on their one year anniversary, they decided to finally visit Nashville TN. They booked our trip, despite the pandemic, to relax & refresh after a crazy year! Unbeknownst to Samantha, Brian had been custom designing the perfect ring for MONTHS, to have it ready for this very special trip together.

"I told Brian I wanted something completely representative of us, our relationship and our love. He poured his love into every single detail of this ring and it shows! I nearly cry every time I look at it." -Samantha

Brian did countless hours of research on unique center stones that would represent their creepy & black aesthetic that has leaked into every aspect of their relationship. He encountered a new trend of salt & pepper diamonds, absolutely stunning unique and perfect for his fiance! Not in the wheelhouse of his Boston based jeweler though, which required a loose diamond dealer from San Francisco to be added to the team. They flew in 5 loose, salt & pepper center stones for Brian to see. He chose one which was slightly larger than the setting he designed, but the jeweler made it happen. Brian picked a beautiful rose cut, salt & pepper diamond with rounded prongs. He worked with the jeweler to create a an under halo of extra diamonds for even more sparkle.

The finishing touch on this one of a kind ring, was getting the 18k white gold plated in black rhodium (5x) at another jeweler in Hanover, allowing for the ring to look black in certain lighting while still sparkly and timeless.

After finally picking up the ring, Brian also ordered a custom crushed velvet box with their initials engraved into the top from The Mrs. Box AND a t-shirt for Samantha to wear for the last day of their trip to properly celebrate their engagement.

"I wanted Sam to get the attention she deserved with her custom t-shirt to wear with her ring as we finished up our trip in Nashville" - Brian

Dressed up as Michael Myers and one of the nurses he killed from breaking out of the mental hospital, they started the day of their anniversary (halloween) with a bar crawl around downtown. After wrapping up, they returned to the hotel to change before bar-hopping for the rest of the night. Listening to live music, talking to locals and enjoying a few beers was the perfect ending to an incredible year together. A few bars into the night, the lines had gotten longer but they had made their way into "The Second Fiddle" where the band was amazing! Enjoying their choice, Brian had gone up to one of the lead singers of the band (without attracting much attention) offering $50 to play "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton as he proposed to Sam. The band was so thrilled to be part of this, playing his request for their very next song. As they started playing, Brian went up to Sam saying "hey babe, you know how you've been dropping hints about a ring? well I have one for you..." (getting down on one knee).

Sam turned around and instantly starting balling, caught by complete surprise! She had no idea that Brian had created the beautiful custom ring beyond anything she could have ever imagined, for this trip... and there he was down on one knee in a crowded bar in downtown nashville on the night of their 1 year anniversary!!! Amidst her tears, she said yes!

you can see blips of the proposal on Samantha's instagram @samm_carson