On April 13th, Luke and Amanda started out meeting for breakfast followed by a trip to Menards to pick out a few plants and then some landscaping work in the morning. Luke left around noon to "go play golf" and then picked Amanda up at 4:30 to go grab some drinks before dinner. Driving down to the Capitol, Amanda couldn't even hold Luke's hand because her hands were so sweaty (she may have been anticipating something..)

They made it downtown and ran into the first surprise, Amanda's friend from Auburn, Anna Kelly, who had "just stopped into Madison" from D.C. Luke handed Amanda over to Anna with a letter directing her on a scavenger hunt, saying that he would be back to pick her up shortly.

The letter directed her towards State Street, where she ran into her second surprise friend from Auburn, Sarah Pugh. Sarah also had a letter, directing Amanda to the Overture Center, where they ran into another friend, Caroline Powell. Heading to the final spot, the Piano Bar, the group met their final member, Emma Rose Frederking, and watched a video Luke made for Amanda.

The video contained a few fun facts from Luke and Amanda's relationship, like how many phone calls they shared, places they had been together, how many times they texted each other good morning, and the footage from the night Luke had asked Amanda to be his girlfriend (he requested the public security footage back in September, just in case he ever had a use for it).

At this point, Luke returned to pick up Amanda with a bouquet of flowers, and they left to walk the same route they walked on August 18th (when they became official dating). As they walked along, Luke told Amanda all the things he admired about her, some hopes he had for their future, and why he ultimately wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He walked her up to the Capitol steps, got down on one knee, and asked for her to marry him. Amanda was so excited she said yes before Luke could finish asking.

They shared a glass of champagne on a park bench and looked through the photo book that Luke made with photos from their adventures together over the past few months. It also contained a picture of Luke with Amanda's parents down in Alabama, where he had snuck off to ask for their blessing while she was out skiing in Park City.

They started walking back to the car, with Amanda expecting to go meet back up with her four friends for dinner. In her post engagement bliss, she almost walked clear past her parents who had flown in from Alabama for the surprise! They all shared some hugs, laughs, and a few happy tears before heading back to the house.

When they arrived back at the house, they walked in (after getting the door unlocked) for the final surprise of the evening. Luke's parents, Amanda's parents, and her four college friends, along with their friends from Madison, had all come together for a surprise engagement party. Everyone spent the evening eating charcuterie and celebrating that "She Said Yes!"

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