Everyone has read storybook fairytales. Girl meets her prince charming. Its love at first sight and they live happily ever after. Well… that's not quite how our story happened…

Ryan and I both attended Braintree High School from 2000 to 2004. We would hang out from time to time but I'm not sure if one would consider us much of "friends". It wasn't until 2011 when Ryan came home from his deployment in Afghanistan that we reconnected and began to form a friendship. We would hang out when we saw each other at mutual friend gathers or while out with Marc (Ryan's cousin/ my best friend) or Michael (my brother).

Fast forward three years later and we found ourselves having feelings for one another. Things just fell into place from there and we began dating. Most people that knew us weren't sure how our relationship would work out. Ryan is quiet and reserved while I am much more outgoing but we brought out different qualities in each other and began to form a bond of love and trust.

In 2015 we were ready for the next step in our relationship and moved in together. We wanted to share our lives more closely with one another. From there things weren't always perfect, but it was pretty close to it. I thought I loved him before living together but once seeing him interact daily with Kayla and seeing the relationship they were forming together just made me fall in love with Ryan on an entirely different level. I would catch myself just watching them and thinking to myself how lucky I was that all of my dreams were coming true.

September 10th, 2016 - Ryan planned to take me on a date in the city. As many of you know he's not much of a planner, so I was beyond excited for a night in the city with him. To me, it was just going to be an ordinary night - dinner, a few drinks, and then to head home. After we were done with dinner, he said he wanted to show me "his new favorite spot" - we went to the Westin Hotel. A little confused, I followed him to the roof. When he opened the door to go outside I was horrified (as many of you know I do not like heights). He took me by the hand and led me out. The view of the skyline was breathtaking, completely indescribable. We started to talk for a bit while holding each other tight. That's when Ryan began to express his love for me - then all of a sudden he was down on one knee, asking for ME to marry him. I was completely shocked! It was like a dream come true. We celebrated on the roof top with champagne then headed back towards home to share the news with our families!

As special as September 10^th will always be to us we look forward to you joining us on November 12^th to celebrate our love and watch us become man and wife!

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