October 14th, 2023

Hope begged Connor to take some professional pictures with her so that they could have them to look back on in the future. With little convincing (should have been her first sign something was up his sleeve), Connor jumped on the opportunity and booked a photographer. She bought a new dress in her favorite color and got her nails done with one of her close friends, Elizabeth. While getting ready, Hope was facetiming friends from nursing school, Bri and Kaylee. They both said to her "Oh, so you're getting ready to get engaged. He's definitely going to propose" (should have been her second sign). Hope was oblivious to the chance of Connor proposing. So oblivious that on the way to the pictures, she even said to Connor, "I'm so glad we're not getting engaged today because the self tanner on this hand (You guessed it- the left one) looks horrible." Unknowingly, Hope made Connor 1000x more nervous to pop the question. She reminded him to take everything out of his pockets and even threatened to check so that there weren't keys or a wallet in their pictures. Talk about a way to stress a man out!

Somehow, Connor managed to conceal the ring and they started to take their pictures. About five minutes into the shoot, Connor got his "cue" from the photographer to stand back to back with Hope for some pictures (should have been her THIRD sign). As Hope stood smiling, posing, and laughing, Connor reached into his pocket and pulled out a beautiful ring box that he created. When Connor stepped away, Hope turned to face him and forever flashed before her eyes. The moment they'd both dreamt about with each other had finally come, and Hope said the easiest yes ever!

Engagement Photos