In typical Rivera boy fashion, this story begins at a garage/house party at Daniel's! Micayla was invited by Marcos (friends since 3rd grade) to a Rivera party where she met Eric. Eric spent the rest of the evening talking to Micayla and quickly learned the way to her heart included ice cream date invitations. Rivera friends will always remember their first impression of her drinking Smirnoff and Skittles (in Micayla's defense, Walgreens didn't have Jolly Ranchers). The rest was history!

The engagement began December, 2016 with a promise of proposal before the end of 2017. With every special dinner, special occasion and the clock ticking Micayla eagerly anticipated the proposal. On December 21, 2017, Micayla, Eric and Joaquin went up to Albuquerque Sandia Peak Tram to have a fun day excursion. Eric had Joaquin hold a sign "Will you Marry Daddy?" and Micayla of course said, "YES!"