Going to the castle and we're gonna get ma-a-arried

Our story begins nine years ago when I applied for a job at a pizzeria David was managing. He convinced the hiring manager to bring me on because he thought I was cute. David and I clicked almost immediately while working together. He was very flirtatious; always sneaking in a wink during conversation and making semi-inappropriate innuendos. After a few months, we started dating. Like grew to love, staying over at each other's places turned into getting a house together, we got a dog, then got another dog. We went through the ebbs and flows of life together; enjoying the highs and challenging the lows. While we were still growing into ourselves as adults, we had a few on and off spells, but we always found our way back to each other. We fell in love again and again, through music and art especially, but also, adventuring on our longboards through Rochester and Detroit, going to Warped Tour and other music festivals and concerts. Most of all, at our favorite spot on the front porch, late at night, with his guitar in hand and me poorly singing the lyrics to a song he was learning. We fell in love and became best friends. We became parents. We chose each other and the idea of a beautiful future became our reality. He proposed while we were out for a photoshoot with my mom. We debated poses and he said, "oh, I've got one, turn around for a moment". I turned and waited about 30 seconds and then I hear, "never mind that's not going to work, come back". As soon as I heard those words, I just knew what was happening! I immediately started crying and when I faced him, he was on one knee. He proceeded with a beautiful proposal speech. Unfortunately, I couldn't focus; I couldn't control my excitement which resulted in me not hearing a word that was said. Though, I noticed him tearing up and so I anticipated the next words to be, "will you marry me"? and I blurted out my answer before he even asked! After which, he did in fact ask and I of course said, "yes"! We've been waiting for this for almost a decade and we couldn't be more thrilled it's finally happening.