Sean proposed to me on June 21, 2024, while we were on a cruise to the Bahamas with my parents — and it was nothing short of magical. I had my suspicions, mostly because my usually easygoing, type B boyfriend was suddenly very invested in all the cruise planning. My parents were in on the secret too, playing it off perfectly by telling me the trip was just to celebrate their 35th anniversary, which was coming up that Monday.

We decided to stay on the ship while we were docked in Nassau, Bahamas, and spent the afternoon relaxing and playing cards. After the fun night we had before — when I somehow convinced my dad to sing our song at karaoke — we deserved a relaxing day. I got ready with my mom, excited for a night of dancing and singing at “The White Party”, completely clueless about what was really in store. Meanwhile, Sean and my dad were off scouting out the perfect spot to pop the question — with the help of a photographer!

When my mom and I walked back to find the boys, Sean was standing with the photographer. He casually told me that we didn’t have any professional photos of us around the house, and suggested we take some. As we posed, I kept scanning him up and down, suspiciously searching for a ring box — but he had cleverly hidden it in his sock, so I found nothing! I started to genuinely believe he just wanted nice pictures for our home.

As we made our way outside to the back of the ship, the photographer asked us to look out at the island behind us while he adjusted his camera settings. He instructed us to turn around on the count of three and walk toward him. Being the rule follower that I am, when he said three, I did just that — and when I turned around, there was Sean, down on one knee. I immediately burst into tears.

Sean asked me to be his wife, his dog momma, the future mother of his children, and promised to make me the happiest woman in the world forever. It was the easiest "yes" I’ve ever said in my life.

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