Chicago will now forever be a special place for Ryan and Candace. It's where the two took their first get away weekend trip together and now where Ryan popped the question!

One random Tuesday night Ryan came home from work to tell Candace he had a surprise! He planned a trip to Chicago for the weekend! Candace of course did her happy dance and clap while singing and dancing around their house! The next day consisted of lots of laundry and packing getting the two ready for what was about to be a trip they wold never forget!

Their first night in Chicago they enjoyed a romantic dinner at the 95th floor Signature Room overlooking the entire city of Chicago! Ryan got very sappy over dinner kicking off the trip telling Candace all the reasons why he loves her and reflecting on how great their lives are together.

Friday they had the whole day to explore one of their favorite cities and just enjoy each others company! Little did Candace know Ryan was extremely nervous all day long waiting for the planned proposal. They did some shopping and bar hopping around town until Ryan rushed Candace through a happy hour drink in need to get to Millennium Park on the other side of town.

Millennium Park of course houses the famous "bean" where many people take photos and enjoy the city skyline. Ryan pre-planned to have a photographer there waiting to capture their proposal and have a photo shoot with them afterwards.

Candace and Ryan took a selfie in front of the bean and while Candace looked for someone to take their picture Ryan was giving hand signals to the photographer that it was go time. Ryan than pulled Candace over held both her hands and started to say a few words.

Ryan said, Candace, I know I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you...I forget everything else I wanted to say, but I have one question for you? Will you marry me?

Candace said, YES!!!!!!!

From there they had a fun photo shoot all around Millennium Park where they both couldn't stop smiling. Candace was cheesing pretty hard ha!

To top it all off Ryan was able to get Candace's parents to fly into Chicago and had them waiting at their lunch spot. When Candace and Ryan walked around a corner at Cindy's Roof Top there were John and Barb Monacelli waiting to celebrate! Everyone cried and enjoyed some champagne while starting to call family and friends! The rest of the trip included a lot more champagne and plenty more celebrations!

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