Our mutual friends were getting together to hangout at a bar called Full Tilt in Bloomington, MN. As the drinks flowed, we all had a wonderful time and conversation was fun and lighthearted. After the night was over, our friends kept encouraging us to reach out to each other, knowing we had a lot in common and might be a good fit. 7 months later, Suzie was bold enough to reach out to Ryley, conversation again was very easy and we made plans to go on our first date.
On our week long vacation down in Florida, Ryley and Suzie led the way down the boardwalk to the beach to take "Christmas photos". About 50ft to the right, there was 80 roses set up with a photographer taking pictures. Suzie was so shocked and in disbelief that she didn't realize all of the roses and photographer were for her. Ryley went down on one knee, gave a heartfelt speech and pulled a beautiful ring out of his pocket. Suzie immediately said yes and they celebrated their surprise engagement with a photoshoot on the beach.