We're getting married!

We met through a mutual friend ten years ago, but our story began the moment I saw him working at the register—I couldn’t help but tell my friend how cute I thought he was. She exchanged our numbers, and from that day on, we’ve never stopped talking. There wasn’t one defining moment when we knew; it was simply a quiet certainty that we had found something real and lasting. Over the years, our love has grown through the little things—late-night video games, cozy evenings spent watching our favorite shows, and countless adventures in Dungeons & Dragons with friends. Our home is never quiet thanks to Ajax, Button, and Broccoli, who fill our hearts (and couch) with endless love and laughter. What started as a simple connection has become a beautiful, steady love that feels like home.

We had gone ring shopping a few months before, dreaming about the future, but nothing could have prepared me for the way he’d make that moment feel like magic. To celebrate our ten-year anniversary, we escaped to Oklahoma, where the quiet beauty of the woods wrapped around us like a secret. After a gentle hike, he picked a tiny purple flower and handed it to me as we returned to the house — a simple, sweet gesture that already made my heart flutter. I lifted my phone to capture the little bloom, wanting to keep that moment forever, when he softly whispered behind me, “Maybe this will make the picture better.” As I glanced down, he was holding the ring beside the flower, the sparkle catching the light like a promise. When I turned around, he was already on one knee, looking up at me with the kind of love that leaves no doubt. In that quiet, breathtaking instant, surrounded by everything we’d built together, he asked me to marry him — and saying yes was the easiest thing I’ve ever done.