Ryan & Shannon
Engagement Gallery
2019, Ryan and I went to Ireland with my sister and brother-in-law for our first overseas trip.
We stayed in a castle traced back to our ancestors. Ryan had secretly planned the entire proposal (impressive, since I usually sniff out surprises like a bloodhound).
At dinner he was SO off- sweating, barely eating, leg bouncing nonstop. I thought he was sick or about to drop some bad news while I talked medieval history, clueless.
After dinner, my sister pushed a “garden walk,” and then all the lights turned on like a staged cue. This was the moment I knew.
Ryan got down on one knee with a ring designed in Art Deco style using his Grandma Mil’s diamonds. *Swoon*
Afterward, we celebrated in true Irish fashion: way too much free champagne, Guinness, and getting lost wandering the castle like honorary ghosts.
Sláinte!
For all the days along the way
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