Although it seems that everyone else knew that James was proposing, I had absolutely no idea. Our first day at Disney World was scheduled at Magic Kingdom. We had made an appointment for Aurora to be turned into a real-life princess at Bippity Boppity Boutique before the park even opened. In typical Kate fashion, I had us pressed for time and in a rush.

On the boat ride over to the park, my dad and James both kept talking about the time. When we got off of the ferry, we passed a coffee stand that we had talked about wanting to stop at many times in the months before, but when I asked to stop, he acted like he didn't want to and we kept moving. At the time I thought it was strange, but I now realize that I was already pushing his window of opportunity.

We parted ways with my parents at the security check, because my dad had the ring. The entire morning, my dad kept making it a point to say he needed to find a bathroom. I now know this was because he needed to get James the ring. After the exchange, we headed down Main Street USA. At this point, the park was not fully open and the crowd was low, making it a perfect opportunity to take photos with the castle. My dad insisted that we take a quick photo of James, Aurora and I. After he snapped a few, he asked to take one of just the two of us. To which I replied, "No thanks, we're in a hurry", as I turned to walk away, James had dropped to his knee and said "I think you're going to want this picture". He was right.

What a start to the most magical vacation ever! It was really thoughtful to include my parents in the proposal and I am really grateful for that. We were engaged on my parents anniversary and we will be married on James parents anniversary. This is something really special to us and we are so happy to share these memories with them as well.

We are lucky enough to already have nearly everything we need for this new chapter together! However, for friends and family who have expressed an interest, we have created a gift registry for your convenience here.