In March of 2023, we went on a cruise to celebrate Shane’s dad’s retirement. While we were on the cruise, he bought the ring! Since I was also on the cruise, I was definitely suspicious that he might’ve done so, but what really sold me on it was actually a raffle ticket!

Here’s what happened:

When he bought the ring, he was given like 70 raffle tickets for a prize drawing and the Jewelry store told him to come back on Sunday to see if he won. So, on Sunday he tells me that we have to go back to the Jewelry store and I was very confused how he just suddenly had 70 tickets to the Jewelry store. I tried to ask him why but he wasn’t really answering my questions. Another person in the shop did ask though, and the answer was “you get raffle tickets when you buy something.” Ding, ding, ding! I was immediately suspicious that he bought a ring since it wouldn’t have made sense for him to buy anything else. Valentine’s Day and my birthday had already passed and Christmas was a while away.

However, as time went on, I wondered why he hadn’t proposed if he did buy the ring on the cruise. I started to question everything and had even begun to convince myself that he didn’t buy one and I was crazy!

Looking back, it all kept me on my toes. I was consistently wondering what to wear whenever we went out to dinner! But it was all worth it. Nothing beats that moment when you realize what’s happening.

Registry

We kindly ask that all gifts be shipped to our home address rather than brought to the wedding itself :) Thank you!