May 6th, 2023

Melinda and I had "made plans" to hangout with our friends Konner and Madison the night of May 6th. I sent Madison over to Melinda's house early to make sure she was ready to go because she had made clear hints that she "had" to be wearing her yellow sundress if I purposed to her anytime that summer. My friend Konner and I then came over to Melinda's house to pick up the girls, and we blindfolded her and drove to Walnut Creek Park in Papillion where my twin sister Faith was waiting for us. By now, Melinda had very high suspicions of what was happening because Madison had asked her if she was happy with what she was wearing, and she caught on pretty fast after that. When we got there our friends helped me find a clear and private spot. I led Melinda down to a clearing by the lake when she was still blindfolded and she accidentally was led into a sharp branch that cut her leg open... oops. I told her to keep going though, and I finally got to take off the blindfold and surprise her with a bouquet of her favorite flowers. I told her how much I loved her and of course she started crying and then I got on one knee and asked her to marry me. Thankfully, she said yes! However, a bunch of geese decided it would be great to show up and steal the show. They proceeded to hiss and honk at us, but we were far too emotional to care. Coincidentally, there happened to be a nice older guy strolling around the park taking pictures and happened to capture the moment I asked her to marry me and her reaction which was really special. It made me look good too because it looked like I hired a professional photographer. After the proposal Madison took pictures of us and we went to my parents house to celebrate for a little bit before we headed back to Melinda's house for a surprise party that our friend Danielle threw us. After the party we headed to one of our favorite ice cream places and saw our priest there. He blessed us and our engagement in the ice cream shop which was the best way we could've ended the day.

M&I

Ceremony

Reception