We're getting married!

Even though we technically first met in 3rd grade, we didn't actually become friends, or even talk to one another, until the middle of 10th grade. We first hung out with mutual friends in the fall of that year and officially started dating on New Year's Eve (12/31/2007).

On the week of our engagement, Jacob and I had a trip to Florida planned. Little did I know that he had everything set up for a proposal there! He made dinner reservations and hired a photographer to capture our special moment. He planned to ask me on the beach. However, the weather was not in our favor and it stormed the entire first two days of our trip. Feeling devastated about the bad weather, I suggested that we leave Florida early. In order to salvage some of our much desired vacation, I suggested that we take a trip up to Mackinac Island and Jacob quickly agreed. We arrived on the island on 9/16/2020 and planned to go to dinner that night at the Grand Hotel. While I was getting ready for dinner, Jacob went down to the lobby to "buy some water and schedule us a carriage ride for dinner." Little did I know that he spent those 30 minutes finding a photographer on the island! We finished getting ready for dinner and decided to take some pictures on the lawn overlooking Lake Huron. As we walked out onto the lawn I had NO IDEA that the photographer was following close behind. When we arrived to an ideal spot to take some photos, Jacob said "oh there's a worker, I'll ask her". The hotel worker was standing on the lawn with another couple, so I assumed that she was there to take photos of them. Jacob handed her his phone (which she put into her pocket without me noticing) and as I was positioning myself for a photo, Jacob walked back over, promptly got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him!!