We actually went to high school together, and I had the biggest crush on Haydn for years before we started dating! We didn’t really know each other at all then, but I always had this unique feeling about him that I couldn't shake. Although I am a sucker for green eyes and brown hair, so maybe that was it. He's three years older than me, so at some point I just assumed there was no shot... until he reached out to me about a year later! Exchanging numbers was followed by a few incredible dates and, finally, the two of us realizing that a love like this only comes once in a lifetime.

We planned a trip to Europe to celebrate my college graduation (and my upcoming birthday on January 1). I had suspected a proposal beforehand, but most signs told me “nah, not gonna happen”. I didn’t want to worry about something like that anyway - it should totally be something to happen on its own. Okay, enough backstory. We arrived in Paris around 3:00 pm on the first. We checked into our Airbnb and then left to explore the area where we were staying. He was acting super go-with-the-flow... which was yet another reason I didn’t suspect anything, especially that day. We went to the Arc de Triomphe first; the Eiffel Tower isn't too far of a walk from it so I said we should go there next. It was about 4:30 when we arrived at the Trocadéro, which gives an incredible, unobstructed view of the tower. We took a break on our way down the pathway in the Trocadéro Gardens. The sun was setting now; it was so nice to just sit there in awe of the breathtaking view. He was acting super nervous at this point (lol) so I was starting to think, "what is happening". A blur of stuttered words later, he'd asked me to be his wife. It was, without a doubt, the greatest day of my life.