After casually dating for a few weeks, I asked Dominic to come up to the Chicagoland area to meet my family. I was nervous and excited to take a more serious step towards our relationship, but he happily agreed! While we were sitting around a bonfire, under the stars, Dominic asked me to be his girlfriend.

While on vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, we decided to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and go for a hike with two of our close friends. During the hike, we stumbled upon a beautiful waterfall, decided to make the most of scenery and take some photos. As I was finishing up taking pictures with Dominic, I turned around to take just one more photo, and found him down on one knee with the most beautiful ring, asking me to marry him! Of course, I said yes to forever! We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter in our lives with you.