Love by the lake

Danielle and Stewart: Love story

Canadian couple Danielle and Stewart first met in 2003 in Muskoka, Ontario where they both had summer jobs as marine patrol on its picturesque lake. “We spent eight hours a day on a boat together,” explains Danielle, “and I was instantly attracted to Stew – he’s a tall, dark handsome man. There was a lot of flirting that summer!”

Five years later, while on a skiing holiday in Aspen, Stewart delighted Danielle with a surprise proposal. “Stew bought a bottle of our favourite wine and we took it to the top of a hill overlooking the whole valley,” she remembers. “Then he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. It was completely unexpected.”

Photography by Brett Harkness.