I had texted our photographer to get professional pictures taken of us, since we didn’t have any other than prom pictures! We decided on a date to take the pictures. Then the photographer texted me a couple of days later telling me that she forgot she had a trip planned and that we’d have to reschedule. I texted her back and told her when she gets back from her trip to let us know and we would pick another date. Houston kept pushing me to pick a date for the pictures. He’s not one to like taking pictures so I was kind of skeptical about that! When it was all said and done we finally booked a new date. The picture day comes and he is taking me to the mall to pick out some cute clothes, on the way to the mall he was telling me how cute my nails were. This man has never complimented my nails, other than when I get them first done. They are all grown out and in desperate need of getting a fill in! But I smiled and told him thanks anyways. We’re at the mall he has done spent so much money (on him) at buckle. New jeans, new shirts, and of course a new hat. We go into many different stores looking for my clothes, i’m a girl and of course i’m hard to pick anything out. We finally found a store where they had some cute summer dresses. I had picked one up looking at it and Houston suggested that I get the white dress! I’m over here thinking why does he want me to wear a white one! He’s going to pay for it anyways so I just get the one he wanted. I also ended up getting a romper as well. On the way back home he’s asking me which one I was going to wear first, we had 3 outfit changes by the way, I kept telling him that I liked them both and I wasn’t sure yet. Not knowing he’s planning on proposing in the first outfit. We’re back at the house and i’m taking a shower and getting ready for these pictures. while doing my makeup Houston is over there taking a nap! I get dressed and decide on wearing the dress first so I put it on and wake him up to tell him he needs to get dressed. I had to ask his mom to tie my bow on the back of my dress, she almost looked like she could cry. So now i’m in my head putting all these pieces together. He compliments my nails, tells me to pick the white dress, wondering which outfit i’m going to have on first, and his mom is about to bust into tears. I knew something was going on. I’m getting all nervous thinking there’s absolutely no way he’s going to propose. We get to the place we had decided on taking pictures and it’s a literal wedding venue. We had to sign a waver before the pictures and also pay to take pictures there. We are out on a dock on the lake just goofing around while the photographer is fixing the lighting on her camera. We end up taking a few pictures and then she places me on one end of the dock with my back to Houston. She tells him when she yells “bear hug” to run up behind me and give me a big hug. I’m thinking he’s about to push me into this lake. She eventually yells bear hug and I don’t hear any running so I just stand there waiting for him to hug me. She’s saying it repeatedly and I’m thinking does he not understand what he’s supposed to do. That’s when it hit me. He taps me on my arm and I turn around and he is down on one knee with this bright red ring box. I want to faint. I felt numb head to toe not knowing what to do out of pure shock. I was definitely not expecting this. I definitely had thoughts obviously all day but never thought that day would be the day I got engaged. I cried like a baby. I don’t know what made me cry more, thinking about all the planning he had to do that day or him actually proposing. Knowing he put so much thought into it is what makes me love him the most and made the perfect day! When he proposed to me at this wedding venue is when I decided we should book it for our wedding! So now here we are getting married at the same place he proposed to me at!