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Home · Love & Sex

Just Engaged: Brittany and Christopher

Christopher surprised Brittany with a proposal during sunset in the Bahamas. She couldn't wait to say yes, and this winter they'll make it official in style. Congrats!
By Charlene Cooper · Updated October 27, 2020
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Sincerely Yours

After playing phone tag for two whole weeks, Brittany and Christopher finally went on their first date where they struck a long-lasting love connection. Now the happy couple are ready to call each other husband and wife in a romantic winter wedding. Let’s celebrate their love!

Just Engaged: Brittany and Christopher
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Just the Three of Us

Chris and Brittany have already started growing a family of their own, their parents to an adorable little Yorkie named Pepper.

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Family First

“I like her simple outlook on life,” Chris says of his special lady, Brittany. “She’s very family-oriented with both of our families.”

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Perfect Gentlemen

It was Christopher’s manners that really caught Brittany’s attention from the start. “I knew he was the one for me when he opened and closed every door for me on our first date.”

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Lifted Up

Chris and Brittany say they’ve really had a positive influence on one another throughout their years of dating. “He is the best man for me because he gave me a different outlook on life,” she tells us. “He has opened my heart in a way that has made me a better person.”

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One Love

Who was the first of the two to say those three magic words? “He actually said ‘I love you’ first,” shares Brittany. “But, I definitely felt the same about him; I just did not know if I would frighten him or scare him off if I told him first.”

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Perfect Match

Brittany’s friends and family adore Chris, and she says they couldn’t ask for anyone better fit for her. “My family says we are meant to be together,” boasts the bride-to-be. “And my friends often ask where I found him.” Congrats on finding a real keeper!

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Standing Strong

Chris says Brittany is not only his wing woman, but she’s his biggest fan too. “What I love most about the bride-to-be is that she is always there for me no matter what challenges we have to face as a couple,” he shares.

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One in the Same

Brittany and Chris’ love for one another isn’t the only thing they have in common. They also share the same fun, loving and outgoing personalities.

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Fit For a Princess

Chris and Brittany dated for four years before he bought his lady the “perfect” 3-carat princess cut diamond ring and decided to ask for her hand in marriage.

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Love Struck

“I am most looking forward to starting a family and spending the rest of my life with my soulmate,” says Brittany. The happy couple will share their love in a beautiful wedding this December, then Chris will whisk his woman away to St. Lucia for a romantic honeymoon. Want to see your engagement photos featured in Just Engaged? Email us now!

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