We're getting married!

This is a story we've all heard before...a story just like Cinderella, minus the pumpkin carriage and talking mice. On a warm summer night in Scottsdale, Arizona, a man named Ryan was out celebrating his birthday. On that very same warm night, I (Jessica) was toasting champagne in a nearby restaurant. We were almost two ships passing in the night, but lucky for us there was a brief introduction. However, by the time Ryan turned around to talk to me, I had vanished. As days went by, Ryan kept talking about “that mysterious hot brunette” to his friend, Travis. At the same time, I was gushing to my friend, Alex, about “that handsome man in the white shirt”. As all good fairytales go, the supporting characters helped us along. Alex and Travis coincidently met up and learned that both Ryan and I were eager to connect! Being that this is a modern day fairytale, no slippers were lost and no step sisters interfered. Instead, Ryan took my phone number and turned our luck upside down. That phone call became the moment that changed our lives forever. From that call forward, we started dating, moved in together, and 2.5 years later Ryan asked me to be his forever princess.

A trip to Sonoma, CA with Ryan's family for an early Thanksgiving celebration was the perfect cover story for a surprise proposal.