Austin popped the question on Friday, January 18th. Rachel was completely surprised he kept the secret while planning it all. He even asked Rachel’s dad two weeks before who (despite Rachel’s moms questions) kept it a secret too! That night, Austin took her to dinner and told her they were meeting his brother and sister-in-law for drinks afterwards. Little did she know, Austin had booked a beautiful 8th floor suite at the Lismore hotel downtown Eau Claire complete with roses, champagne, candles and our favorite song playing. He got down on one knee and the rest is history. The whole weekend was filled with celebrations with friends and family. It was perfect.