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So Pretty!!!
We are starting the exciting process of planning our wedding, but first, I wanted to get out how he asked me so that you can see it AND so that I'll have it written for the rest of my life!!!
So here's how it went down (and it's a long story, so buckle up!):
Well, before winter break, Ryan and I went to look at rings. (Yes, I knew this was coming.) I was super picky and must have looked at every engagement ring in our town! Eventually, I picked an engagement and wedding band set that fit my personality AND wasn't out of the budget ;) I kept bothering Ryan if he had bought it yet, but he wouldn't tell me!!!
So we went home for Christmas break to our own families and spent sometime apart. Then, my mom took me out of the house for a whole day. As it turns out she had a surprise for me: we were going to try on wedding dresses!!! And I wasn't even engaged yet!!! I felt a bit silly, but knew that the reason we were out of the house was because a handsome man was going to ask my father a certain question ;)
So, the next day Ryan came to spend a few days at my family's house. That Friday, December 30th, I kinda expected him to ask me, but was disappointed because he didn't, but he had something up his sleeve!!!
On Sunday, January 1st (The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God) we drove to go spend a few days with his family. We met them at his church and went to a mass in Latin. After mass, Ryan was acting really sneaking with something & his mom accidentally let it slip that my parents were coming over for dinner (which I had requested of Ryan if he asked me while staying at his parents' house), but I already knew it was going to happen this day so it was ok. We went out to lunch and then back to church for Adoration.
It took forever!!!! We stayed the whole time! (It was only an hour and a half, but knowing what was coming, it seemed so much longer!!!)
Afterwards Ryan asked me to say the rosary with him in this little park across the street. (As a side note, ever since we started dating, Ryan and I have said a rosary together on the first of every month for the intention of our future children, so that was the other reason Ryan waited till the first.) As we walked into the park, Ryan pulled out a pink rosary and said that he made it for me!!! It had all pink beads with a wooden crucifix and a wooden heart as the "Hail, Holy Queen" bead, but the heart was covered with two pieces of pink construction paper (hint, that's important!).
We walked around the park and said our rosary. The longest rosary of my life!!! First, it was January, so it was FREEZING!!!! Also, I kinda had a guess it was happening when we finished so I was so excited I was shaking!!! I kept feeling the heart because I thought maybe Ryan had hidden the ring in there, but it didn't seem like it.
We FINALLY got to the end and Ryan walked me in front of the statue of Mary, tore the paper off the heart and on one said it said "St. Therese, Pray for Us" (the Patron of our Relationship) and he flipped it over and it said "Maddie, Will you marry me? Ryan" And he got down on one knee and pulled out my beautiful ring!!!!
So then (yup still not done) I hear camera noises & clapping: his family came out from where they had been hiding & took pictures!!!
Look how happy he is!!!
Putting on my ring!!!
I just wish I had pulled back my hair so you could see my face, but that's not all that important. So anyway, I hope you are excited for lots of wedding related posts for the next year or so!!! :)
Us at my friend's wedding recently!!!
