HOW WE MET Christopher and I have grown up in the same area our whole lives. I am from Tennessee, and he lives just across the state line in Georgia. Our families have known each other for many years, as we both are from a small town. We reconnected in 2012 and got to know each other while working on the Ocoee River in Tennessee. We both had been raft guiding for many years and shared many mutual friends. After spending a summer in the sun, we decided to move to Steamboat Springs, Colorado and work for the resort and learn to snowboard. While exploring around town, we decided to make Steamboat Springs our home. For the last couple of years, we have been working together towards our bachelor's degree in sustainability studies. We graduated this spring together and look forward to moving into a more sustainable future. THE PROPOSAL It was May 15th, 2020, our graduation day from Colorado Mountain College. We had a smaller gathering of close friends over to our house to celebrate the day, and later we went to take pictures with our classmates to preserve a moment in time through photography for our friends and family who couldn't be there. As we were finishing up with our photos, we decide to take pictures up by the honeybees. Christopher knows that I love taking care of the beehives, so he asked me if I was ready for our next adventure in life, dropped to one knee, and popped the question. We are excited to start our lives as Christopher and Brooklyn Sosebee. You can find our story here: copy and paste link into your browser https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-moments/brooklyn-and-christopher-steamboat%20springs-799