When Cullen and I met, it was love at first sight- well, sort of. We met about 16 years ago at our neighbor's house, and I was smitten day 1, but the feeling was not mutual at the time.

We were good friends and neighbors for several years, but when I moved away, we lost touch.

About 11 years after losing touch, we reconnected over social media and started hanging out again. It didn't take long for Cullen to ask me out, and we clicked right away.

We quickly found that everything was more fun together, and we felt understood and appreciated by one another in a way we hadn't experienced before. Each date brought us closer together.

Cullen decided to propose at my favorite place in Minnesota: Gooseberry Falls. I was admiring the falls when I turned around to him halfway down on his knee pulling out a ring. He quickly got down and started to pop the question when he stumbled forward, getting out, "Will you maaa-!"

I grabbed his shoulder and steadied him before he could tumble down the falls with the ring! Laughing, he finished his question, and I said yes.

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Thank you for helping us start our lives together!