Tehan and Mandeera's Relaxed Engagement

Tehan and Mandeera

I loved the relaxed, day to day feeling of these engagement photographs from Amy Nelson-Blain. Amy says “Tehan and Mandeera’s story is definitely incredibly romantic! They first met on New Year’s eve in 2007 at a mutual friend’s NYE party in Sri Lanka. Tehan spotted Mandeera from across the room and thought she was absolutely beautiful. They chatted away through out the evening, sharing each others’ stories and dreams. Whilst the two were in Sri Lanka for their holidays they kept in contact and met up for dates, they describe it as, “We were both feeling something special, we couldn’t explain it. We were just feeling so happy being together”.

However just as they were getting to know each other and enjoying each others’ company it was time for them to leave Sri Lanka and return home, Mandeera was to go to Toronto, Canada and Tehan to Brisbane, Australia. Knowing that they had never felt like this about anyone before they agreed to embark on a long distance relationship. After a while the distance just became too much to handle so they ended the relationship.

Two years passed and they ended up finding each other again in Sri Lanka, sparks flew and they both realised this was something very special. They made a commitment to see each other as much as possible despite the long distance. Mandeera came to see Tehan in Brisbane later that year after rekindling in Sri Lanka, and Tehan flew to Toronto in September.

They met up once again in Sri Lanka whilst visiting family and friends, and on December 26th 2010 they got engaged.
“When Tehan came to Toronto he had asked my parents for permission to marry me. They organised an engagement party. Tehan had not asked me until the day of the engagement party! We were trying to get into our hotel room before the surprise party and Tehan was fumbling for the key trying to find it, then out of his pocket whilst searching he pulled out the engagement ring and proposed!”

Mandeera describes their first kiss: “It was after our second and last date in Sri Lanka, a couple of days before we left. He walked me to where I was staying and before we said goodbye to each other, he kissed me. It was my first kiss.”

Tehan talks about Mandeera: “I love that she is very caring and easy going. She is beautiful both inside and out.”