We're so excited to celebrate with you!

Jude and I met during our Freshman year at LSU. I was sitting in the student union when a cute boy came and sat near me. I remember texting my friend asking if I should ask for his number because I thought he was cute... Thanks to Samantha, I worked up the courage to ask Jude for his number. I wrote him a note that said "hey you're cute you should text me" and the rest is history!

Jude and I decided to take a spontaneous trip to Bay St. Louis, MS. On the day of our proposal, we drove a little ways to a nearby town called Ocean Springs. The day was beautiful and sunny. We got to visit all of the little shops in the downtown area. We ate at a restaurant called Maison de Lu. It was such a delicious lunch filled with beet gazpacho and other entrees. Afterwards, we decided to head back to Bay St. Louis because we had reservations at our favorite restaurant, Fields. Prior to the trip, I made a special shopping trip for a cute dress (little did I know I was buying the dress I would get engaged in... HA). I put the pink dress on and curled my hair. Jude wore his new dress shirt he had gotten that Christmas. Once we were all dressed up, Jude and I headed to the restaurant, which was about a 5 minute drive away from where we were staying. Jude kept commenting on the weather and how it appeared foggy. I didn't understand it then, but he was worried about the fog because my mom hired a photographer to take surprise engagement pictures! Once we parked the car, we decided to walk around town before we could go to our reservation. I can remember so clearly how windy it was that day! We sat down on a bench next to a tree known as the angel tree. All of a sudden Jude got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife! I said yes so quickly!