He seemed to think I had something special, Katie continued on. John jumped in immediately and rephrased, No, no…what she had was magic…sheer magic. Katie laughed a bit and rolled her eyes, but she was visibly flattered.

Katie and John met in 2004, just around the time the Boston Red Sox made it to the World Championship Series. John, hailing from Boston, watched every game and cheered along as any natural Bostonian does. When Katie entered his life, two of the most amazing things were happening: 1. John was falling in love; and 2. The Red Sox were going to break the long-standing Yankee curse. For him, life couldn’t be sweeter.

Every time I’d go over to watch the game, he’s make me sit on a certain side of the couch, Katie happily recounted, And if I wanted to get a drink, he’d run to the kitchen and get it for me because he was so afraid that if I left the room, something bad would happen. John remained adamant about Katie’s lucky presence and even went as far to say that when the Sox were down, as soon as Katie arrived to his place and took her spot on the couch, the boys would rally from behind.

The Boston Red Sox ended up winning the 2004 World Championship Series, but John knows he walked away with a far greater gift than a golden championship ring encrusted with diamonds. He now has bragging rights to a beautiful wife-to-be and wedding band in the near future. And Katie? Well, Katie is blessed because she found a man who sincerely thinks he met Lady Luck herself. That’s pretty much a grand slam couple if you’d ask me.

We headed to China Town for their engagement session and amidst the smells of Kung Pao Chicken and smog, we had a great time hanging out and getting to know each other better. And even though they insisted they were camera shy, I didn't believe it for a second! 🙂 I can’t wait for their wedding this September…we’re going to have a blast!

Katie said she wanted a couple funkier pictures…so I tried a little sumthang different…

Katie is an artist, so when it came time to create their monogrammed logo, this was just too appropriate…

And I'd be remiss not to include a picture of the couple in their Red Sox paraphanalia…although I am quite partial to the Anaheim Angels 😉

To see more of their engagement session, CLICK HERE for a slideshow!