We're getting married!

Hunter had been quietly planning for months. Every detail, every moment—crafted with care and completely under wraps. He didn’t tell a soul. No tips, no leaks, not even a whispered hint… until their friend Doug found out by total accident (and was swiftly recruited for covert ops). Ji? Blissfully unaware. In fact, she thought she was just helping plan their annual Friendsgiving party. What she didn’t know was that she was also planning her own engagement celebration. Hunter had done it all. He picked out a beautiful band completely on his own—no prompts, no Pinterest boards—and set it with a diamond from his great-grandmother’s ring. Sentimental, timeless, and perfectly Ji. The morning of Friendsgiving, he somehow convinced her to skip the sweatpants for their usual morning walk. They grabbed coffee in downtown Vancouver, WA, then strolled through their local park, framed by fall leaves and city views. Hunter pulled out his phone and asked Ji to pose for a photo, telling her to look off into the distance. As she turned, he dropped to one knee behind her. Ji spun around and stared. “This is not real,” she said. Then again. “This is not real.” Five times. Then Doug emerged from the bushes (because where else would he be?), camera in hand—and Ji realized: this was definitely real. That night, surrounded by friends and laughter, they announced their engagement at Friendsgiving—capping off the most beautiful surprise, perfectly planned by one very sneaky (and very in-love) fiancé.