As most of you know, Alex is extremely difficult to surprise! I had the ring for almost 6 months and one failed proposal due to COVID before I was able to finally pull off the perfect day! Thanks to some help from Alex's sister Sami, and some really convenient timing of her sisters birthday, we were able to plan a dinner by the river at Canoe under the ruse that we were going to celebrate Sami's birthday. When we arrived, we had coordinated for the host to tell us that the table wasn't ready and to direct us outside for a drink. During our walk outside Sami slipped the ring in my back pocket. Once we were at "the spot", Sami and Gabe asked us to take their picture followed by me asking Alex to take a picture. This is when the photographer popped up and I got down on one knee to ask Alex to Marry Me! Surrounded by our families we celebrated one of the most memorable nights of our lives! Hurry up January 29th!