Michele Graves Photography
Lake Brasel of Valley Springs, Ark. and Dusty Clark of Harriet, Ark., are engaged to be married May 31, 2014 at Stone Creek Ranch in Mountain Home.
Check out these adorable photos by Michele Graves Photography and read their sweet story as told by Dusty:
Our first anniversary was on June 1, 2013. I was killing time between doctor's appointments in Little Rock by casually browsing the engagement ring section in a certain store associated with rustic living. I knew Lake's tastes fairly well because she was pretty explicit in that she didn't like over-the-top engagement rings. Anyway, there it sat: her three-stone princess-cut engagement ring. Part one, complete.I've known her father since I was in high school. He had covered several games in which I had played, and as an adult he has reported every sport I have coached. We had and still have an outstanding relationship. However, he was extremely hesitant about letting Lake go to just anyone. I tried for the better part of a month to procure his blessing, but he always changed the subject or came up with bogus excuses about how I could never find the right ring for her. Then one day, I told him 'I love your daughter more than anyone else ever will, I want to be with her forever. I'm going to ask her to marry me on her birthday.' He just replied, 'Do what you want, crazy boy. I can't say no.'I'm horrible at keeping secrets. How I carried this thing around for a month I'll never know. I wanted the engagement to be special, in a place where she would feel comfortable and have very little static. I chose her birthday dinner because most of her grandparents and family would be there, along with my parents. I struggled to keep my cool through out the dinner, but once the dessert round was dispenced. I dropped on one knee and said 'Lake, you're the sweetest thing I've ever known. Will you be my wife?She said yes.
