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September 12, 2020
Merrill, WI
#SayYesToTheDerek

Rachel & Derek

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Derek Sawczuk

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Rachel Kleinschmidt

#SayYesToTheDerek

Merrill

WI

September 12

2020

How we met

Derek and I took the same art class my junior year (his senior year). We sat by a mutual friend and a few months in, Derek asked me to be his girlfriend. High school sweethearts, so cute I know.

The Proposal

March 11, 2018

I had gone to church just like every other Sunday but this Sunday was different. I noticed that Derek was dressed nicer than he usually does for just a typical Sundays and he wasnt very talkative. I thought it was suspicious. Another thing that also made me suspicious was the fact that my mom was trying to get me to fix my hair. I got frustrated because there was no reason for me to have pristine hair being that it was just a typical Sunday. Little did I know what was about to go down. At the very end of our church services, the pastor asks if anyone has any announcements to make. Derek stands up, grabs a microphone and drags me up to the front of the church. He goes on by telling me things (to be honest I dont even remember what he said - I was caught off guard) and he then gets on one knee and asks me if i will marry him. Spoiler alert....I said yes!

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