Vinay was planning to propose in October on their trip to Venice, Italy, however Merritt found the ring box. On Saturdays the couple likes to go to Costco, and Merritt went to put away some boxes in the spare bedroom of Vinay's place when she looked up and saw three jewelry boxes. One box was the box the ring originally came in, one was a box from Tiffany's, and another was a beautiful dark blue box with lights. Merritt couldn't help herself and had to open one of the boxes, thankfully Vinay had put the ring in separate box. Once she opened the empty box she ran out to tell him to go hide them somewhere else or else she would put the ring on. Vinay tried to act coy, like he didn't know what she was she talking about, but took the first chance he got to run and lock the two remaining boxes in his car. The next day Merritt had rushed over to Vinay's to try and scope out where he could be hiding the ring, and found nothing. Then she realized it had to be in his car since it wasn't in his truck. With Vinay running out of hiding options, and probably patience, he got down on one knee and proposed, Merritt was elated. She of course said 'YES, give me the ring!' and now we are all joining together to celebrate their next chapter in life.