July 23rd, 2023

Garden Sweet, Fort Collins, Colorado

I had been dating this amazing woman for five years and wanted to do something to show how much I see her, how much I love her, and how much I want to marry all of her. I had gotten the ring in January 2023, and immediately told Morgan how proud of the ring I was and how much she was going to love it. The fun part for me, however, was that I would not actually propose until later that year in July. It was a fun six months! For me :)

I had started throwing around ideas of how I wanted to go about actually proposing to her. I wanted it to be personal and memorable for the both of us. Randomly, her friend Rachael sends a link to me. "I instantly thought of Mo. She would love something like this." That was it. Perfect. The girl I am so in love with and her 10,000 plants and love of flowers. It was a nursery in Fort Collins that allows you to go around and pick your own bouquet of flowers to take home. A "proposal bouquet" would be the perfect thing to go with the ring!

Looking back, there were probably 100 different ways to make the planning go smoother and less obvious what was gonna happen...I ended up planning with Rachael a good day that we could all go up together so we could have pictures taken during the proposal. So, for the first time ever, I put a plan together and have times and reservations and the whole nine. I believe THIS is when she knew I was proposing.

We go up on a Saturday at about 10am, and we grab our buckets to fill with our bouquets. Morgan and Rachael go off to fill their buckets while I meander and look for the perfect place to propose. Unfortunately, my perfect spot was also the perfect spot for everyone else to go and sit in the shade as well, so that wasn't happening. But as I start to look for her, we find the perfect place, with low bushes and not many people around. She looked at me, knowing what was about to happen. My brain goes numb and I stutter out what few words I can pull together. "You obviously already know what's happening. *laughs* I love you so much. Morgan Alexis Perry, will you marry me?"

And wouldn't you believe it, she said, "Duh! Of course I will. I've been waiting for you to ask"