspired the style of Courtenay and David's wedding. The Bride Courtenay Dean, 30, visual assistant The Groom David Schreibeis, 34, meat and seafood market manager The Date September 23 One-and-a-half years after they started dating, Courtenay (now 30 and a visual assistant) and David (now 34 and a meat and seafood market manager) decided to go apple picking in the mountains of North Carolina. The couple invited their parents along and packed a picnic. In the orchard, David called Courtenay over to see the “huge apple” he’d found. She went over and saw a small box hanging by a red ribbon from one of the tree limbs. David then got down on one knee, and the mother of the groom managed to capture it all on film -- the photos were on display a year later at the couple’s wedding reception.

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